philadelphia is one of the first five promise zones. west philadelphia with federal funding. the poverty rate in that community is 51%. unemployment at 13%. philadelphia mayor was at the white house and joins us from philly. some of my viewers - this is a new show - don't know i split my life between new york city and philadelphia. it's a great city, but it's a bifurcated city. there's a rich wonderful philadelphia, and a poor philadelphia. >> thanks for having me on and congratulations on the new show. philadelphia is a dynamic diversity, and we have a wide range of democratic elements to the city of philadelphia. what we are focussed on with the promise zone is, as the commentator mentioned. the partnership with the university. and certainly our own anti-poverty organization, community empowerment. that's headed by eva glad stephen. so we believe that there are great assets in that part of west philadelphia, and the lang as field-carter. there are high rates of the poverty, high rates of unemployment in those areas, but still good housing stock in many areas while there's v

as mike just mentioned philadelphia is one of the first five promise zones, specifically west philadelphiae poverty rate in that community is 51%. unemployment is at 13.6%. and philadelphia major was at the white house earlier today and joins us now live from philly. good to see you, some of my viewers don't know i split my life between new york city and philadelphia. philadelphia is a great city, but it is a bifurcated city. a rich wonderful philadelphia, and a poor philadelphia. >> one, thanks for having me on, and congratulations on the new show. philadelphia is a dynamic diverse city, and we have a wide range of demographic elements to the city of philadelphia, and what we're focused on with our promise zone is as the commentator mentioned the partnership with drexel university, mount vernon manner, lisk and our own poverty organization. so we leave there are great assets in that area. yes, there are high rates of poverty in many of those census tracks, high rates of unemployment in those areas, but still good housing stock in many areas, while there is also vacancy in some, but the el

philadelphia goes to carolina if they win.er goes wherever, the winner goes to the other city. >> cris: this is going to come down to shayne graham playing for his ninth team. replaced garrett hartley. shayne graham has had big misses in the playoffs. i remember in cincinnati, one in particular. so he's been perfect so far for the new orleans saints. but it is going to ride on his back unless they can pick up a first down here to make it even closer. >> al: second and six. and this is going to be khiry robinson taking it very close to a first down. take a look. the officials checking over at the sideline and vinovich is going to bring the chains in. that stops the clock but only momentarily. they'll rewind it after they measure here. clearly right now in extremely makeable field goal range. here's robinson again. >> cris: up top here, the key block. ben watson working on connor barwin. i tell you, i can't get over sean payton. i'll never get over the fact he did the on-side kick in the super bowl. that was the greatest risk i'

franklin had founded in philadelphia gentleman's library. to his sister he gave the ladies library of roku's radical premise is stated on the first page and the first volume which read, it is a great injustice to shut books of knowledge from the eyes of women. open the book, kiss the paper. jane franklin gave worth to 12 children in 24 years. her belly swelled and emptied and swelled again. her filled and emptied and filled again. her days were days of flash a little legs and arms and the little hands touched around her neck. a baby in her arm arms she stared into kettles and tubs swaying. the days passed in the months two years. in the book of ages sheep pressed her children to ages. her husband fell into debt. he may have gone mad. two of her sons became violently insane and they had to be locked up. jane and her children lived to parents as she nursed in their old age but she gave birth to 12 children 24 years and buried 10 of them. she wrote to her brother, sorrows roll upon me like the waves upon the sea. i'm hardly allowed to fetch, ti

philadelphia goes to carolina if they win.er goes wherever, the winner goes to the other city. >> cris: this is going to come down to shayne graham playing for his ninth team. replaced garrett hartley. shayne graham has had big misses in the playoffs. i remember in cincinnati, one in particular. so he's been perfect so far for the new orleans saints. but it is going to ride on his back unless they can pick up a first down here to make it even closer. >> al: second and six. and this is going to be khiry robinson taking it very close to a first down. take a look. the officials checking over at the sideline and vinovich is going to bring the chains in. that stops the clock but only momentarily. they'll rewind it after they measure here. clearly right now in extremely makeable field goal range. here's robinson again. >> cris: up top here, the key block. ben watson working on connor barwin. i tell you, i can't get over sean payton. i'll never get over the fact he did the on-side kick in the super bowl. that was the greatest risk i'

philadelphia's strawberry mansion high school was on the brink of closure, with the clock ticking down teachers and students struggled to save, it abc news was there with extraordinary access over two school years. now thanks to our viewers we're back with the astonishing outcome. abc's diane sawyer takes you inside for our latest edition of "hidden america." >> reporter: morning begins at strawberry mansion high school with a prayer. >> we must save the children. in your name, amen. >> amen. >> reporter: security guards take their posts to watch for razor blades and tin foil, knives and backpacks. >> take your coat off. >> reporter: vassaline on faces used to prevent scratches in a fight. it is a school of 464 kids. a lot of them want to learn. a lot of them on a hairtrigger. >> this is a dangerous school. a lot of fights pop off for nothing. you've got to be safe. >> reporter: for five years running mansion, as the students call, it was considered one of the most dangerous schools in america. and our cameras were allowed inside. linda wayman was the fourth principal for mansion in th

>> north philadelphia.e targeted that draft board because it was in one of the poorest sections of the city where they were bringing many, many young, poor young man into the armed forces to be sent as cannon fodder to vietnam. our government was lying to us about the casualties, both civilian and military casualties. so i participated along with john and going into a draft board and destroying files so those young man could not be drafted. priests,ntioned the the berrigan brothers. 1969 was thist in for you, catonsville? i want to go to a clip of the action that was keynes fell, maryland, where a group of activists led by the berrigan brothers burned draft cards with napalm. they still hundreds of the draft records and torched them. they were sentenced to three years in prison. >> we do not believe that gun violence is dead. believe an action like this will still speak to our fellow americans. we want them to believe that a decent society is still possible. it is impossible if these files and what they rep

jason carroll just spoke to the philadelphia police department.hooter is apparently still at large? >> still at large and some updated information after speaking to philadelphia pd. the shooting actually taking place at 3:29, taking place inside the gym there at albert einstein -- excuse me. not albert einstein medical center. that's the hospital where the students were taken. delaware charter valley high school. you can see where the police are searching for the shooter. just at about 3:29 p.m. as students were gathered there in a gym at the high school, that's when the shooter apparently opened fire. two students shot. a 15-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy. i'm told that their injuries are not life threatening. there were some reports that the young man and woman were shot in the arm and their injuries were again nonlife threatening. police also say that they do not have an active shooter situation, which would lead me to believe that at this point, based on the active search going on there at the school, that the shooter may not be on the campu

they reconciled and the girls moved back to philadelphia. they decided to let their daughter finish the school year in the grandfather's school district. that's when the trouble began. >> the school district contacted us in april and said "there's a problem with your residency." we came in to meet with the principle, >> and whapt. >> she keeps insisting i never lifted there >> the superintendent wouldn't talk to us. she made good on her threat and turned the case over to police. >> the garsia's say they were cooperating. alicia showed voter registration and other proof. >> we haven't heard anything for maybe a month. >> and then in august he called us and said that we have a choice to turn ourselves in or he was putting out a warrant to arrest us. >> what was going through your mind while they were finger printing you and processing you. >> disgusting. >> disgusting. >> to the system, to everything. everything came to my head of disgusting. >> i couldn't believe that it was happening in america over education. a 5-year-old child. and i plead

he did not want james in philadelphia as his servant.ot clear why, but there was a sense of corruption. there were fewer blacks in massachusetts. he says, do not have him come. he writes a second letter. this is revealing. i think she taught him to read. i do not know if she was instructing john adams so much on this. she was showing her love and affection for james as an individual regardless of his race. >> here is a quote that one of our viewers sent in. it looks like she is quoting a letter to john. "we live, my dear soul, in an age of trial. what will the consequences be? i know not." >> wonderful quote. tells us they had no idea that there would be a war. they suspected there would be a war. he did not know it would separate the colonies. all of the things that we take for granted. we have to view it from their point of view. we do not know what is going to happen. >> we have said at the outset that she was criticized by the press to sometimes use the phrase "mrs. president." what is the context of that? >> the context of the press

, south philadelphia, they're the heart and soul of the communities.t we explain to developers is, it really is the balanced growth. it's mixed-use. it's about affordable housing, and it's about the higher-end housing. it's about making sure that mixed-use properties, commercial on the ground floor, and residential up top. it all has to work together. that's what happens in cities. that's what mayors do. >> what do you need from the feds this year? what do you need from president obama and congress? >> we're getting great attention. i've felt an unprecedented direct access to all of the secretaries, whether it's hhs or hud or transportation -- >> is there something you need now, you need them, like, let's stop this, we need "x"? >> we need water infrastructure support. >> okay. >> you know, we just declared a drought in the state of california. and water structure is valuable, but it's like infrastructure all across the country -- >> you need the federal government to say, this is something the state can't manage on their own? >> absolutely. and we're

philadelphia seeing the heaviest at this hour. in new york city, it is not only the snow that is starting to begin, but also the wind. it is making it feel like 12 degrees outside. philadelphia, heavy snow. temperatures make it feel like 10. the worst of it by far will be in boston. upwards of a foot of snow with temperatures that will make it feel like minus 9 out there. we'll have details on our own forecast and if there is any hope of any rainfall coming up in just a few minutes. >>> tomorrow could be another turning point in the jahi mcmath case. she's the girl who's been on life support for three weeks now after a tonsillectomy. >> reporter: the family's attorney says this hearing in federal court will be held to discuss a temporary restraining order, which is keeping the hospital from removing her from that ventilator at least until tuesday. the mandatory settlement conference is a very common procedure. in this case, the judge will meet with hospital officials and with jahi mcmath's family. each side will present the facts

take a look at philadelphia right now. the city receiving 12 inches of snow. >> wow. >> that right there is the bridge for i-95 that goes over the delaware river right there. and i'll tell you what, they saw a mess across the area in philadelphia. up towards new york, a little farther up i-95, look at times square. yeah, traffic flowing okay there. the snow has stopped in times square. but parts of new york and parts of northern new jersey picking up over a foot of snow around that area. and windchills there tonight will be about 10 below zero once again, just like ours. we're going to be talking about the extreme cold over the next couple of days. tomorrow a high of 15 degrees. winter storm, you know it. we're tracking it. we'll continue to watch it for you as the cold air sets in, starting tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. check bell will be in early tomorrow morning, talking about temperatures going up to a high of only 15. that will be a record low high temperature, if you understand that means. >> even colder than what we had a c

and i want to say it was in philadelphia.ut i want to know how the person that had that hidden behind the wall got those very important things and had them? >> i'll answer quickly because i want to say this is happening in the 1950's and 1960's so not that long ago. the story of ladies historical society found and financed this deserves a television program of its own. it was fascinating. they raised money one chicken dinner at a time paid the sum of $25,000 to get this stuff. >> is that close to where she was born, is that where the connection was? >> the ladies felt like she was north carolina's only born first lady. you can go there now and see part of that. >> dolley madison returns to washington after the death of her beloved james. how does she spend her years here? >> she becomes the grand dame of washington society once again. because people know about her poverty but don't want to confront her with it, people in the white house, the tylers invite her to come to dinner on many occasions. the younger first ladies alway

>> thank you. >>> philadelphia got hit hard by the storm.from sunny and frigid philadelphia where we are waking up to over 13 inches of snow on the ground that is blowing and drifting as those bitter arctic winds pick up. i am here at the art museum with the weather lab, our weather tracker on wheels and we have been out in the conditions since yesterday morning, and the snow not falling any more and it feels sub zero and the temperature is 4 degrees. bands slow along the i-95 corridor from d.c. up towards boston you can see the dark blue shading, and 6 to 12 inches of snow with embedded higher amounts and now we are dealing with the winds as cold air plunges in from the north, and 15 to 25 below average across the entire region and that cold will stay with us through the remainder of the week. it's still snowing in portions of eastern new england. back to you. >>> predicting the weather is not a perfect science, but warren buffett is making a major offer to anybody that picks the perfect college basketball bracket. the billionaire investor

and ron allen in philadelphia. at least in philadelphia, they closed the public schools. a lot of criticism of new york city's new mayor for not closing the schools, and kids had a terrible time on long bus rides home. >> reporter: indeed, andrea. in new york, a lot of kids get to schools on subways, too, and it's a much denser city in some ways. i don't know the logic of why the mayor kept them open and the philadelphia mayor did close the schools. as a matter of fact, in a briefing not long ago, he said that he hoped by the end of the day he had most or all of the roadways in this town passable. so an indication that there are some neighborhoods where the plows have not gotten to and where they're having trouble clearing the streets. that's always a problem in urban areas. here in philadelphia, they have gotten more snow than perhaps ever. certainly since 1917, i think the official date. 13 1/2 inches reported at the airport. 14 inches recorded by the city's emergency management community here. 16 inches in some of the outlying suburbs, which is a lot of snow in a short

do not treat me like an illegal alien because i live in philadelphia. >> but you should stay in philadelphia, where you are paying taxes. >> if you are a person who doesn't have the money to live in montgomery county, that is not your fault that you can't make the same money, okay? >> is the school in your neighborhood in philadelphia, is that school unsafe? >> it is safe. they passed the ayp, the no child left behind law. >> the d.a. cancelled a planned interview with us. but the garcias think they are a test case. the moreland school district are, so far the only family being prosecuted is the garcias. >> the garcia family to make an example, to make sure everybody in philadelphia, this can happen to you. >> this is an interesting phrase you used, across the border. >> that's the phrase they use . canada. >> there is a line they don't want people to cross. >> our special correspondent, soledad o'brien joins us. is there a likelihood that this woman will go to jail? >> there is a possibility the garcias could go to uranium. i jail. if you value that education as $10,000, it could be possibl

jenna: i think this is philadelphia. >> yes. to go beat the band and jenna, did you bring your puffy coat today? >> it's not gone away this entire winter. >> fantastic. jenna: the puffy coat is here to stay. >> we're going to have twitter with jen and the puffy coat. the temperatures are going to drop considerably so d.c., philadelphia, new york, you're into the snow right now and philadelphia is getting the heaviest snow right at this time with 21 degrees. the temperature is going to continue to drop throughout the afternoon and the evening. let's take a look at as we go further out in time, the afternoon hours, evening, this is 1:00 a.m. on wednesday and we're still seeing snow around the delmarva, jersey, long island. long island, you could hit over 14 inches of snow and blizzard conditions for coastal massachusetts. by wednesday afternoon, it is out of here but we're still going to see the wind gusts so blizzard conditions possible and there's your snow totals. 10 to 18 inches along coastal massachusetts, long island. eight

my agenda is to: 30 this afternoon, philadelphia and sylvania, ben bernanke, one of his final -- philadelphiaernanke, one of his final speeches. about 1000 people in the major ballroom to hear him discuss his janet yellen and stanley fischer presumably take over. a lot of emotion. these are his academic compatriots, all the different universities. you see lots of nervous economists going around trying to get jobs, but you will see the rockstar. he is going to go in their bank. i assume stanley fischer will be there, maybe even janet yellen, all rise after what he has gone through with this crisis. >> of that, surely, there can be no doubt. to radio. we bid you farewell for the weekend. istina, what is on your agenda? >> i will be watching the car results from the auto industry, coming out through the morning. at the end of the day, we will get an aggregate number from the government. our own reporter matt miller i am sure will be all over this. it has been a banner year for the u.s. carmakers, and they will probably post some pretty strong results -- post some pretty strong results here. obvi

when you start to get into baltimore or philadelphia, we know that -- >> we have experience. >> yes. >> but in 2011, atlanta went through this, they did buy salt rocks, they made preparations, how come their city can't get it together when your city went through and pretty effectively. >> we saw the storms coming, we had episodes in the past couple of days, an inch here, three there, whatever the case may be. we are on constant ready alert because we get snow december through about march. it's unusual for atlanta or new orleans. >> i guess you get what to do when the time requires. >> we try to do the bet we can. >> thank you for being with us. >> absolutely. >> coming up next - come home - all will be forgiven. could edward snowden go from exile to nobel honorary? >> now a snapshot of stories making headlines - a bully on capitol hill. the cameras are rolling after new york reporter asked new york congressman michael grimm's justice department into his campaign's finances. things got ugly, michael grimm threatened to throw the reporter off the balcony, he did later apoll zis. >> the

the surface air is near new england, temperatures will be dropping quickly in philadelphia and new york in fact tuesday, wednesday, it spreads, and the color changes, color warms a little bit once it's over the u.s. here. it will being getting a little -- will be getting a little warmer. the numbers coming up with the national forecast a little bit later. del. >> dave warren thank you. one of our producers have been being questioned, mohamed fahmy one of three of our staffers who have been held for nine days n now. peter greste, another staff member. three being health separately at torah prison outside of cairo. >>> iraq callings for residents of fallujah to drive out what he is calling terrorists. the islamic state in iraq and the levant are battling forces to control ramadi and fallujah. imran khan reports. >> guns and rocket propelled grenades they say they are willing to face any challenge. shelling campaign the fighters say were carried out by iraqi army forces. troops have circled the city, and are led by tribes led by sheik abu al richa. there have been attempts to withdraw the

but right now, just above the freezing mark in philadelphia. not much happening at 4:00, but as the storm intensifies, this is where the snow is coming down tonight. i'll look at the cold air behind this. and it will be a little bit later with the complete national forecast. >> next on aljazeera america, a big surprise in 2013. now more popular than ever, and getting competition. >> hackers stealing the information of users on two popular websites. the website, it allowed them to steal the information seconds after it opened. and the other, with the army, it claimed that it attacked data with skype. >>> gaining ground this year with vendors, and that is creating room for new digital currencies. patricia explains. >> when you buy something electronically, using traditional occurrences like dollars or pesos or yen, it works like a bank much. >> bit coin's appeal is that it transfers from one person to another. using computers that stops people from sending the same by the coin twice, prevents fraud. and it keeps it growing at a steady rate. >> th

john henry smith live in philadelphia. basketball whether former nba champion dennis rodman is following through to take a group of former players with him to north korea to an exhibition game, kenny anderson, cliff robinson and ben baker with he craig hodges will team up to take on al north korea e afternoon senior national team which happens to be kim jon un's birthday. he says he considers the leader a friend for life. now, rodman is calling this game his version of basketball diplomacy. >> we will see if it leads anywhere then. ? >> we will see. >> thanks, michael. dramatic footage on the coast of the united kingdom. >> here we go. there it goes. look at that. the moment part of a cliff collapsed following days of rough seas along the coastline. local officials are urging the public to stay away. the area is usually frequented by fishermen and popular with tourists in the summer. sgluk has bi ben hit with flooding. in the southwest many homes and roads are under water. >> for days, parts of britain have been battered b

this coming to us from philadelphia.ell our local station there has been a shooting there, and that shooting has happened at delware valley charter high school. two shots. one male, one female, shot in the gym at the school. at this moment it is unclear to us whether the shots came from inside or outside the school, and, frankly, we do not know who is hurt, whether these are students or anyone else. rob over here has a location for us. this is that school, i guess. >> this is the school, and it happened at delware valley high school at 5201 old new york road in philadelphia. it's really all we know as far as location. >> this has just come in. it's not in the local newspaper there yet, not on the wire services. the tv cameras are not up in the air but way have had confirmed a number of people have been shot and we believe the shooting -- those who were shot have -- it happened inside the gym, and now we do have pictures from above. these live pictures courtesy of wtxf0, fox station for philadelphia, and there's some secu

and 25 in philadelphia. are gusting quite a bit right now across kansas city down towards tulsa, and back into indianapolis where we have had reports of up to two to three inches of snow. it's much colder across the north central plains and midwest, minus 11 right now in minneapolis. and looking at more snow along i-94 in north dakota. be careful out there on the roadways and stay with us throughout the day, because we will be sure to keep you updated. >> thank you very much. and thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "inside story" is next. and check us out 24 hours aday just by going to aljazeera.com. >> on the day americans pause to honor the memory of martin luther king, the world is boiling over with religious oppression and strife. the world hot spots, and that's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. if you would like to spend a few depressing moments on k

all public schools in boston, philadelphia and new york city are all closed today. so kiddos, you have a snow day as they say. all right. we're going to move on now to other news this morning in a big vote coming monday on capitol hill. that's when the senate is scheduled to decide whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits. insurance was not included in last year's bipartisan budget deal. so it actually ran out last week for more than a million unemployed americans. after the senate, the bill heads to the house. but the senate majority leader, harry reid, worries it might run into trouble with hard-line conservatives. president obama has urged lawmakers to pass the measure as soon as possible. >>> and speaking of the president, he spent day 13 of his hawaiian vacation on the golf course. this time joined by another world leader. john key, the prime minister of new zealand hit the links with the president on the island of oahu. key's teenaged son joined them. there are no reports of holes in one. but plenty of high fives to go around. so it sounds like the go

in just a few minutes we'll speak by phone with the mayor of philadelphia. again, that's still ahead. >>> they have already made millions off their television show and they sell a host of products from t-shirts to stuffed dolls and even chia pets. now the stars of "duck dynasty" are brarcnching out into the firearms arena. >>> also the family trying to keep this little girl on life support gets an ally. i'll talk to the late terri schiavo's brother about the foundation set up in her name and how they're trying to make a difference in the life of jahi mcmath. that's our question for you, the life support debate. should jahi mcmath's family, not a judge or a hospital, have the final say over what happens to this young girl? weigh in on twitter and facebook. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there ar24/7.b

if we have any viewers in philadelphia, i got to say philadelphia is on the ascension.look at the restaurant scene there, hotter than new york. serpico, spectacular stuff there. artists are moving from new york because williamsburg is expensive, to philadelphia. it's on the rise. >> it's on the move. i feel a "street signs" special from philadelphia. >> can i volunteer to go with you to that "street signs" special? i want to say, i'm licking my chops right now just thinking about it. >> go to denic's in the reading terminal market and get what the travel channel called the best sandwich in america. roast pork cheesesteak. spectacular. >> okay. go, philadelphia. street talk time. hitting investment recommendations. stock stories. let's talk about intel being upgraded to outperform. >> upgraded to outperform and the stock doing well again today. they see intel gradually making a comeback. they boosted the target to 31. the stock is just under 27. remember, jpm upgrading intel yesterday, jpmorgan. so a lot of people to begin the year starting to come out on intel. >> just

we are proud in philadelphia to have received that designation states. >> it doesn't come with money. >> it comes with the opportunity grants. >> preferences. >> that we will go after. we have those coming in. the application process, and the promise zone initiative requires better coordination for dollars coming in, for leverage additional federal and private sec for dollars. there are great assets out there. the neighbourhoods had tough times. the people never gave up, the people made a promise, it's a promise kept. >> we want to finish up. your city is effective in dealing with the weather crisis you had. we are looking down south. there's a lot of reporting down around atlanta, and the troubles they had getting people moving. people are spending hours sleeping in the cars because they can't get home. how does a city like yours work through having a disaster of the problems. >> these are cities that don't see the weather events that we get in the north-east. when you start to get into baltimore or philadelphia, we know that -- >> we have experience. >> yes. >> but in 2011, atlanta

only the single digits in philadelphia and new york. do not be surprised to see below freezing temperatures in pennsylvania and new york as well. the temperatures are bitter cold and then it gets a little warmer. tuesday and wednesday with cold wind chills climbing a bit on thursday and friday. freezing temperatures expected tomorrow morning as far south as florida. look at that, del. >> dave warren, thank you very much. thank you to each and every one of you for watching al jazeera. the stream.is next, and remember you can watch al jazeera on www.aljazeera.com. stay warm. historically harsh punishment. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here, bringing in all of your live feedback through the show. today we're taking an interesting look at what against.

we're very proud in philadelphia to have received that.e designation from the president of the united states. >> but it doesn't come with any money. >> it comes with the ability to score grants that we'll be going after. we have dollars already coming in, but the application process and the initiative requires better coordination for dollars coming in to leverage additional federal and private. there are great neighborhoods out there, the people have had a tough time, but never gave up. >> your city was pretty effective in dealing with the weather crisis you had just a few days ago, and we're looking down south, and seeing a lot of reporting down south in atlanta and the troubles they have had just getting people moving. people are spending hours and hours sleeping in their cars because they can't get home. how does a city like yours work through a weather disaster of the same variety and not have these kind of problems? >> these are cities that don't see anywhere near the kinds of weather events this we get in the northeast. when you star

are south eastern kentucky, san antonio, philadelphia, los angeles, and the nation of oklahoma which is an american inian tribe. the new initiative coming as they look back at the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. it began with a speech by president lindon johnson. mark snyder looks back. >> and this is demonstration today. declares unconditional war on poverty in america. >> the speech came less than two months after the assassination our aim is to relieve the symptom of poverty. but decure it. above all. to prevent it. >> poverty had been a major concern of president kennedy, and with the country still grieving and almost one in five americans living in poverty, johnson declared war on poverty.

in philadelphia, sonia sanche.a renowned poet, playwright, activist, one of the leaders of the black studies movement. she is the author of more than a books.outes -- here in new york, we are joined ,y three people, felipe luciano my longtime comrade, poet, journalist, and writer. he knew amiri baraka for 43 years. he was an original group of the group the last poets. komozi woodard is a professor of history at sarah lawrence college, author of "a nation within a nation: amiri baraka and black power politics." is with us, chairman of the people's organization for progress. to start with sonya sanchez. your reaction to the news of amiri baraka's death. >> good morning to you, my brothers and sisters. how are you doing? it is good hearing all of you. juan, likether everyone else, we were more than shocked. we could never imagine ourselves on this earth without dear brother amiri and his father. he started out in the day, he would say hello to his family in newark. he would say hello to all of those brothers and siste

to baltimore and philadelphia and new york city. now, the problem is, we haven't had a storm like this in so long, you go outside to clear the car in the driveway with negative 25 windchills. negative five in new york city, 11 in new haven. boston to providence, minus 19 windchills. it's brutal. you are outside and it's like an ice cube. the winds are howling now. don't bother trying to shovel in cape cod, southern portions of new england. the snow is going to blow back. the winds are getting lighter around heartford and poughkeepsie. the other story is, it's brutally cold back to minneapolis. windchills low from new orleans to atlanta. almost the entire country is encased in this ice. betty, the big story as we move on from here, what comes next. >> just stop right there. >> the cold outbreak behind this storm -- >> how bad? >> worse than this one. minneapolis could have a windchill of minus 60. be careful out there. thank you. now to boston where more than a foot of snow and frigid temperatures are causing havoc. richard lui is in

the train was headed from chicago to philadelphia. no injuries reported. the cause of the derailment still under investigation. >>> and throughout the nation, communities and elected leaders are joining together to remember martin luther king jr. today. millions of people, including the first family, will celebrate by giving back. here's nbc's danielle leigh with more. >> reporter: crowds gathered at the base of the martin luther king jr. memorial to the tune of traditional african-american spirituals. and local leaders laid a wreath at the base of the massive mlk statue. thousands of people marched through san antonio, texas. and in philadelphia, senator bob casey kicked off a citywide day of service. >> i come here this morning with gratitude in my heart. >> reporter: king dedicated his life to the fight for equality and was assassinated in 1968. his iconic "i have a dream" speech made from the steps of the lincoln memorial now more than 50 years ago continues to serve as an inspiration. >> were it not for dr. king standing on the steps of the lon con me

lines are trying to maneuver around hard-hit places including philadelphia, which you see here. traveling anywhere today will be tough if you can avoid it are or maybe delay it in any possible way. can you imagine what amtrak will look like? >> bundle up at home if you can, definitely. 4:11. weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. >>> tom kierein telling us more about what our weather is doing today. >> the first round was snow. that's tapering off and ending. snow on the eastern shore. we have a couple of lingering bans here in montgomery county, fairfax, prince george's. a few flurries flying through in the district of columbia, most of the snow has ended. temperatures were down in the low 20s to mid-20s. it has dipped down it into the teens further north and west. the winds are gusting to around 30 to 40 miles an hour. our windchills by around 7:00 this morning had will be down to near zero to single digits. by 8:30 they'll still be in the single l digits. by 10:00 winds may be gusting to 50 miles an hour. temperatures just near 20. look at the windchills, near zero.

nbc's jay gray has more from hard hit philadelphia. >> reporter: it's the second winter storm of the year, and just like the first the northeast is once again snowed in and in some cases frozen solid. stretching more than 1,000 miles from kentucky to massachusetts, the storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, boston, fiphiladelphia, parts o new jersey all breaking the foot mark. new york city is digging out, too. >> cars are spinning out and stuck. wasn't a good commute. >> reporter: on long island drivers spent most of their morning stuck on the expressway, trips that normally take an hour turned into three or four for those trying to navigate unplowed roads. >> it's crazy. there's cars stuck in the middle. cars stuck on the side. >> reporter: also stuck, planes at some of the nation's busiest airports. nearly 3,000 flights canceled tuesday interest washington, baltimore, philly, new york and boston and today already another 1,400 flights have been canceled but there is still one way to get around after the midweek winter blast the. >> my husband bought a sled so we're s

this was philadelphia. being in that environment and me thinking about going to school and the hopelessness that pervaded that situation. from there i was, "that's it, i'm getting serious. we'll find out what works and what doesn't." >> you gathered a bunch of people together. >> yes >> that would know. it was obvious. you describe this dinner party. it was obvious everyone knew it was smaller class sizes, get rid of the unions. you know, it's belligerent teachers. obvious thing. >> yes. notes. >> yes. >> thinking solutions. >> the first thing i did was gather a lot of people that did a lot of work and they got together in philadelphia. they threw out - i said, "this is my goal. i want to make a list for me and everyone else, a novice that comes in, so we know better." i come from the medical people. you know certain things about everyone. bad. >> your parents are doctors. >> yes. >> your wife... >> a ph.d. we have a lot of smart people. i was listening to them. they were so vociferous saying small classroo

tomorrow night lows will be in the single digits in places like new york and philadelphia, highs on wednesday across the northeast will be in the evens and 20s, and only in the 30s as far south as atlanta. is this the return of the polar vortex? well, kind of. the polar vortex is an area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere. it typically hangs out in the arctic regions but not too uncommonly in the wintertime it will dive down into the u.s. dragging frigid air along with it as we experienced earlier this month. in the case this week the polar

, they cover philadelphia. they have never had thr three six-inch snowfall storms this early in a season ever. there's never been a fourth. we are flirting with record if this achieves what we think it is going to. we are seeing intense bands setting up. a storm off the coast, the center of the low is intensifying. really this is just the early stages of the storm. we zoom in and look at the snowfall bands. they were right over the turnpike. it must have been white knuckle driving, that's for sure. slowly drifting to the north right over the city. it's covering much of long island. snow under the darker blue anywhere from a half inch per hour to up differential diagnosis wards of two inches per hour. snow is coming down fast and furious across the area. it's going to be a long duration event. where it's snowing here for the rest of today it will continue into tonight including much of the i-95 corridor. travel a big concern. the afternoon rush will be difficult at best. winter storm warnings as far west as char

it goes from new england down from new jersey towards philadelphia, delaware and maryland. seeing where that sets up, we determine who gets the most snow. it looks like somebody can easily get over a foot especially closer to the coast where the wind picks up and brings in a lot of moisture. you see that on the ground tomorrow morning. by tomorrow afternoon and evening the storm clears out. here's that bitter cold air in place. it won't be snowing anymore, but it will pick up and be a the lo of snow on the ground. combine that with cold arctic air coming in, very cold weekend. 8 to 12 inches across boston and a little less farther south and west. 13 degrees for a high tomorrow, and then 25 saturday. 40 on sunday, so the warm air does come back. there's a mix, another storm coming in to create a mix of snow on monday. you could see wind increasing, and that will reduce visibilities especially right along the coast from boston down through new york. del. >> thank you very much. thank you for watching "al jazeera america." i'm del walters in new york. 101 east is next. for upd

philadelphia but more often in new york. and i would listen to various hosts there, gene shepard, barry farber, my favorite was bob grant who just passed away, and i just want to say one thing quickly about him. grant was an icon in talk radio. he was always very gracious and kind to we, and he will be deeply missed because he, he really helped blaze the trail for conservative talk radio today. so i'd listen to him, and i wrote the local radio station, it was wcau at the time, i think it's wpht now. and asked if i could do a talk show. i was 16 at the time. they let me in, i did one show, and that was the end of that. it wasn't intended to be a permanent show, but probably to get me off their backs. i wasn't planning on making it a career. and then over time in the '90s and in the early 2000 i was often on cable tv debating a clinton impeachment or what have you. and then, you know, i was a big fan of my friend, rush limbaugh, who's a mentor of mine, a big fan of sean hannity who's a mentor of mine. and i subbed for rush, bu

new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., and down towards norfolk it's over. believe it or not, around norfolk, virginia, we had about 4 inches of snow. that's crazy. now, here in the northeast, the winds are starting to ramp up near the coast as the storm intensifies. these are recent wind gusts anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. so, when you combine that with some pretty chilly arctic air, well, we're looking at some low realfeel temperatures. currently in boston, it's 11. new york is 12 and d.c., 13. so that snow has been light and fluffy, so if you like to make snowball, it's kind of hard to do that. you'll certainly have to bundle up for the morning hours. it's cold out there. look at those realfeel temperatures, well below zero. and guess what, it does look like this cold pattern will continue for awhile, so the storm pulls out. brisk winds, especially near the coast, there will be blowing, drifting snow, and that will make it hard to keep those roadways clear. now back to you guys. >> all right, accuweather's mark mancuso. thank you very much. >>> li

jay is chilling out in philadelphia. jay. >> reporter: absolutely chilling out. 13 1/2 inches of snow overnight here. that shattered the old record. you know the iconic steps of the museum of art that rocky ran up during the movie into a launching pad for sleds. the snow- >> is really cold! >> reporter: the gusting winds. >> chilly. >> reporter: and bitter cold temperatures stretched for more than a thousand miles across the northeast and midwest right now. >> it's freezing. i have multiple layers on doing the best i can to stay warm. >> reporter: staying warm is next to impossible. >> the windchill temperatures between zero and 10 below, this coal patter locking in for several days. >> reporter: which makes digging out even more difficult. >> we did our best, of course, to put a plow on every vehicle that could host one and that led to, i think, a significant effort by all. >> reporter: philadelphia took a direct hit. 13.5 inches in less than 24 hours, a record snowfall. it's stopped for now but the brutal conditions re

and philadelphia tis snowing to beat the band there. they could get 12 inches of snow.and we'll certainly see airport delays and air canc laegzs for philadelphia up to new york and boston ending tomorrow and we'll be left with cold temperatures and gusty wins in excess of 30 or 40 miles per hour. here are your snow totals. dc and north of the city higher totals. 8- 12 in philadelphia. and 8- 12 for new york city. and locally heavy for the jersey shore with a foot of snoechlt and eastern long island and coastal massachusetts, again upwards of 14 inches and the red right there blizzard warnings. we are seeing wind gusts in excess of 30 miles per hour to dc and philadelphia and atlantic. and this storm hasn't really got its act together. it will be an event for the next 18 or 24 hours. i hope you guys are staying in hotels. >> we are coming to your place. >> i am staying here. >> come on over. >> all right. janice. >> lot was room. >> save us a room on the cot. another fox news alert. the hunt is on for possibly three suspected suicide bomb ares headed to the winter games