randall pinkston looks at how he is perceived today. >> we don't advocate violence.ur people have been the constant victims of brewertality on america's racism. the government is unwilling or unhabit to do anything about it. >> he didn't sugar-coat his message. >> i think the white backlash is going to produce a black backlash. >> unlike dr. martin luther king, jr., who preached rachel tolerance and cooperation, his message was aggressive. >> so out of necessity, we have reached the point now where our people must form self defense units with which we can defend ourselves against the southern racists like the ku klux klan and white citizenship counsel and others. >> he had broken from his former mentor elijah mohammed the leader of the all black nation of islam. the split came the same year malcolm traveled abroad meeting foreign leaders and muslims who were not white. he moderated his views but still suppress stressed black independence. >> we should do something to uplift the standards in of our society and put it on par with others. >> this is one of malcolm x's l

pinkston with the slam. ryan with the flee pointer that pull the wildcats to win one he finished with game high 18 points. then guess who again. pinkston villanova comes all the way back and wins by 13. 68-55 the final. >>> tulane visiting temple the owls with great first half. jesse morgan with the three there. that gives the owls 20 to four lead. they held tulane to 81st half points. second half more of the same for the owls. quinton dee companies see had a game high 17 points. st. joe's had to play catch up against davidson they trailed by 13 but came roaring back. aaron brown with the layup to tie it at 44. he had 20 points the day. a bit later great defense by the hawk. this will turn into a james dunk. hawks big one today against davidson 75-70 the final. >>> look former governor ed rendell and dave montgomery taking in the harvard penn game at the palestra. this is rough night for the quakers. harvard is one of the best teams in the you have see league. the basket right there. this one all harvard. cr

hillard scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and pinkston had 16 and eight rebound. nice game. number six wildcats beat the fryars pretty good 89-61. nova has won 26 straight at the pavilion. wildcats at xavier sat difficult afternoon with the madness around the corner. congratulations, are is back to you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", find out which major air carrier routed more than hundred planes flying without the proper safety inspections. but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. >>> crews are replacing a 34 year-old gas main in stafford ocean county after a gas explosion leveled a house and sent 15 people to the hospital. >>> a dash cam caught the huge explosion yesterday afternoon. new jersey's natural gas crew where is trying to find a gas leak when it happened and seven gas workers are a among those hospitalized. at least two of them are in critical condition. >>> amber alert for a missing three-year oldies over with the child reunited with her mother and her father in police custody. the authorities say that elinor trotta was found safe

i'm randall pinkston. john siegenthaler is on assignment. starting over. our investigation into the witness protection program. we help a woman determined to get her identity back, find justice. shunned, seeking shelter. our eye-opening report on homeless gay americans and the groundbreaking new study on their lives. >>> view from above. in other orbit pictures from space you have never seen before. it this, an important update on a story -- tonight an important update on a story we brought you weeksing aabout the witness protection program and one woman has a life has been defined and in many ways, derailed by it. jackie taylor, last been in the program, long trying to prove her identity, pleading with the government to give her a passport. carole mckinley joins us from billings montana. carol. >> jackie is the dater of a former hell's angel who killed himself 13 years ago. and for 13 years for jackie it was a very big day. jackie taylor is on her way to finally learn who she is. we finally met her two weeks ago, a woman who is trying to overcome a life s

randall pinkston in new in new york, and john seigenthaler is on assignment. case closed. the man who killed trayvon martin will face no federal charges. a fallout amid a new debate about jus, and the spy cables. an aljazeera investigation leaking the documents, and tonight, why the cia reached out to hamas over gaza.

the last home game for seniors darren hillard and jeff on pinkston. both players responded against providence big time. hillard had 24 points, pinkston 16, to go with eight rebound and the wildcats beat up the fryars89-61. it was nova's 26th straight win and they clinched at least a tie for the big east title. wildcats against xavier in cincinnati saturday afternoon as conference tournaments are right around the corner, congratulations, are is. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" crews are working to restore gas to the residents surrounding a home explosion in stafford township, several people were injured and why neighbors are so upset with police. >>> also keith olbermann in hot water over a twitter feud with penn state students, find out what the espn and are on said and how the network responded. >>> finally a little warmer weather today vittoria and katie return with traffic and weather together on the i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned

i'm randall pinkston. the news continues.

randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: a pitched battle for control. chaddian forces launched an offense against boko haram in northern nigeria. the fight for a border town of gomburu. 200 boko haram fighters were reportedly killed and g omburu was secured. >> translator: they acquired weapons and were killing people. it is not godly what they were doing. >> but witnesses say boko haram fighters slit more than a dozen chaddian soldiers' those when they attacked the town of photokol. the town was eventually retain but at a high cost. regional fighting force to hunt down members of boko haram. >> if the international community does not demand, it will spread not only in the central africa and other regions. all over the country. >> reporter: the reaction force is sizable. 7500 soldiers from five african nations. france has sent military advisors and is also flying intelligence missions to track boko haram. the armed group has created chaos within nigeria. it created headlines when it captured more than 200 school girls last year. its campaign of violence

i'm randall pinkston in new york.siegenthaler is on assignment. >>> on alert, calls for attacks on the mall of america by a somali group linked to aljie-qaeda. >>> the missing, five months since 43 students vanished. our special report on corruption in mexico and the thousands of people still uncontracted for. >>>

i'm randall pinkston in new york. john siegenthaler is on assignment. >>> on alert, calls for attacks on the mall of america by a somali group linked to aljie-qaeda. >>> the missing, five months since 43 students vanished. our special report on corruption in mexico and the thousands of people still uncontracted for. >>> climate conflict. he writes research denying climate change. now we're learning where the money comes from. >>> plus getting laughs and making enemies, a day in the life of the comedian known as the jon stewart of iran. ♪ >>> we begin with fear. security, and reality all coming together after an al-qaeda linked group in somali urged followers to attack minnesota's fall of america. fear is also being felt in the biggest somali community in the u.s. which happened to be in minnesota. >> reporter: good evening, randall. a short while ago, i went inside the mall to see how it was going. and is business as usual. they are taking the threats seriously. they have heightened security but in the somali american

here's randall pinkston. >> reporter: new york city is practice cli growing luxury condominiums. 157 in the heart of midtown where a penthouse duplex sold for just over $100 million. the city's most expensive apartment. but it's no bonus for the tax rolls because of the 421a exemption. it gives new york developers a huge tax break as an incentive to build affordable housing. with 421a, the owner's first year are tax bill plummets in half. >> not a problem we have nowadays in new york city. >> 421 dates back to 1971, where new york city's construction came to a halt. >> in 1971 it makes sense to have this program. you know we got to get things built. in 1984, the market's a little hotter it makes sense to modify the program but we're behind the times. >> developers say the 421a tax abatement program is an incentive for them obuild affordableto buildaffordable housing. but builders have received $4.1 billion in exemptions. off that number only about 12,600 are defined as affordable. >> if we eliminated 421a and just took that $1.1 billion in taxes we could probably build if not 12,600

he won pea body award, and is survived by a wife and daughter >>> randall pinkston worked with bob simon at pbs and joins us on the phone. i never had the pleasure of meeting bob. i admired his work. you, however, covered stories with bob simon. what was he like? >> bob simon was the best of the best. a reporter's reporter as you heard roxana report on his many awards. many in danger zones, including the one that got him imprisoned for 40 days. he was also a generous person. i met him in haiti during the exile of the president. i covered for the story for a few weeks. and bob, as the senior correspondent was coming in to relieve he and cover the crisis. about nine years later our paths crossed again, when i was in baghdad, and bob worked on a story for '60 minutes" i was assigned to evening and morning news. the day came when i had to leave. the way most of us got in and out of baghdad was over land an 8-hour tortuous trip across the highway from iraq to imam. when bob heard he said randall, if you wait a day, go with me i'll go to tel aviv. i said "we'll ride together", he said "no, i h

pinkston right there. make it a five-point game., with the three pointer. that will pull the wildcats to within one. finished go with game high 18 points. and then guess who, pinkston again, villanova comes all the way back, wins by 13, 68-55 the final. >> tulane visiting temple. out with great first half. jesse morgan with the three to give the owls a 24 lead. to the second half more of the same for the owls, inbound pass clinton will make the three. he had a game high 17. temple wins this 155 to 37. >>> st. joe's playing little catch up yesterday. visiting david son. trail by 13 at the half, came roaring back aaron brown with the lay up, that will tie it at 44. he had 20 points. then later on, great defense by the hawks james gets t hawks with the big win at home against very good davidson squad, 757 to 70 the final. >>> and former governor ed rendell and philly chairman dave montgomery taking in harvard penn at the palestra. harvard one of the best teams in the ivy league. going to -- at the basket thumb one all harvard, crimson

pinkston right there, make it five-point game. then the sharpshooter ryan, with the three pointer.l the wildcats to within one. fin wished game high 18 points. and then guess who. pinkston again villanova comes all the way back, wins by 13, 68-559 final. >>> tulane visiting, jesse morgan, with the three. gives the owls a 20-four lead. eight-point in the first half. to the second half, more of the same for the owls, inbound pass clinton will make the three. he had a game high 17. temple wins this one. >> st. joe's playing little catch up yesterday. visiting david son. they trailed by 13 at the half. came roaring back, aaron brown, with the lay up. that will tie it at 44. he had 20 points, then later on great defense by the hawks. james gets t hawks with the big win at home against very good davidson squad, 75 to 70 the final. >>> former governor ed rendell and phillies chairman dave montgomery taking in harvard penn at the palestra. harvard one of the guess games in the ivy league. basket right there. this one all harvard princeton, with 36-15 lead at the half. another basket, right

pass by j'vonne pinkston looks like a quarterback on this one. josh hart makes the basket.12. darren hilliard with the steal goes coast to coast and lays it in. he had 15 points on the day. more great defense by nova and more great play by hilliard. another steal, goes coast to coast yet again. this time he makes a tough basket and is fouled. georgetown no match for nova today. 69-53 the final. >>> the sixers back home tonight where they've won three in a row hosting the charlotte hornets at the wells fargo center. last night they were on the road in boston. it was the first nba game for penn state product tim frazier. he had a great game gets the assist here on the mccaths dunk. five points and 11 assists for frazier. sixers had no answer for jared sellinger. the sixers lose 107 to 96. they've now lost 98 a row on the road. >>> okay. winter weather got you down? check out this view from tories pines at the farmers insurance open. beautiful view. this is a beautiful shot. on the third hole chad campbell, this is the shot of the day. it is a hole in one. tournament will wrap

later in the half nova puts it ththe away jevon pinkston wide open. villanova wins 68-55. they have won 19 of 21. >>> temple fans pumping them self up for tulane to take. all owls all day long. they start on a 12-zero won. the quinton decoast which three of 17. and temple allows just eight-point in the first. new school record for their d. tu wins by 18. >>> phil martelli walks off the court at the half against davidson, st. joes down by 13. hawk will never die. second half back they come. deandre puts st. joes up, two minutes later, isaiah miles and the foul. st. joes comes back to win 75-70. >>> ivy league hoops at the the palestra david montgomery, he is on hand for penn and harvard. whatever is going on in that program it a appears to be more entertaining than the game. harvard schools penn by 25. ouch. lasalle beat saint bonaventure by ten. drexel beats unc wilmington the dragons playing a little bit better as we head into february. >> thanks, jeff. >>> "action news" at the 11:30 continues next, crews battled a two alarm fire at a business in radnor. we have the lates

right here georgetown on the miss and watch the outlet pass by jason pinkston looks like quarterbackn this one. josh heart make the basket and nova is up by 12. nova playing great defense today. darren hilliard with the steal. he goes coast to coast. lays it in. hilliard with 15 points on the day. then some more great defense by never have a and, yes hilliard again another steal he goes coast to coast makes a tough basket gets fouled. georgetown no match for nova today. 69-53 the final. >>> temple visiting memphis. the owls struggle in the first half h monster second half. good defense temple with numbers jesse morgan making the basket to tie it at 54. time winding down in the game. memphis with the big basket right here by ken drop johnson. lays it in and memphis will take one point lead but back down the floor comes temple in a hurry josh brown for the jumper which is good. okay. memphis has one last chance with that miss, temple wins it 61-60. >>> hornets visiting sixers tonight. sixers won three in a row at home trying to mack it for for the first time since march of 2013 and the

. >> villanova darien hilliard and pinkston in the final home game at the pavilion facing prof den. he scored 19 of his team high 24 points. jason scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the sixth ranked wildcats won their 26th straight game at the pavilion beating the friars, 89- 89-61. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >>> update to story we brought you last night. the rescue of nan tease in florida. >> it turns out there were 19 manatees in a storm drain there. more than we first thought. all were rescued and town open waters. the manatees they believe were trying to reach warmer water when they got stuck in that drain pipe. manatees are listed as endangered species by the us fish and wildlife service. we're glad they are okay tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet. only verizon fios comes wi

jeff on pinkston gets it done. he scores 16 points in his final game at the pennsylvaniaville beyond. nova improved to 26-two with a beating. coach has a lot of love for his seniors. >> each group has got, you know, something unique to them but this group to me is always going to be really special because of where they brought us, what they went through and where they brought us. >> almost march. >> yes, it is. thanks ducis. >>> basketball and weather. >> yes right. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six, followed by night line jimmy's guest will forte and music from prince royce. "action news" continues at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner good night. >> dicky from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- will forte. from "the duff," bella thorne. and music from prince royce. with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel!

. >> this is al jazeera america i'm randall pinkston in new york. john siegenthaler is on assignment. accused in america. three men in new york arrested for allegedly trying to join i.s.i.l. tonight, a closer look at the islamic state's recruitment reach. death in pasco. the police killing of an unarmed migrant mexican worker strikes protest. we look at whether comparisons to ferguson are v

pinkston makes his way to the basket for 16. cats are rolling.g well as we enter the month of march. they win it 89-61. only positive for the flyers tonight, guys, boston lost as well. flyers still four points back but tonight is one you got to have. they didn't get it. >> you know what i'd like to get? >> oh, warmer weather. >> exactly. >> bring it. >> we turn two. >> not as frigid believe it or not instead of a low like we saw this morning of seven it's only going to go down to 18 tonight. >> see iain. >> there's hope. >> there could be some snow for parts of the area by thursday morning. especially south and east. sue will have the latest thon tomorrow morning at 4:00. >> i spoke too soon. >> there you go. >> thanks for watching. see you tomorrow. >> a police dash camera catches the moment a house is blown to pieces, the split second decision that caught this blast on camera. >> waiting for girl to arrive back in philadelphia. first, sue serio? >> yes, it is cold this morning, but not as cold as yesterday. at this time of year we count every d

pinkston makes his way to the basket for 16. cats are rolling.g well as we enter the month of march. they win it 89-61. only positive for the flyers tonight, guys, boston lost as well. flyers still four points back but tonight is one you got to have. they didn't get it. >> you know what i'd like to get? >> oh, warmer weather. >> exactly. >> bring it. >> we turn two. >> not as frigid believe it or not instead of a low like we saw this morning of seven it's only going to go down to 18 tonight. >> see iain. >> there's hope. >> there could be some snow for parts of the area by thursday morning. especially south and east. sue will have the latest thon tomorrow morning at 4:00. >> i spoke too soon. >> there you go. >> today on "tmz" -- >> so nicki minaj's long-term boyfriend has found a way of getting over her. >> he jumps the scale on booty. he got k. michelle's booty now. >> that's a big score, correct? >> no, no, safaree is cute for one. he's 6'3", chocolate and also we're told he has a big package. >> we're told. >> kanye west received the visionar

georgetown, with the miss and watch outlet pass by jevon pinkston just like a quarterback on this one 12. nova played great defense darren hillyard with the skills. goes coast to coast. lay is it in. he had 15 points. more great defense by nova, hillyard, yet another steel goes coast to coast once again, this time makes a tough basket and gets fouled. georgetown no match for nova 69-53 the final. >>> temple visiting memphis owls struggled in the first half but had a monster second half. good defense. temple with numbers. jesse morgan makes a basket. that will tie the game at 54. then we have time winding down in the game, memphis will get a big basket by kendrick johnson, lay is it in. memphis will take a one point lead. back down the floor comes temple will cummings see josh brown for the jumper which is good. memphis will have one last chance. with that miss, temple has a win 61-60. >>> hornets visiting sixers. sixers won three in a row at home trying to make it four for first time since march 2013 and were without michael carter williams for a second straight game. we will pick it

georgetown on the miss then watch outlet pass by jevon pinkston.rterback on this one. josh heart goes in and makes the basket. nova up by 12. nova plays great defense. darren hillyard goes coast to coast. he had 15 points on the game day. more great defense by know of, hillard yet another steel, goes coast to coast. he makes a tough basket. the gets fouled. georgetown no match for nova a 69-63 the final. >>> the owls struggled in the first half but they had a monster second half. temple with numbers jesse morgan makes a basket. that will tie the the game at 54. then we have time winding down in the game. memphis with a big basket here by kendrick johnson, lay is it in. memphis will take a one point lead. back down the floor comes temple, wilkins sees josh brown for the jumper which is good. memphis will have one last chance and with that miss temple has a win 61-60. >>> hornets visiting sixers. sixers won three in a row trying to make it four for the first time since march of 2013. they were without michael carter williams for a second straight gam