patterson had a son in john patterson who the governor of alabama. i interviewed him couple times. he has a vivid memory of watching the ku klux klan parade and he knew who they were because it was a small town and you can recognize their shoes. everybody knew that he was in the ku klux klan. was which isstion the to have this kind of local control? i have not been able to determine anything out of the ordinary or anything different. try tould occasionally exploit and manipulate the black vote in russell county. they would pay people to come in and vote who otherwise would not have been allowed to vote i haven't been determined to find that that was the way they got elected. i don't think they had to. they just win in a race to the election returns and rode the numbers they wanted. they didn't even go as far as having to pay for roads. votes. patterson was promising that he would clean up phenix city. they were concerned about that. the immediate thing that got him killed was that he knew they had changed the election returns and he was going to testify before a grand jury in montg

and i worked with james patterson. i love keeping a connection with james patterson on the page level in addition to on the business level. >> so michael pietsch, james patterson has become quite an industry, quite a force in the publishing world in other ways. have you been part of that? >> i've been working with james patterson since going on 20 years. i started working with him as an editor and you still polishing one book to you. estimate that i became his editor at the time he became up with the idea of publishing -- he finished with a time aside to publishing is one book a year, same month, serious packaging, bestsellers, works. it did work. he came up with this idea, and i to say that the executives at the time, whoever saw the company, just said that's crazy talk. this works. why would we do that? that's too soon. that would be wrong. this is what's working. why would we mess with that? and jim said, michael, when you finish a novel and really love it, keep it down and said great, i really want to wait a year f

albert patterson, who was murdered from his son was john patterson, who became the governor of alabama. i interviewed him couple times. 94 in september. he says he has a vivid memory of watching the klan parade and he knew who they were because it was a small town and you knew their shoes. saw him marching in the parade everybody knew that he was in the klan. my bigger question was which is -- what does it mean to have the white mob exercising this kind of control? i have not been able to determine anything out of the ordinary or anything different. they would occasionally when they needed to rig an election try to exploit and manipulate the black vote in russell county. they would pay people to come in and vote who otherwise would not have been allowed to vote in elections. determinebeen able to that that was the way they got elected. i don't think they had to. the one they almost stole away from albert patterson to become the new attorney general, they just went in and erased the election returns and wrote in numbers they wanted. they didn't even go as far as having to pay for the vo

well, bill, it was still well up into the 90s when i drove up to the lou costello pool in patterson. got a good crowd on-hand keeping cool. >> thanks, buddy, i appreciate it. >> this is something we had in patterson since forever, you know? this is a great way to keep kids out of trouble, off the streets and keep them cool. >> true enough, and you know me, i've never done a pool story where i was too cool for the pool, so in i went. but friday afternoon, the word was already getting out, bill, and it wasn't good news for pattersonnians who like to swim. >> parents, parents, august 12th, the last day of the pool. august 12th. >> you heard him, last day. pool's closing three weeks ahead of the date it usually closes on. due to a budget impasse with city council, all recreation, community camps will end on august 12th. so much more summer and no pool is a prospect that gives kids the blues. >> we need to have our pool saved, so we can be safe, right? >> they want to shut down our camp. reporter: what happens, there's business on friction between mayor joey torres's office. in a statemen

and james patterson that is what we do every year. is on the page level in addition to the business level. >> james patterson is quite an industry he is quite a force in the publishing world. we started to work as an editor as a matter of fact i became his editor when he came up with the idea to publish it at that point the science of publishing best sellers and he came up with the idea as they oversaw the company to say that is crazy talk. that is wrong. and jim said michael when you finish a novel i really want to wait one year? now. said he was able to persuade the executives said it made sense. because he is a reader first to give what "the reader" wants. so working with jim to see how works in the range of emotions also understanding the business. and was the chairman for marketing. it is all great with the outlines it has a successful series of children's books which is his passion to get children to read. and he has a new idea we are launching next june he is a reader himself if he just said this is too long. so he came up with

it shakes them up and goes to the soviet union where he encounters memories from harlan because patterson led the charge in the case of the scottsboro nine involving nine black youths accused falsely of sexual molestation in this is important because under the leadership of the international labor defense, the case was turned into an international cause not unlike the apartheid in south africa in the '80s. path that was the first stage of a successful challenge some of jim-crow with the brown vs. board of education with the rise of rosa parks but in many ways the first chapter was struck under the leadership of patterson who happened to be a black communist and was trained to a degree in russia and new paul robeson because he was a lawyer at the same time and reignited the friendship and is privatizing the hope to push him to the left from the point in you may recall with the spanish civil war one of the first chapters of the fascists under adolf hitler the spanish republic is overthrown because of the ample assistance. bin contributes the talent and funding it probably was misstated in l

we heard the same message from gavin patterson.cession, talk to us about this, will you have to do more incentives to stand still as it were? we've seen the consumer under pressure. retail sales dropping. are you going to have to more incentives? andrew: i think we continue to do now. we offer great value to every household. householdsind more for every part of the income spectrum. they can grow with us. with things like greater value service, pay-as-you-go tv, a lot of it is about broadening out. if people do stay-at-home, and if sky offers great value for money, less than the price of a cup of coffee, less than the price of going to the cinema, customers get more value for their subscription. they and their family can enjoy sky service in a. i think we are pretty well placed. anna: andrew. andrew: we keep making it better. anna: one of the innovations through strategically i guess was to turn yourself into a more european business. then we see the brexit vote. european strategy? andrew: not particularly. we've got individual loca

the governor says that there feeling anyway, why should the families have to pay for patterson school system. >> think about it, at $98 billion we spend of our tax money to 30 school districts in the state. all the rest of school districts including this one of government little over $85 billion. that's externa think. >> is the formula is simply an idea of christie's. no staffer tells me that he is simply putting it out to the voters now throughout the summer to try to popularize the issue. he's trying to set the table for the fall session, changing state funding for new jersey school system is something that requires a constitutional amendment. here that only have a three state referendum. something is staffer says possible but democrats a not likely. the governor depressed today and i still about donald trump not knowing the difference between tim kane who is hillary clinton's running mate and tom kane, the former republican governor of new jersey. >> does trump know the difference between tim kane and tom kane? >> the governor has been one of the most high profile donald trump surr

patterson was born in south africa but grew up in pacifica. ryan is a senior at uk berkeley now and trains more than five hours a day. this is his favorite event. >> i love high bar. it's challenging and pretty scary sometimes. get your heart beating. >> ryan is an all-arounder. he's planning to compete in all six events during the games. >>> we're counting down to rio. the opening ceremony is just 25 days away. >>> a good deed from a police officer near monterrey changed the li-- life of one young man. >> his luck was down after his bike, which is his main form of transportation was stolen, officers decided to pitch in and buy him a new book. target decided to donate a bike instead. so the officers then used their money to buy him accessories like a helmet and bike lock. the photos show when the man received his new gear. everyone feels good after something like that. >> it's very nice they pitched in. >>> you seem like the kind of guy that likes slurpees. >> raspberry. >> today is your day. it's july 11th. 7/11 free smoothy day. >> best day

brian patterson is the only member of the south african gymnastics team. this is the first time in more than 50 years that south africa will have a male gymnast at the olympics. patterson was born in south africa, graduating from sierra nova high school. ryan is a senior at uc berkeley and trains more than five hours every single day. his favorite event -- >> i love high bar. it's the most challenging, and it's pretty scary sometimes. you really get your heartbeating. >> now ryan is an all-arounder, he's planning to compete in six events during the games. >>> we focussed a lot on the female gymnasts trying to make team usa, but the success is in large part to the coordinator. after a magnificent career, since taking over the national team from her husband bella, she's won one gold and two silver medals in team competition. during that span, she's also mentored three consecutive all around medallists. she says that this year's team is poised for greatness. >> most definitely as extremely great like all will be going, the champions and some new comrades. >>

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> here in new york, a funeral was held today for elie wiesel, the author, nobel peace prize winner, holocaust survivor and conscience of the world, as president obama described him. wiesel died yesterday at age 87. morgan radford has more tonight. >> reporter: a community of mourners lifting elie wiesel's casket as they greet his death and celebrate his life. >> he inspired us and gave us a sense of responsibility. >> reporter: pictured here at age 16 in the bunk of a nazi concentration camp just days after it was liberated by u.s. troops. wiesel survived the holocaust, documenting its horrors in his critically acclaimed novel "night." later becoming an activist and noble peace prize laureate, citing injustice on the world stage. his own scars from cruelty never forgotten. >> hatred is degrading and vengeance demeaning. they are diseases. their history is dominated by death. >> reporter: today the world remembers his call for inclusion. president obama saying he raised his voice not just against anti-semitism but against hatred, bigotry and int

thank you so much, carly patterson for joining us. you're from texas and have been appreciating the cooler weather. >> definitely appreciating the breeze and this beautiful weather. >> i think i'll just stay. >> let's stay if the weather is going to hold up and take a look at the forecast. >> you're helping out on our weather forecast. got some low clouds coming in helping with the sea breeze trying to bring us that ocean air conditioning and into tomorrow morning we'll see low clouds and fog to start things off and temperatures in the 50s and then as we move into the afternoon not all that bad around san jose and clearing skies and fog along the coast that should clear right around mid-afternoon and a quick check of our temperatures here. for tomorrow, 78 degrees, around san jose and 80 south of downtown in frisco, low 60s and we'll check out the temperatures. low to mid-80s and inland across the tri-valley so the weather fantastic out here in san jose and through the weekend and, of course, it's the parade of olympians and tomorrow

nbc's steve patterson reports tonight on the remarkable change. [ sirens ] >> reporter: this was what anyone heard about richmond, california. an industrial city known for gangs, drugs and, most of all, murder. >> it's always been homicides in richmond. >> reporter: but five years ago a radical new idea to save lives. >> what we're doing is very comprehensive. >> reporter: community activist mission to bring down the murder rate. identify young men in richmond who run the risk of being involved in violent crime and offer an alternative. the program, partially funded by tax dollars offering mentoring, employment help, even trips outside the city. >> most of these young men are waiting for us to show up. are waiting for a responsive, credible, legitimate opportunity. >> reporter: 68 men have participated, 64 are still alive. and the number of murders has been dropping from 47 in 2007 to 21 in 2015. boegen and his team keep their fellows anonymous even to the police, but it's almost as controversial as it is effective bus what the program doesn't do is ask anyone to put down their guns.

steve patterson explains. being in an atmosphere where it's crowded and the music is blaring, we make it what we want. >>> harry smith takes us to one of america's most beautiful places where there is a fight between preserving nature and creating good jobs. boundary waters watershed from copper mining. >>> we have a great group assembled around the table, first, the faa is investigating a deadly balloon crash in texas. 16 people were on board when the balloon went down. janet is in lockhart, texas with the latest. janet, what happened here. >> reporter: willie, good accident in u.s. history. it burst and crashed into this corn field saturday morning. the balloon appeared to be flying unusually low in the moments before the crash, and there is speculation that it may have hit the high power lines about four stories tall that run through the field. friends of the pilot say he's 49-year-old skip nichols that owns a balloon company. none of the other victims have been identified. the ntsb will provide an update f

hunting us to luttrell, he was corresponding with albert patterson and keeping up very well with what was going on. i think he took a special interest in those letters. there are other correspondence like this. there are memos like the scattered throughout papers. either saying he had called her somebody had called and mentioned his name. he was the man whose house was firebombed. you see the name of point shepherd. that was the main kingpin in phenix city. the guy working for him who bombed the house, his name was tommy "dynamite" capps. each person had a specialty. there was a safecracker. tommy capps, i wish i had his mug shot. it's interesting. his long list of known activities. uy theywas there g called to blow things up. there were a lot of information like this scattered throughout. a lot of people were corresponding. a new a great deal about what was going on in phenix city. >> watch the entire program tonight starting at 7:00 eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. c-span's live coverage of the republican national convention beginning next monday in cleveland. and to

steve patterson, nbc news, richmond, california. >>> let's keep tracking that weather. >> i tell yout. >> you are the person of the day. >> all eyes on you. >> it's a tough forecast. i got to tell you. i think any meteorologist will tell you that's working this week, this is a tough one to nail down. >> changeable. >> we tweaked the forecast. amelia is coming on later on tonight and she will tweak what i have. let's go ahead. if chuck decides to come back from the beach, he will tweak the forecast on monday. >> we may have an isolated shower or two. if you want to go out and play golf and even barbecue later on. we could get some breaks from sunshine. let's look at the camera. we're trying to break out some sun. it might be turn out to be an all right pool day. cloudy with fog. later on this evening. i'm going to cheap a chance of -- keep a chance of isolated showers in. it's a slim chance. we're going to top out in the 70s today but it is chilly out there right now. most of the heavy rain off to the eastern shore. we'll seeing a few down in central virginia. mostly isolated stuff as

. >> anthony: daniel patterson is the chef of one of the great bay area restaurants, coi.oy choi of l.a.'s kogi empire decided to embark on a revolutionary, probably fool-hearty, and entirely selfless new enterprise. >> anthony: what are you up to now, what are you doing? >> daniel: well, we're starting a fast food ring. i mean -- >> anthony: why? >> daniel: it's unbelievable that in our country so much of it, we've just decided it's okay for people to eat garbage, basically. processed food. the tenderloin, the area that we're going into is traditionally the worst intersection in the entire city. the most drug arrests, most homicides. the most vulnerable populations in our country are being fed the worst food consistently. >> anthony: local, it tends to address all those problems. creating a fast, casual, food business that's actually good for the world. >> daniel: so this is what roy calls awesome sauce. tomato, onion, garlic, a lot of olive oil, gochujang, and then scallion relish. just grilled scallions and lime. veggie burger dressed exactly the same way. if you're lik

back to the top ten, joining t-swift but off her $170 million, one direction author james patterson and dr. phil. kevin hart made huge leaps from last year's rank at 95 to come in at number 6, becoming first comedian ever to outearn jerry seinfeld. adele returned at number nine. >> more than half h $85 million are sales from her latestalbum. >> britney spears at 99 with a mere $30.5 mil >> one more note, beyonce and jay-z are the highest ranking couple. she is 34 with $54 million, he is behind at at 36 with $53.5 million. >> she edged him out just a little bit. >> they make good lemonade, >> they sure are. mariah carey and nick ham's divorce. >> garth brooks new york takeover. >> the bad mom lepe's foods is a locally owned family company, here in santa rosa. as a small business, we're always looking to save money, and pg&e was able to help us. i help the small businesses save money and energy. it feels great. we looked at their lighting, their refrigeration system, and with just those two small measures, they were able to save a good amount of money. i was shocked. i couldn't believe th

back to the top ten, joining t-swift but off her $170 million, one direction author james patterson and dr. phil. kevin hart made huge leaps from last year's rank at 95 to come in at number 6, becoming first comedian ever to outearn jerry seinfeld. adele returned at number nine. >> more than half h $85 million are sales from her latestalbum. >> britney spears at 99 with a mere $30.5 mil >> one more note, beyonce and jay-z are the highest ranking couple. she is 34 with $54 million, he is behind at at 36 with $53.5 million. >> she edged him out just a little bit. >> they make good lemonade, >> they sure are. mariah carey and nick ham's divorce. >> garth brooks >>> andy cohe people love my portobello mushroom buttery jack, made with portobello mushrooms, grilled onions, and garlic herb butter. ever wonder how i came up with it? well... actually, i came up with it at the water cooler. but i thought you'd like this cowboy story better. the portobello mushroom buttery jack is back. part of the buttery jack family. taste it before it's gone. >> fashion week got off on the right foot this morni

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> in vallejo, firefighters put out a grass fire that threatened structures. the flames broke out just north of the bridge. there was no one injured or structured damaged. >>> no arrest in the stabbing of a teenager in mountainview. the attack happened just before 10:00 at a park in mountain view. when the police got to the scene no suspects in the area. the suspect is in the hospital. >>> a search is on tonight for a suspect who police say raped and kidnapped a person in oakland on edes avenue. investigators know who the suspect is but they haven't found him yet. they say the victim didn't receive medical treatment. >>> a man left dead in reno. it started at 1:30 this afternoon when police tried to stop the driver of a minivan near downtown. he didn't stop and tried to get past a barricade at a festival and swerved toward an officer who was on foot. the man fired at the driver and the suspect died later at the hospital. no one else was hurt. >>> teenagers led police on a high speed chase this morning in the east bay. it started shortly before 4:00

back to the top ten, joining t-swift but off her $170 million, one direction author james patterson and dr. phil. kevin hart made huge leaps from last year's rank at 95 to come in at number 6, becoming the first comedian ever to outearn jerry seinfeld. after being absent last year, adele returned at number >> more than half her $85 million are sales from her latest album. >> beyonce and jay-z are the heyest ranking couple. she is 34 wwth $54 million, he is behind at at 36 with $53.5 mi >> she edged him out just a little bi can i say that? is that all right? >> they make good lemonade, right? >> they sure mariah carey and nick cannon's divorce exclusive. >> so many women sayin was holding out for something. >> garth brooks new york takeover. >> the bad mom stars on their real-life parenting struggle. oh no. oh no. oh no. i hate this belt. man oh man. mom, we have a situation. life's bleachable moments need clorox bleach. >>> andy cohen broadcasting at the all-star legends and celebrity soft are how clear windexith makes your windows? introducing...schmindex! look! windex ma

. >> steve patterson is following all the late frst from san dieg.d we learn in the press conference? >> we're on the other end of that investigation. we have seen tactical gear engaged in this area. a lot of police activity in that home behind me. that is the focus of this investigation. police do believe there is a second suspect involved in last night's shooting. from what we have gathered, this was a gang unit. a teen that was meant to go in and suppress gang activity in the area. those two officers were there a the a routine stop. that's when gunfire was exchanged. two of the officers, both of those officers took gunfire we're hearing the suspect was shot and taken into custody. police are focusing on a second suspect that they believe in the row of homes behind me. they have had the homes surro d surrounded for hours as the investigation continues. >> has there been any comment about the motivation of these shooters? i don't know if we mised that in the press conference. these guys are used to dealing with delicate and dangerous situations. in

patterson was born in south africa but grew up in pacifica.yan is a senior at uk berkeley now and trains more than five hours a day. this is his favorite event. >> i love high bar. it's challenging and pretty scary sometimes. get your heart beating. >> ryan is an all-arounder. he's planning to compete in all six events during the games. >>> we're counting down to rio. the opening ceremony is just 25 days away. our own jessica will be there anchoring our live coverage. she'll have reports for "today in the bay." >>> coming up first breaking news since we tracked at 4:30 this morning. a fire breaks out a san jose recycling plant. >>> first, happening now as we told you the u.s. women's gymnastics team is revealed. on our website you can find out more of the lucky and hard working ladies heading to rio. you can find them on ours facebook page. >>> how the san jose community is raising money so a formerly homeless man can better help people living on the streets. you can learn his story at nbcbayarea.com. >>> also, problems with cal train this mor

is map closures around wells fargo center and fdr park broad street south of schuylkill closed at pattersonal avenue are the big ones. make note i'll tweet this as well. be aware of this i'll switch gears and bring you outside to 95 south cottman actually i'll do that in a second. first this one. schuylkill eastbound closed 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. dale lane broad between washington and packer and also several septa bus routes now detoured make sure to check schedules online. a lot going on today. want to give you a live look for your commute. 95 south cottman you see how slow it is on the s curve. ben franklin bridge looking wet heating up westbound in new jersey for 42 freeway creek road. wet out there. busy, schuylkill at boulevard take a look at this eastbound, westbound, not even moving. dnc closures 95 north platt bridge checkpoints there and more of that coming up in a little bit. >> jim over to you. >> looks like a parking lot, thanks, meisha. we've been talking about it all morning controversy and chaos overshadowing start of dnc here in philadelphia. >> don giordano is live in the news ce

the massive flames are nbc's steve patterson is following it all and has the latest. >> reporter: it'schain of monster blazes tearing through the west. tonight conditions from california's five-year drought are turning trees into match sticks. about 100 homes threatened by the deer fire in central california. it has consumed up to 1800 acres. the captain is worried about the resources. his crews barely recovered from another massive fire that started last week in the same area. >> we're hoping to have these fires contained, stabilized soon so we can get our firefighters some rest. >> another area, the fire is near 4,000 acres. l.a. county fire is stressing safety with fireworks. >> if you are in a wildfire start any vegetation on fire, even the vegetation on your backyard you may think is safe. >> a nine-acre fire in san bernardino charred two homes and destroyed two more with police investigating possible arson. this man says he barely escaped the flames after he heard his dog barking. >> the dog was freaking out. we ran out. the dog ran out and we can't find her. >> firefighters alre

million last year, the boy band one direction came in second with $110 million and author james pattersone in third with $95 million.>>> forbes unveiled the list after tweeting at the cover featuring kim kardashian with the headline, the new mobile mogul, her and her friends were quick to react saying it was easy to see she would make a bunch of money getting into mobile. people can say what they want about her but you cannot deny her achievements and kim kardashian herself tweeted it is a tremendous honor to be on the cover of forbes. my dad would be proud. >>> it has been available for a few days but the new pokimon go app has gone viral, among the stops in our area, the white house and pentagon, to catch and train virtual creatures called pokimon with this widely popular app appearing to be among us in the real world unlike traditional video games, players are getting exercise. >> you're not trapped inside in the dark you are outside getting exercise burning calories. >> at least they are being active. >> i have been doing this for an hour and a half and i am really tired. i will proba

and bringing it to a neighborhood near you. >> steve patterson reporting. boundary waters of minnesota in the middle of a dispute between unspoiled nature and a mining company promising good jobs. that's after this break and your >> radar tracking state house, generally fairly heavy in western mass and vermont. showers taper further east. never know, you get one heavier shower that makes it to the shore. lighter further east. tapers off every where as expecting a cloudy afternoon. temperaturewise hold steady in the 70s through most of the day today and the chance for spot showers continues along with cloudy skies and along with cloudy skies and the steeth yellow? ...have you tried the tissue test? the what? ... tissue test! hold this up to your teeth... ...ugh yellow... i don't get it. i use whitening toothpaste. what do you use? crest whitestrips you should try them! whitening toothpaste only works on the surface. but crest whitestrips safely work below the enamel surface i passed the tissue test. oh yeah. would you pass the tissue test? see for yourself w

hunting us to luttrell, he was corresponding with albert patterson and keeping up very well with whatas going on. i think he took a special interest in those letters. there are other correspondence like this. there are memos like the scattered throughout papers.

a third from the world of publishing, >> james patterson at 95 million. a best selling author.turns out more than a dozen books a year. with the help of co-authors. many of the books have moved on screen. >> fourth, the tough talking tv host, dr. phil mcgraw at $88 million. >> there's a tie for fourth. the world's most popular athlete, christiana renaldo also brought in number four. >> and wrapping up the top five, kevin hart at 87.5. i think the half is probably a joke on his height. maybe not? he's the first comedian to ever make more than jerry seinfeld. >> together they pulled in $5.1 billion. that's with a b, before taxes. >> celebrities, they're just like us. >> next, guess who landed herself on the upcoming cover of forbes? >> kim kardashian is the top mobile mogul making $45 million on her mobile game. >> mobile mogul. that's tough. >> and if you're not familiar with the game, it enables player to create their own celebrity, befriend kim and work their way onto the a-list. >> it's on the same month she also landed on the cover of gq nude holding a black leather jacket f

steve patterson is there and has our report tonight. >> reporter: police in full pursuit, acting on a tip the suspect in a terrifying triple killing was fleeing by car. >> southbound i-5 mile post 80 behind a suspect in a triple homicide. >> reporter: officers arrested the suspect allen ivanov, reportedly 19 years old. all at a house party filled with teens and young adults. >> it was a gathering. 15 to 20 subjects. >> reporter: eyewitnesses at the party say the gunman shot two of the victims at a fire pit in back of the property and then moved to the roof where more people were gathered. >> when you hear shooters are on the run still, you instantly lock up your doors and everything. >> reporter: she says her granddaughter was there. and hid in a closet, listen to go agony as her friends were shot. >> my granddaughter called us about 20 minutes after midnight and said she was hiding, that there'd been a shooting and two of her friends was shot and she was shot at. >> reporter: she said the suspect knew the people at the party and may have broken up last week with one of the victims. >

steve patterson, nbc news. >>> a toxic emergency has put a serious damper on holiday celebrations in florida. authorities are trying to deal with a massive algae bloom. some say is growing into an environmental disaster. florida isn't alone. as nbc's gabe gutierrez tells us others in this community have been battling this problem for years. >> reporter: at bathtub reef beach, this 4th of july is different. >> it's heart breaking. >> reporter: allison green has lived in martin county all her life, but this year, the shore shut down, toxic blue-green algae threatens parts of florida, four countries under a state of emergency. >> it's hard for us, our whole family, we're a family that loves to swim. >> reporter: typically algae blooms feed off nitrogen from the water that feeds off pollution from homes industry and fossil fuels. the debate is raging over what's to blame for this latest growth, but scientists cite many factors including population growth and climate change. >> basically, we're fertilizing all of our waters to death. >> reporter: this doctor from florida university says i

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nbc's steve patterson is in staying. san diego. what do we know?nformation from our investigative unit. sources telling nbc news that the suspect or suspects in this case likely part of a local san diego gang, and not in any way at this point preliminary reporting that they targeted or were ambushing these officers. so to speak, this was not a dallas or a baton rouge situation. so at least at this point in our reporting, that link is not being made. that does not take anything away from this tragedy, though, overnight. two officers responding to a traffic stop, about 11:00. the southwest part of town. very near downtown. the distress call came almost immediately. those two officers radioing for backup. but by the time their partners got there, they had already been shot in the chest. one officer shot and killed. the other officer shot, taken to the hospital, severely wounded. but earlier this morning, the police chief tweeting out that that officer would survive. so some good news in this case. right now, though, things still tense in this southwes

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we were talking about these yesterday, broad street, patterson and terminal avenue are completely closed. here's a live shot at broad street pattison avenue. quiet, you can expect that. schuylkill to packer is closed between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. this is a live look outside 59 ramp to broad and 95 north closed all week and closed except for the navy yard and between 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. make note of that for those of you around that area. we have a khoyk point vine eastbound ram top 95 both directions between vine and platt. no vehicles at the check point over five tons are allowed. 95 southbound at vine street expressway and 95 northbound near platt priming and there's more. accident here this morning, collegeville main street at fourth street. over to you. >> thanks, meisha on the first day of democratic national convention bernie sanders calls for unity. >> eyewitness news reporter bernie sanders urged his outstanding supporters to elect hillary clinton. >> brook, jim, good morning, we'll hear from senator sanders in a minute. first we are day two of the democratic national convention and ex

then closures around wells fargo and fdr park and broad south of schuylkill patterson avenue and terminal avenue some big ones i'll tweet that out as well. jim, brook, back to you. >> thank you soch, meisha a new mural painted in center city to spark leadership conversations while the democratic convention is in town you. >> love a mural. >> i do. >> two local artists will draw a mural featuring one of the currently most iconic landmarks mount rushmorech the artist will begin this morning using spray paint and chalk city hall and dilworth park. all are welcome to visit mural snap selfies and post responses to what is quality leadership use #quality leadership. >> coming up in the next half hour of cbs3 eyewitness news life at the wells fargo center with more on the democratic national convention it comes amid a shakeup in the party. >> and later we'll show you the hidden message ken griffey jr. wore during the hall of fame induction. >> well, history set to be made philadelphia, again. a live look at the wells fargo center where the democratic national convention begins this afternoon. >>