he is the director of the maryland attorney general's office of civil rights and plans to take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold who was indicted on charges of misconduct while in office including allegations to keep dossiers on political enemies. >> good news for drivers. the price of gas is going down. how much relief we can expect at the pump and white are the prices lower? the latest for a missing girl -- the search for a missing girl in >> an urgent search under way for a missing girl in arizona. the parents told the tucson police they last saw the 6-year- old girl in her room sunday night. investigators found "suspicious circumstances"iran the possible entry point but will not say if it is a door or a window -- around a possible entry point. john edwards is accused of nearly --using nearly $1 million hiscampaign funds to hide i mistress. itching to get away? now is a great time to go on investigation. are you in the clear when it comes to vaccines? the disturbing trend of adults dying from vaccine-preventable distances. >> in the 40's

department of education, the office of civil rights will be investigating anne arundel county school district following a complaint by the naacp saying african american students were denied equal education opportunities and disciplineed differently than other students. president of the anne arundel county naacp wrote a letter asking them to look into the matter and they are. >>> if you have not done your taxes there are free tax services through the agency marylanders can bring the forms to local offices this week from 8 to 5 to get help. the offices will be opened from saturday from 9 to 1 p.m. and offices can be found in annapolis, baltimore and cumberland and elkton and frederick and towson. for complete list, go to abc2news.com. >>> in other news sales for the popular tablet computer are expected to nearly double this year. the research firm projects 119 million tablets will be purchased this year. apple's i-pad is on the top of the list and faces serious competition from the google android and other gadgets that offer microsoft windows 8. >>> and mitchellin companies are bringing

she went -- he went on paid leave as the director of the maryland attorney general's office of civil-rights. he announced he will be taking a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold. his attorney said further investigation will show the charges are non-issue. adding there was another person in the vehicle and the marijuana in question was a small amount. >> two schoolchildren and their bus driver were taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries in a crash. we were over that scene at 3:00 p.m. today at liberty park in dundalk. a box truck ran a stop sign, crashing into the school bus from denville middle school. there were 15 children on board. no word on any charges being pressed. investigation continues into a three alarm warehouse fire in canton that forced nearby residents to evacuate because of concerns about hazardous chemicals. firefighters spent the day knocking down the warehouse. it started on the 1200 block of yless street.al >> there are so many chemicals in there, an explosion would have been horrible. >> the biggest concern is the

department of education office of civil rights will investigate thean arundel school district following a complaint to the naacp saying african american students were denied equal education opportunities and disciplined differently than other students. president of the anne arundel county naacp wrote a letter last year asking them to look into the matter. >>> today is taxpayers night in baltimore city. board of estimates will hold a meeting on gay street allowing voters a chance to talk about the mayor's proposed 2013 budget. if you want to go, it starts at 6:00. >>> still no word if the governor will call a special session on the general assembly. lawmakers ended their regular session without passing the budget. they did however pass what they are calling a doomsday budget. there are cuts and no added taxes. one of the sticking points was bill that would have added table games and casinos in maryland as well as add another casino in pg county. that failed. an executive order could get lawmakers back in annapolis. >> the legislature failed to enact an operating budget anything like the

snowden is the director of maryland attorney general office of civil rights. recently announced he would take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. >>> still ahead tonight, huge lines, campouts and even fights all over the newest pair of shoes. nike reveals a new pols that could cut down on the sneaker frenzy. >>> plus, dollar for dollar, women still make 16% less than their male co-workers. how to make sure your paycheck is on par. >>> and the donald after the boardroom. trump gives new insight into tonight's firing on the "apprentice." >>> coming up on "sports final," the stanley cup stops by nbc 4. the defending champs deliver a blow to the capitals' hopes of hoisting the trophy. >>> from a prized possession to a prized prospect, bryce harper's back finally shows some hop in syracuse. >>> and world peace goes to war against the thunder. all that and more coming up on "sports final" at 11:35 right here on nbc 4. >>> two friends standing outside when ou

snowden is the director of the maryland attorney general's office of civil rights. unced he would take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. >>> strong winds and rain put a damp or earth day celebrations in the nation ae's capital. several people put on ponchos and donned rain gear to check out the earth day concert at the national mall. despite the rain, the band cheap trick played. d.c. mayor vincent gray and the reverend jesse jackson took part in the celebration. people celebrated the environment and spread awareness on how to conserve natural resources. yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of the first earth day. >>> look at the rain out there. i guess if there's any good news, we won't be getting as much as yesterday, right? >> well, >> oh, no. >> let's think about the rest of the week. >> how about that? >> today, another washout like sunday. there's the sky over washington. and there are some of those low clouds zipping on through. soon this will all be a

he is director of the maryland attorney general's office of civil rights. he pursued a lawsuit against john leopold. john leopold was indicted last month. >> the drive from baltimore to washington, d.c., was little slow yesterday things to an accident. a tractor-trailer overturned on 95. the accident happened about 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. it caused quite a few delays. more agency employees in more members of the military are involved. lawmakers are asking if any members of the white house advance team were involved with the misconduct. brian mooar has more from washington. >> a house committee has given the secret service until friday to answer a list of 50 questions at the heart of this sex scandal. whether any white house staffers involved? any previous incidents involving the secret service and prostitutes. >> nobody believes that this could not have happened before. >> the secret service is investigating the actions of 12 of its members before president obama arrived in colombia. >> now you're into the hotel where the president of the united stat

department of justice online or whoever is funding, whoever is the funding agency- they have an office of civil rights that you can find online for their agency for 504 enforcement. so you can go to them and file an administrative complaint and say, hey, why don't you take a look at them? because they're really not functioning the way they're supposed to be. very good. dr. clark, one of the things we didn't touch on, and i want to do that now, is on medication-assisted therapy- are they covered under the ada, as well? well, an individual on medication-assisted therapy is covered under the ada. they are in a therapeutic environment, and so it is illegal to discriminate against that person. now, that said, there are some regulations that militate against certain medications. for instance, if you are to dot on methadone, then you can't operate a truck or bus under the dot; you can't use their-the dot approval process. but that has less to do with being on medication-assisted treatment and more to do with their policies about certain kinds of medications, and even though there are challenges to that, that

at the time the incident captured national attention, a federal jury convicted the officers of civil rightstions in the shootings and of a cover-up. the former officers will serve prison terms ranging from six to 65 years. >> we're learning more in the hours just before whitney houston died. in the final autopsy, the los angeles coroner found she had cocaine in her system. and they found a spoon with white residue in her hotel room. the report shows her assistant found her face down in 13 inches of extremely hot water in the bathtub. blood was also coming from houston's nose. it was ruled she died from accidental drowning. heart condition and cocaine use were additional factors. >>> jerry sandusky will appear in court. the former defensive coordinator faces 15 counseleds of sex abuse. the judge will hear motion tosu press some evidence, dismiss some of the charges and sequester the future jury. sandusky is expected to h ed ta that hearing hchl's under house arrest. >> this morning we're hearing more. "vanity fair" is poeftsing the "costa concordia's" captain made a series of accidents. he w

of them on the bridge in 2005. investigators say the officers then conspired to plant a gun, fabricate witnesses and falsify reports to make the shootings appear justified. a federal jury convicted the officers of civil rights violations and a cover-up last year. >>> the owner of the west virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 miners says they will begin to permanently seal that area. the announcement comes two years after what some are calling the worst u.s. mining disaster in decades. alpha natural resources says they will use concrete to close the large tunnel that miner used to enter the upper big branch of the mine. >>> new details in the death of whitney houston. final report on the singer's death was just released and it says that houston was found face down in a bathtub with cocaine in her system and drug paraphernalia on the bathroom counter nearby. the report says voirvegs found a spoon and a white powdery substance on a mirror in her los angeles hotel room the night she died. the l.a. county coroner ruled that she died from accidental drowning but that heart disease and cocaine use were contributing factors. -- the report says investigators found a spoon and a white powdery substance on

a federal jury convicted the officers of civil rights violations in the shootings and a cover-up.ficers will serve prison terms ranging from 6 to 65 years. >> today the advocacy group which posted the douk meantry about joseph kony is. cog out with a see question. part 2 answers questions from people who wanted to know who was behind the viral video that launched a local response. he was arrested for public drunkenness and lewd conduct. a partisan group of 40 senators backed the resolution. >>> 6:47 is your time. former presidential kaents george mcgovern is in the hospital. the 89-year-old best known for his land slide loss to richard nixon in 1972 was admitted to flagler hospital in florida. his daughter says testing are being run to find out why he occasionally passes out and loses his ability to speak. last year he was hospitalized for exhaustion and once for falling and hitting his head before an interview with c-span. >>> the prot will sign the j.o.b.s. act that stands for jump start our business start-ups. it's designed to help them get financi financing. >>> the white hous

a federal jury convicted officers yesterday of civil- rights violation and covering up shootings in september 2005. prosecutors say police shot six people, two of them died. >> shocking new details about the death of whitney houston. the final report reveals she may have overdosed on a cocktail of illegal narcotics and prescription medications as well. investigators say they did find a white powdery substance inside the hotel room where she drowned. >> d.c. area homeowners are going to extremes to what avoid smoke. they say the smell is so bad they moved out of their condo. for five months they have been living with family in alexandria. they say strong second-hand smoke from the neighbor was making them sick. they said they spoke to the neighbor and condo association but nothing worked. >> it was getting so bad it was disrupting our sleep, headaches, nausea. >> they hired an attorney, who claims the smoking violates the nuisance caused. >> you may have seen jets flying over the district this morning. try to figure out how it will bring the space shuttle to this date. -- to the state. very co

civil rights leader is in trouble with the law. carl snowden is charged with marijuana possession. he's director of the maryland attorney general's officecivil rights. his attorney says it happened friday after a car snowden was in was pulled over for a broken taillight. snowden's attorney says the investigation will show the case is a nonissue. he recently announced he would take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. >>> today president obama will announce a plan to impose sanctions against countries that use technology to carry out human rights abuses. >> he'll make the announcement later this morning at the holocaust memorial museum. according to the "washington post," the new executive order comes after countries have jammed cell phone and blocked social media sites as rebels tried to organize demonstrations. new sanctions for that activity could include banning visas and financial restrictions. >>> the president is also expected to announce challenge grants available to companies to create technology to warn citizens in count

snowden is the director of the maryland attorney general's office of civil rights. take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. >>> let's switch gears. t downright nasty out there. >> i know. and tom, i brought the really big, heavy-duty wool jacket in this morning. and i needed it. >> smart move. and an umbrella, too. >> an umbrella, yes. >> if you live in this part of pennsylvania, you need a shovel. >> whoa. >> in is somerset, pennsylvania -- this is somerset, pennsylvania. southeast of pittsburgh. south of altoona and johnstown. this is april 23, not april 23. we have a coating of snow from overnight and more is on the way. you know, spring is a battle between winter and summer. here saturday it was summer. we got to 82, and i took this picture saturday morning. this should lift your mood. it looks like spring. the azaleas are gorgeous. i took that saturday morning. yes, it's all different now with the rain falling. we've got a gray sky and we've got, yes, t

the director of the maryland office for civil rights. he plans to leave that office to work on a case. lawmakers are asking the secret service for a detailed account of who did what before president obama landed in columbia. our reporter has more. >> washington is bracing for more fallout from the secret service sex scandal. >> i expect to have several other secret service agents leading. >> peter kind is as keen -- peter king is asking whether other white house employees are involved. >> they should be investigating white house employees to make sure none of them were involved in this inappropriate behavior. >> the white house says it has no such a -- no such evidence. 11 military members have been caught up in the investigation. 12 members of the secret service have been investigated. six are already out or leaving. lawmakers want to know a lot more about the secret service culture before the president's columbia trip. >> i cannot help but wonder if there had been more women as part of that detail if this ever when that happens. >> this

civil rights complaint with the u.s. department of justice on behalf of east haven's small latino community. the two east haven police officerse indicted with two others on federal civil rights charges alleging they used their badges to assault, harass and falsely arrest latinos. some residents had come to fear those who were paid to protect them. >> everybody's afraid. they're running, right? that's what we do. >> reporter: according to the justice department report, the pattern or practice of discriminatory policing is deeply rooted in the department's culture. >> from time to time in our police work we find departments that are, frankly, broken from top to bottom. >> reporter: assistant attorney general tom perez, justice department's top civil rights official, says east haven isn't the only broken police department. >> we have more investigations under way than ever before. the problems are far reaching. in east haven the problems are far reaching in new orleans. the problems are far reaching in puerto rico. >> reporter: there are currently 17 major police and sheriff's departments under investigation allegedly for civil

two of the four police officers on the beating tape were convicted of federal civil rights charges.y king won a $3.8 million settlement. >> i learned to forgive. so i can be able to move on. >> the city also has moved on. the painful memories remain for those who were there. casey wian, cnn, los angeles. >> next, the funniest guy you'll never hear. a stand-up comedian in britain whose disability took his voice but not his humor. his story coming up next. big . [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, you know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself, or we'll help you find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents. i wish i would have known that cause i really don't think i chose the best location. it's not so bad. i mean you got a deal... right? [ bird cries ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail.

office. ms. irwin was recently involved in several of the cases involving the videotaped evidence which resulted in the dismissal of over 90 cases. you've read about those in the newspaper. and finally, we have civil rights attorney john burress. he specializes in civil actions brought against police officers for abuse of power, brutality, and wrongful death. let me remind the audience that we will have a brief q&a at the end. if you want to ask a question, just raise your hand. you'll get a card from the usher. and you can ask your question. and if you would like to address it to a particular panel member, you can do that as. i believe we are going to have a video now. it is movie time. >> this was recorded on a cellular phone by a witness who did not want to be identified. he was pulled on to the ground, face down. there was a struggle. the officers were neck and neck. those of few feet away watched it all happened. >> this is putting cases in jeopardy. >> she is a longtime employee now suspended. she was supposed to be watching over evidence. tonight, and narcotics cop is being accused of selling drugs. the workbooks in it -- they were booked in martinez this morning. >> norman wells was a very high-

officers get prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for shooting of unarmed civilians in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. the ex-officers convicted last august on a combined 25 counts of civil rightss. the shootings happened on the danzigger bridge six days after the hurricane tore through the city. four of the officers were convicted of opening fire on unarmed people trying to cross the bridge killing two men and wounding four other civilians. all right. just want to update you on those cases. again, holly and avery, thanks so much. have a great weekend. >>> hot off the political ticker, president obama's campaign team was quick to jump on a report about mitt romney limiting certain disclosures of his financial investments, tweeting, quote, what's he hiding? mitt romney's people shot back calling it a distraction. the chair of newt gingrich's super pack pledged to continue to support him as long as he stays in the race. gingrich has said he will stay in the race and continue to try to collect delegates for the republican convention this summer in tampa. he's running a distant third to mitt romney and rick santorum. >>> in this program note, join me sunday afternoon 4:00 eastern,

office of disabilities. she has made it the fight for the civil rights and civil rights of her passion and continuing our work at the homeless advocacy project, she has been a leader in the city's efforts to fill the mandate of the americans with disabilities act of 1990 and ensure the city's programs, policies and procedures are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. whereas she joined the city family at the mayor's office on disability in 1999 -- i did not know that. to advocate from the inside as a champion for disability rights and built a strong and productive relationships between the city and the disability community. relationship to put a human face on the issues and helped informed the city's policy makers as they make critical decisions that help and improve the lives of all citizens. she was responsible for the americans with disability act sub evaluation plan crafted by each individual department which led to the development of the city's comprehensive transition plan. she has appeared before the board of supervisors on numerous occasions, advocating powerfully with grace, articulat

of hurricane katrina. sentencing is under way. i want to go to jean casarez in new york. remind us what these officers were found guilty of. >> these are civil rights violations. this all took place during the chaos of hurricane katrina. and there was a police radio call at the time that said officers were being shot at on a bridge in new orleans. so officers responded to that call, but what they did was, they just took out their guns and started shooting the civilians. there were six civilians. two died, four were injuried. but you must say maybe the cover-up was what escalated all of this. it could have been determined at that point an accidental shoot position tentially. but one officer to be sentenced today actually planted a gun to try to show they were shooting at them. they fabricated evidence, tampered with witness. the state charges were thrown out because of prosecutorial misconduct in and of itself. now it's in federal court. conviction was last year. they're facing 35 to 65 years for one of the officers. >> so you mentioned the convictions since these four officers were convicted of these firearms charges, carrying a mandatory minimum s

department of education out of their office of civil rights released a dear of colleague letter two yearsgo in the fall of 2010 that highlighted the difference between bullying and harassment honing in on harassment and comments, activitys that would focus on protective classes of individuals and reminding schools that there is an overlap between bullying and harassment. there might be some incidents that might be better described as harassment. there is some guidance out there from the u.s. department of education about how to tell them apart. guest: at 18, it would make them legally adults. the legal environment is different for those students. host: stewart in cordova, tennessee. he says, i teach and more and more children are being told by parents it's perfectly ok to hit someone. i hear it all the time. i hear it from the children and the parents. we live in a world where any violence is experience. saturday commentary on america today. let's move from that comment to this statistics about physical fight and weapons. what do you learn when you ask about this question? ghoist the surv

sides have framed the law as civil rights because it requires police officers to check immigration status versus the need to enforce existing laws. >> it stands to be one of the biggest civil rights cases since brown v the board of education, because of its civil rights implications. >> what good are the laws on the books when they've been functionally ig mod for decades and arizona was having to take on the cost of incarceration and education and health care. >> the court's newest justice, elena kagan, is not taking part in the case because she worked on it when she was president obama's solicitor general. ktvu's tara moriarty is live. >> reporter: the program has seen the deportation of nearly 68,000 illiam immigrants, more than any other state and folks that fwaltered here this morning say they want it to stop. san francisco supervisor john of avalos and others held a vigil. the u.s. supreme court is hearing arguments in the case of arizona's controversial sb 1070. the law allows officers to demand immigration papers from anyone stopped or detained or arrested in the state and critics say it's a form of racial profiling. when her parents received depor

of $1.5 million. >>> a maryland civil rights leader is in trouble with the law. carl snowden is charged with marijuana possession. he's the director of the maryland attorney general's office for civil rights. his attorney says it happened on friday after a car snowden was in was pulled over for a broken taillight. snowden's attorneys say the investigation will show the case is a quote, nonissue and announced that he would take a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold for allegedly targeting him on a list of political opponents. >>> prince harry is coming to washington. he will receive a humanitarian award here in d.c. for his work with wounded warriors. the atlantic council announced it will present harry with a lineup award monday, may 7, two weeks from today. a spokesperson for the royal family says he will also receive the award on behalf of his brother, prince william, and in recognition of their charitable foundation. it supports british and american veterans charities. >>> the smithsonian will honor betty white next month here in washington. the smithsonian associates program will have an evening with white. that will happe

officers have been sentenced to prison in connection with the shooting death of two people in the aftermath of hurricane katrina four of the officers were sentenced to 38-65 years in prison for violating the civil rightsere shot and killed six days after the hurricane slammed into garlands back and 2005 of former detective was sentenced to six years for trying to cover-up the shooting. the issue of global warming always sparks heated debates but what is not up for discussion is the amount of damage while the weather can do researchers of environment say the right at least 14 extreme weather disasters that cost more than $1 billion in damage across the country to of those events happened here in illinois there is the relentless snowstorm in february 20th 11, the study says 24 of 25 illinois residents live in a county that's been struck by some form of extreme weather. these things are not just coincidences he also says the obama administration targets cars and trucks will, soon to help reduce harmful carbon pollution. thousands of service workers on the verge of a strike next was some janitors say they need to take action and also the personal struggle that has inspired one cubs pitcher to give somethi

of four white police officers in the beating of rodney king. the beating was captured on tape and the rioting lasted more than 50 days. a year after at quit tall, the officers were tried on civil rights charges two were found guilty and the other two were acquitted. and away word dozen, how wildlife is expected and andrew is attesting to new found fame. zñzñzñtgtgçwoç'c'cz<;<;<>xxó1?1x ''' . >>> we are overhead as they are escorting the first cars across doyle drive, right? >> yes, and news chopper 2 is coming up and they have just reopened the lanes and you can see news chopper 2 is showing it to us there. traffic is moving along well and it is early in the morning but you can see traffic is going to be moving along well and remember this was closed for the entire weekend as they took down the old section of doyle drive. they have replaced it with a temporary roadway and people have been asking what will we call it and we said we will call it doyle drive and let's go to 680, traffic on the sunole grade looks pretty good and we have lanes closed and this is an area where you will be comeing up soon and getting into san francisco for a small delay. let's go to rose marry. low clouds r

pleas from community leaders finally ended the riots after six days of 2 of the 4 police officers were convicted of federal civil rightsing won a $3.8 million settlement. >> i've learned how to forgive so i can be able to move on. >> the city has also learned how to move on, although painful memories remain for those who were there. >> casey wian, thank you. please watch sunday, cnn this sunday night. we'll bring you what we're calling race and rage. the beating of rodney king. a cnn presents special sunday, 8:00 eastern. >>> nasa is moving its shuttles to these amazing museums all around the country for you to see in person. today, check it out. this one in new york. the enterprise will join the intrepid. coming up next, how your family can enjoy the next step for this american shuttle. and spring is here. so are weddings. tlc's monty durham is in studio seven. we're getting these beautiful dresses ready to roll. for the top picks of the bridal season and the big question, what will angelina wear? that is trending. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll

officer gale, for being here. roger claig is the next witness, member of the council of equal opportunity. he's held a number of senior positions including deputy assistant attorney general and deputy assistant attorney in the civil rights division and deputy assistant attorney general in the resource division and acting as attorney general in the office of legal policy. he is a graduate of the yale university law school. thank you for being here mr. clegg, please proceed. if you would, turn your microphone on. it's in that box in front of you. >> thank you very much, senator durbin, for inviting me here today. i'm delighted to be here. let me just summarize briefly my written statement. the first point i make is that care has to be taken in defining the term "racial profiling." and in particular, i think that it's important to bear in mind that racial profiling is disparate treatment on the basis of race. good police activities that happen to have a disparate impact on race are not racial profiling. the second point i make is that the amount of racial profiling that occurs is frequently exaggerated and that care needs to be taken in analyzing the data in this area. all that said, racial profiling, as i define it, is a

officers were aquitteddin the brutal beating of roddey king. rioters began to rampage the streets of los angeles... and costing billions of ple dollars in damage.one year later... the officers were tried ii federal court on civil rights charges. 2 weree found guilty... the other twoo were aquitted. king was awarded more than 3 million dollars in hisslawsuit against the city.but moss valuable... he says... is the lesson learned. i've learned how to forgive so that i can be able to move on. on.the riots broke out on april 29th, 19-92. 3 a big announcement... from g-o-p cannidate, newttgingrichh according to a source close to the former house speaker... gingrich is expected to quit the race on weddesday.ggngrich his support for mitt romney. a spokesman says the two spoke by phone last week. &p politicians, celebrities and media figures turned out saturday... for the annual white house correspondent's dinner. dinner.among them... was georgeeclooney, lindsay lohan, kim kardashian, claire danes and sigourney weaver.comedian jimmy kimmel ossed the event. anddas you can guess... there was lots of jokes... mostly at the expense of the president and others in he room. "it's great to see the gingriihh here tonight. because i gu

. >> and a federal tkraoeufl for civil rights was held and two of the officers were found guilty in that trial and sent to prison and two others were acquitted. >>> and then a cold case gets revived after 20 years. >>> and a boy battling cancer chooses to give rather than receive. >>> a local idol sighting. >>> and looking a lot like summer outside. we have 70s and 80s outside right now. tomorrow we will start to see cooling changes as highs drop into the 70s and bigger changes ahead. get ready for rain. yes, rain brek he i cn back he the seven-day forecast. we will let you know when we come back. >>> a cold case in contra costa county from 20 years ago has been re-opened. police have a description and sketch of the victim and are hoping to generate new leads. we talked to the artist behind the newly released sketch and she has more. kimberly? >> the morning of june 2nd 1993, a man walking his dog spotted a body under debris. the woman referred to as jane doe died from blunt force trauma to the head and her decomposed remains were believed to be there a year before they were found. they

of the worst riots in u.s. history. for three days, people tore apart los angeles, arson, looting, random beating and the police officers were later convicted of violating their civil rights20 years ago today. that's how fox reports on this sunday, 2012. i am thank you for watching. take a look again at the world trade center. it's one world, we are watching it, and floor by floor. fox reports tomorrow on the momentum milestone in the building of where the disaster happened on 9/11. a beacon in the sky. a show of hope. something we all can be proud of. on fox report. don't miss it. shepard smith, don't miss it. huckabee starts right now. hu. tonight on huckabee. when congress won't act, i will. president is looking for ways to use executive power.

of any civil rights issue. >> what role did arthur fletcher, assistant secretary, play? >> that's a fair question. i gave the philadelphia plan rationale to art fletcher, who was the assistant secretary for the office of federal contract compliance. art was an african-american, lieutenant-governor candidate as i recall in kansas, republican, but very interested in doing all that he could to enhance the republican party's image in civil rights, particularly in light of the southern strategy in the '68 election. i think that was part of my thinking, too. and when we came up with the idea or i came up with the idea of the philadelphia plan, art thought it was from heaven. he jumped a little too quickly because i had urged him to first have a hearing finding discrimination in philadelphia. i think he anounsd tnnounced th and had the hearing afterwards, which was a bit dicey, but we got by. >> finding discrimination was important, was not it, to the rationale you provided bill rehnquist? wasn't that important for making the legal case? that you already found discrimination? >> yes, yes. but it was a little thin. the truth of the matter is the essence of the affirmative action plan was to take the statis

as many of you know, our previous civil rights ordinance was vetoed by the mayor, but following that action, the mayor's office actually did work very diligently with many of our community advocates and leaders to ensure that something was put in to ordinance to address three of the issues that i know our community members are concerned about. the first bucket is racial profiling of our residents in san francisco based purely on religious or political beliefs. the second bucket is around the sun shining up any mou that comes before sfpd with our agencies including the fbi, and the third is about how we do reporting on this type of surveillance work. i am happy to say we do have a compromise ordinance before us today. i know both sides really felt like they work really hard to come to middle ground, and i know that it is not completely to everyone's satisfaction, but i do think it is important that we are addressing these issues because they are so important to our community members here. so i would like to ask several -- i guess at this point, if we could just open up public, through the chair. if i could call