his very first speech after he was given the republican nomination for president was in philadelphia mississippi where cheney's former and goodman more murdered the three civil rights workers back in one hundred sixty four. that year in one nine hundred eighty or maybe the lady maybe as early eighty one lee atwater who was one of the top advisers to ronald reagan so we need to you know we can't use the n. word anymore and we don't even need to talk about bossing anymore basically all we have to do is say cut domestic spending spending cuts and all the white people will get the signal that this is you know cut off the welfare of those lazy about black people i mean these are not though what i'm doing is i'm characterizing as well actually let me share his exact words with you so there's no ambiguity because i want to get your thoughts on if there's a direct line from reagan in one thousand nine hundred eighty to this years lee atwater short of time. and i'm. going to show a rather narrow utah. you know message. is much more abstract in. however morning. when you see what happened in charlottesvil

southern strategy ronald reagan his first public speech as a candidate for president in philadelphia mississippi where goodman schwerner and cheney were murdered. you know it cetera. how different is it. you know at a certain level it's like when it's dog whistle it's only being heard. by the crazies when it's wide out in the open like trump is doing right now. i'm wondering if that is better or worse yeah because you know on the one hand it's like now a lot of people can see it and go oh my god to be shocked by it who wouldn't even notice the dog whistle before on the other hand a certain percentage of those people are going to say mom what's interesting maybe i should become one of them so in your opinion what's the difference between the dog whistle on the explicit shout out that we've seen with say reagan versus trump well it remains to be seen which is better it remains to be seen whether having this out in the open will actually cause people of conscience to break with this administration with a generation of republican racial dog whistles and policies break with the policy of voter suppre

that's what all the dog whistles about race have been, reagan starting his campaign in philadelphia, mississippi. >> you think about the war on drugs, when the tea party rose for the first time and they started talking about let's take our country back. you think about donald trump saying make america great again. what makes america not grate. he announced that mexicans were drug dealers and rapists so it's very clear anything other is wrong or bad. it's damaging the country. i was initially nervous about what you would say about identity politics and i couldn't agree with you more about building bridges. i think the challenges is when i'm forced to say the issue in a way that digestible to you that means i'm uncomfortable. where is the bridge where we can have a dialogue where we are fostering dialogue. i think for me as a african-american person i find myself on the defense. i'm so often in the minority. it's a minority view from a minority person you assume is angry. there's so many hurdles to overcome. >> your point is find those issues that unite, economic ish y eus. >> it's even more than

playing that game since nixon and the southern strategy and reagan opening his campaign in philadelphia, mississippi long time. but he just did it in a much more blatant way so he can't deny that's part of it. but there are many, many gettable voters. gettable by the democrats that put him over the top. and these are the people who i fight with, sometimes right here in this studio audience. this is that part of the democratic party that is plainly obnoxious. they are humorless, they're too politically correct. if you talk to trump people, they're not unaware of his flaws. but what they always say, like the first thing what they love about him, he's politically incorrect. you know? all those years ago when i called the show "politically incorrect," i wasn't exactly wrong. i failed miserably at driving a stake through its heart but that was a problem and it is a problem and we've been joking on it and he played that and he still plays that. and they love that. and they would, even though they know that he's bad in a lot of ways, they would rather be on his team than those insufferable people on the le

think back to ronald reagan who i think made some missteps, launching the first campaign in philadelphia, mississippias a mistake. but look at what bob dole had to say in a convention speech. >> the republican party is broad and inclusive. it represents many streams of opinion and many points of view. but if there is anyone who has mistaken or attached himself to our party in the belief that we're not open to citizens of every race and religion, then let me remind you, tonight this hall belongs to the party of lincoln, and the exits which are clearly marked are for you to walk out of as i stand this ground without compromise. >> now, dole, reagan in many instances, both bushes, certainly george herbert walker bush, all made statements saying they did not welcome the support of some of those who are self-identified racists. >> well, the party of lincoln is the party of the man who said we are a nation dedicated to a proposition. which is to say national identity in the united states is a creedal identity. you want to be an american, you come here, embrace the creed, you're an american. it is not blood

southern strategy, he warned southern democrats, kicking off the 1980 presidential campaign in philadelphia, mississippi. the site where just 16 years earlier, three civil rights workers were slain by the ku klux klan. reagan also thought that the evangelical vote appearing at a convention , of religious leaders, he said, you cannot endorse me, but i endorse you. reagan seemed like a strange choice for conservative christians, he was a former actor and a longtime angeleno, he had been a union leader, a democrat and was divorced. avorced, yes, he belongs to conservative christian church, and claimed to have had a born-again experience. but at 68 years old, the oldest man to run for president and he did not mean like a typical -- did not see micah typical -- he did not see like a typical evangelical standardbearer, but as president he inculcated a religious sensibility that fundamentally changed our national agenda. which brings me back to my my starting joke. reagan told that joke in march, 1983 to the national association of evangelicals. it was the opening to what has become known as the evil empire sp

ronald reagan, when he opened his initial presidential campaign in 1978, he did it in philadelphia and mississippi. we know what happened in hiladelphia and mississippi. those boys were killed in mississippi y. did he do that? see, what i'm saying is, when you come and tell people to get them the message, may not have done that, been that bad. ell, what's the next step? host: here's more of the president's statement from yesterday. president trump: as i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. it has no place in america. and as i have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. we all salute the same great flag. and we are all made by the same almighty god. we must love each other, show affection for each other, and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry, and violence. we must rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that bring us together as americans. racism is evil. and those who cause violence and its name are criminals and thugs, including the k.k.k., neo nazis,

mississippi. >> a woman dropped a claim against a philadelphia police officer.he says that officer sexually assaulted err and made racist comments. >> jeff cole has the story. >> reporter: according to the complaint obtained by fox 29 it was july 3rd, 2016 a young woman suffering from mental illness was ride ago bicycle near her castor avenue home. she's approached by a philadelphia police officer driving a cruiser and in unifo uniform. she's ordered to get into the front seat of his vehicle. as they drive off, the cop talks about racial hatred. >> he says he fan at a sizes about shooting and beating up the n word a person of african-american persuasion. >> he says his client is driven back to the nearby school and sexually assaulted. what the officer didn't know was that there was a school security camera rolling. >> he then has her touch his gun and he rubs the gun on her thigh. it's grainy but you can certainly see the sexual assault going on outside of the vehicle. >> reporter: he says the woman complains to philadelphia police the next morning. police inves

mississippi valley and moving west of philadelphia.concern. monday afternoon. fox future cast showing us today mixture of sunshine and cloud. by tomorrow morning rain breaking out across the lehigh valley and then game on as it pushes north and east on tuesday. rains could total 1 to 2" and isolated spots and three or four inches dream come true for 12-year-old boy he wanted to meet his hero and that happened dawn timmeney toy 76er star ben simmons. he responded in big way. simmons said let's make it happen and it did at the sixers practice facility in camden last week. where the sixth grader played one-on-one with all time hero. dawn timmeney shows us it's a day he will never forget. >> what's up. >> what's up. >> what's going on. >> how are you. >> good. >> nice to meet you. i like your jersey. >> wait are you ben simmons. >> i look like him a little bit. >> give me a hug man, are you good? >> you are are my favorite. >> the anticipation through the roof at 12-year-old tyler arrived at the philadelphia 7 6ers practice facility in cam

mississippi and arkansas and also new orleans and the rest of louisiana. harvey's remnants makes a move toward us. we are looking at the remnant low coming in toward philadelphiand looking at an inch of rain on saturday. some of you may get away with less than that. and not flooding rain but related to harvey. clouds and sun is nice today and 83 tomorrow and sun and clouds and a spotty shower. friday is cooler and 71 in advance of that rain we'll cloud up during the day. cloudy on saturday and harvey related showers on saturday. and the way things are timing out sunday morning may start out wet but looking at improvement. sunday afternoon should be good. and monday now is looking great mostly sunny in the low 80s. so the second half of the weekend is looking fine and i guess if you were to rate the three days they would go backward. three is saturday and two is sunday. >>> harvey forced cold play to cancel their concert in houston and the ravaged city is still on the band's mind. ♪ i'm dreaming about when i get back to houston ♪ >> the british band wrote and dedicated a brand new song to houston on monday night. chris martin says it was such a special song it

philadelphia, apparently, in 1963. and a guy came up to him and said ralph, i have a got a new venture for you. you ought to buy a community television system in tupelo, mississippias he told the story, he said, where is tupelo and what is community antenna television? and the answer was, the birthplace of elvis presley. and in tupelo, they could not get cbs from memphis, a valley town, so they put up a big antenna on the top of a mountain and ran a community antenna, catv, and those were the early roots of cable television. david: television was for free in those days. now, you have to pay for it in tupelo. so was that hard to convince people to pay for television? brian: what he liked about the business was subscription nature. so in belts or cologne and many other businesses he had been in, you have a product, you sell it, if you get sick next month, you're out of business. in our business, and what he liked about recurring revenue, is you have to borrow a lot of money, build it, and hope they will come, then you have a recurring business to work from. david: where did the name "comcast" come from? brian: great question. it does not get asked very often. it is

mississippi river valley. sunny skies through southern >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a warm, muggy morning and a hot arch for philadelphiailadelphia and a few scattered showers and thunderstorms in the suburbs and even more likely to see on and off showers in the lehigh valley and 88 this afternoon. partly sunny in delaware and new jersey. partly sunny to mostly sunny skies and 81 degrees. have a great day. >> the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> in the world of country music, brad paisley, he's a rock star. he sold millions of albums and won legions of fans on tour. before he performs for us, though, here's a little bit about him. ♪ brad paisley is the king of the country nation. >> ♪ we're one big country nation that's right ♪ >> known for his wit. ♪ let's leave it long in the back ♪ >> and his amazing guitar im nu colludings, including entertainer of the year. ♪ >> off his ninth chart topping album, th hit, with the video wracking up 42 millio views. ♪ another american saturday night >> his weekend warrior world tour is selling sdiums across the world. we are thrilled to welcome b