like we do rapping. make beats. produce. that's about about it though. >> cheryl, do you have anything to add >> >> it's going to take the kids to stop the violence >> how do we do that? >> people need to step up and tell their friends. >> voices of the future. >> hall luia. >> john, i am going to pick on you again. crn. why don't you tell us about that. it's the positive things we've doing. i am going to follow up. how we can expand what happen you're doing and who you are going to need to help you move forward to stop the violence. >> the crn is community response network. it comes from many years of experience in the mission district. the crn took a turn to not have the responsibility on one agency or program. the idea is to pool together youth-serving agencies that target the at risk kids and collectively work together through a neighborhood. the 3 components is crisis response. but also ranging all the way to supporting familying during a homicide and working along side the crisis prevention team. one of the other compo

. >> reporter: battling bullying by beat box and rap and rhyme. an innovative approach at this brooklyn elementary school that led to victory in the p burro's contest. >> it's opening new door for people to stand up and the wrap is basically telling people what is a bully. >> reporter: something daniel knows firsthand. >> i got to admit, me, myself, i used to be a bully. i used to make fun of people and other things. starting like a new leaf. >> reporter: the program was the english teacher's idea. she says some of the words blew them away at first. >> it's a serious thing. >> reporter: saying no to bullying is not just done through their rap performances. here, it is practiced every day with a simple pledge. >> i prenlg to praise people to give up put downs. >> reporter: do you feel safe from bullies here at school and why? >> yes, because this is like no bullying school. everyone doesn't bully. >> reporter: students here clearly feel safe from bullying and at ivillage, we wanted to reach out to the parents. in a survey, we're asking people how c

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but people should know what you went through to be what you are, a funk band rap tuba player. the greatest. he is the greatest. [ cheers and applause ] >> and may i say one last thing about quest. and this is another reason why i thank you for having me. but i really wanted to do this. quest, this is talking about courage. you freed me up for something in my life for a long time. you did a show about -- you know, it was an nwa thing and you was commenting about them. and you said something that i felt my whole life and never had the courage to say. "when i first saw nwa, i was scared." and you admitted that. like, you -- [ laughter ] listen, man, and -- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> he said, "i thought they were going to kick my ass." and i felt the same way, but i didn't say it when i was -- i was just like, "straight out of where?" [ laughter ] and it was -- you freed me -- i'm not lying. you free me up to like, go, man -- that -- that's what i'm saying. it's just -- a lot of people don't understand how rough it is to be not black if you're black. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: don't loo

station, his wife is not made a net case so he can have the cheapest of the wars in history and a long rap sheet for nothing. even though his pension was $69, i reduced to one dozen dollars per month, when he is paying it. now that it has moved over to the police credit union for the first time, he is paying it, even though the board said in an operation for some time. that is called white collar crime, i do believe. president mazzucco: there is a note here about scheduling a community meeting, and we should maybe put that forward to next week. any further public comment? hearing none, next item, please. secretary lt. falvey: item number eight, adjournment. president mazzucco: all in favor? [gavel] we are adjourned. ved ♪ w m u iat yo♪ea we edr r ♪, areestest? ♪ qnsea♪

he managed to get himself to the station which is why this little old nobody has a rap sheet that i would rather like to see some time. i never got a copy of any of my papers. can you tell me why the victim does not need a victim of their police reports when they are arrested habitually? he was a civilian sanction officer, not a police officer but he was transferred to the closest asian. >> blessed is he who considers the cause of the port. two weeks ago i presented my statement in the genocide and the defendants. you and obviously have an opportunity to gain an opening statement. i moved a direct verdict in the case. i call my first witness, thomas mazzucco. and did you borrow $900,000 at a residence or a properlty? your wife's name is catherine rose. >> this is not related to police business, i will ask you to kees and details of mr. mazzucco's life is not appropriate. if you want to have comments about the police department, fire away. >> you have to be in moscow. -- law school. >> this is not related to police business. >> you are finished. next speaker, please. >> good evening, how'r

and i said, first i need to hear you rap. and he rapped and i said that incredible.d, she says he wants marvin gaye and -- and he's like, what are you doing? i said, i'm trying to put the r& b sauce on it. and he said, sing it. and after it sung it, said this song ain't got no sauce on it. and i left and did a bad movie. i came back after my career was on life support. and when i got back, i went to miami and they said, you know that song you fronted on. it's number one right now. and it went from that to -- ♪ she took my money when i'm in need ♪ so from that, that's how i got back into music. >> jimmy: that is really unbelievable. you don't know kanye at the time. i like how he is ordering you around after about five minutes after walking into the house with his back pac on. >> yeah, but, you know what? he was a kid then. and he was a little nervous about his career. jay-z was there. puff was there. and you know, now -- >> jimmy: yeah, you get all the big guys to sing on the album. justin timberlake is on there. with you. >> yeah, j.t. >> jimmy: and t.i. >> yeah, t.

. ♪ ♪ >> en una muy carioca combinaciÓn de carioca y rap hablan de obama como de los suyos pero no loleÑos y esto es lo que barak obama jamÁs va a poder ver. esta mujer nos dejÓ entrar a su casa. barak obama no vino aquÍ. los cables de electricidad y de televisiÓn traen un mundo mucho mÁs atractivo que el que hicieron su casa en cada rincÓn. ♪ ♪ >> barak obama estuvo muy cerca de aquÍ pero en realidad estuvo muy lejos lo que Él vio estuvo limpio, maquillado y seguro pero quÍ adentro se cayÓ la mÁscara. pero al final sÍ dejÓ la esperanza. si Él pudo, dicen los habitantes de la fabela, ellos pueden tambiÉn. ♪ ♪ >> eso es lo que vimos en la fabela ciudad de dios. vamos a llevarlos a las playas. tambiÉn estÁ haciendo turismo. se lo contamos. >> hablemos de japÓn que no deja de ser noticia se abre una ventana de esperanza en japÓn. equipos de trabajo sin descanso y una lucha contra reloj empieza a tener una pequeÑa rescompensa. >> los ingenieros de esta planta nuclear han informado que se ha logrado algÚn avance en la misiÓn. de todos modos, el gobierno ha anunciado que esta central no vol

>> i like rapping in karaoke. >> jimmy: really?ly know one song. >> jimmy: what is that? >> eminem. ♪ two trailer park girls go round the outside ♪ that's the only one. >> jimmy: do you do a lot of karaoke? is that part of your life? >> yeah. people are embarrassed to say they like it -- i have one at home. >> jimmy: you do, yeah? >> i'm one of those people that do it by themselves when they are alone at home. and i'm not embarrassed to say. >> jimmy: you do it alone in your house, huh? do you congratulate yourselves offwards, maybe a little round of applause? >> yes. i think at the end everybody likes it, you know. >> jimmy: women, it's one of those things, it sounds terrible, but i have it in my house. >> but we all think we sound great. >> jimmy: absolutely. i have musical instruments that i don't play at my house and last night, people came over and we were playing and no one played the instruments and i realized, i'm thinking, we sound really good and i'm playing the keyboard like this and going, it sounds kind of good but whe

es un smbolo cultural que inclusive se menciona en canciones de rap de grupos locales.. los sharks y el logo que identifica al equipo de hockey, ha sido adoptado por pandillas.. s.o.t. josé garcía/policia de san josé 13:31:00 los mismos rivales, entre ellos mismos, los dos grupos o la multitud de grupos que son rivales todos usan el mismo logo del equipo de esta ciudad por el motivo de que se consideran de esta ciudad, entonces por decir si salen de la ciudad de san josé es una manera de identificarse como miembros de esta comunidad.. el pblico est dividido sobre el asunto. s.o.t. veronica parra/admiradora de los 'sharks' 7:36:00 no tienen por que estar haciendo eso porque si un niño tiene esa imagen de los sharks, o de cualquier otro equipo y ellos ven que las están usando las pandillas, pues qué mensaje les están dando, qué va a pasar con eso.. s.o.t. donald rodas/fanatico de los sharks 10:11:00 de ninguna manera, incluso me da más emoción porque veo que hay más aficionados al deporte que le van a los sharks el distrito escolar unificado de san jos prohibe utilizar atu

. >> en una muy carioca combinaciÓn de samba y rap, hablan de barack obama como si fuera uno de los suyosun rÍo. es un desagüe de aguas negras. estancado, podrido, malooliente. lejos de donde estÁ la policÍa, viven millones de brasileros. esta mujer nos dejÓ entrar a su casa. barack obama no vino aquÍ. los pables de electricidad y tv traen un mundo mucho mÁs atractivo que el que hay aquÍ. el calor y la pobreza hicieron su casa en cada rincÓn. ♪ >> barack obama estuvo muy cerca de aquÍ. pero en realidad estuvo muy lejos. lo que vio estuvo limpio, maquillado, seguro, pero aquÍ... aquí adentro se cayÓ la mÁscara. >> pero al final, barack obama sÍ dejÓ la esperanza. si Él pudo, dicen estos habitantes de la favela, ellos pueden tambiÉn. >> la madrugada de este lunes, el presidente parte hacia chile y desde allÍ, jorge ramos traerÁ los pormenores. >> tras el terremoto y tsunami a japÓn le podrÍa tomar cinco aÑos reconstruir. asÍ lo dijo hoy el banco mundial. los daÑos alcanzarÍan los 235 mil millones de dÓlares. por si fuera poco, en casi todo el territorio japonÉs soplan fuertes vientos y lluv

the rap. >> bradley: well... >> pitts: artists use it, the black rap artists use it, as you know, as use it all the time... >> bradley: oh, yeah. >> pitts: ...when they talk to each other. >> bradley: i love it. >> pitts: sorry? >> bradley: i love it. >> pitts: you love it? >> bradley: yeah, yeah. "you're my nigger, man." look, what... in every group, there are words that you use, there are inflections, there is knowledge about what a word means to you or to me or... how i mean it when i say it, that is not an insult. i think one of the things that offends white people about it is that they can't say it. they say, "well, is it because of my inflection, or is it because..." it's... no, because it's... because you're not us. jeff foxworthy says, you know, "you can't make jokes about a redneck unless you are one." you can't "nigger" unless you are one, and unless you are willing to accept everything that goes with it, which is a lot of good stuff, you know? and that's what they want, they want that good stuff. >> pitts: what's the good stuff that goes with that word? >> bradley: having

the people expressed their anger by rapping, standing out and chanting. they raised their signs and painted their faces. this woman says that they painted skulls to show symbolism. >> it shows the death of public education. >> reporter: many of the alliances represented students of color and the migrant youth. this man says he's out raged. >> and the people most affected are people of color and the poor. what's the point of a public system if no one can go to it. >> reporter: they protested a full legalization. this person did much of the organizing. it's essential that students speak out, they said. >> it's important, we have to understand, how do we change things in a collective way. how do we utilize the privileges as students. >> reporter: they've been forced to hike the student fees and cut the courses and lay you 3 -- and lay off 3000 faculty. >> from all nighters and back to back classes. the students are looking for a way to stay away -- awake without energy drinks. they're advertised to boost energy. the ingredients are sugar, caffeine and other

i mean, pigeons got a bad rap, basically. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they got a bad rap in new york. >> theyline for 800 years in their family. yeah. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah. it's a serious sport in europe. >> jimmy: you're such an interesting guy. >> well, you're not bad either. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: i was just wondering if i could do one thing quick. i always wanted to -- to beat you in a game of something. and i was -- [ light laughter ] >> how about marbles? >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] you can't suggest the game. i was thinking maybe if you wouldn't mind maybe rock 'em sock 'em robots. >> aw, man! [ cheers ] >> jimmy: so good. such a fun game. >> this is a good game, dude. >> jimmy: such a fun game. sorry. you'll be blue. i'm red. wait. hold -- you beat me already. you're that fast. you're that fast. [ laughter ] hold on. let me -- hold on. this is the goal of the game -- the goal of the game -- the goal of the game is you've got to knock the other dude's head off. you ready? >> yeah. >> jimmy: one, two, three -- [ laughter ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the head di

booth and is rapping along with all his songs. everyone in the audience is going crazy.to the audience. he was like, "all right, everybody, really quick, just want to wish everybody a happy new year. we got a lot of special people in the building tonight. we got me, jay-z in the building. we got beyonce in the building. we got rihanna in the building." and i looked at my friend allen. i was like, "we got aziz in the building." [ laughter ] and jay-z went, "we've got aziz in the building." and i was like, "oh, man, i'm in the building. i had no idea." i have never been a part of building announcements like that. people are never excited about me being in a building. they're like, "aziz is in the building." it's always like, "aziz is in the building? let's go to another building. [ laughter ] this one's got really low standards." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: let's go to another building. >> yeah. he said that. and i was like, "oh, that was nice of him to do that." >> jimmy: that's cool." >> but that's when things got terrible because immediately after that he goes, "yo, az

. >> they had goods pretty much broken up around rip rap. >> one craft began leaking fuel. >> you came around the corners, eyes started burning from the smell of it. >> the harbor master said there was a minor spill. they want the boat owners to take their vessels out as soon as possible before they cause anymore damage to the environment. >> most of the vessels are about 30-40 foot vessels so we're probably looking at maybe 100 to 200 gallon potential on each one. >> most, if not all of the boats were what they call anchor outs, boats anchored in the bay in the tied to docks. the harbor master tells us there are about half a dozen boats still stranded on the rocks. we've seen divers here examining damages on the boats and they tell us that most of the boats suffered heavy damage, so much so, they will probably have to be scrapped. quick lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. a portion of the jant cruz small craft harbor is back open for the first time since the march 11th tsunami. coast guard says it's safe for smaller vessels to move through the harbor. but the area beyond that brid

a very nasty rap on the road wave right now involving 30 to 40 cars definitely not some more you want to head up right now. cars are just opt out there right now and we will see more snow over the weekend. tomorrow the snow will let up a little bit, on sunday another strong storm pushes through and that will bring another one to 2 ft. of snow and a lingering snow showers into monday morning. it it's not going to be a fun weekend to get to and from tahoe. if you're planning on going this weekend and wait at least until tomorrow morning when the heavy snow is passed. it also won the roads are clear. into tonight showers rotating through the bay area, santa rosa 8:00 hour and we will see a heavy line of showers from 11:00. we still have a very unstable atmosphere right now and a possibility of thunderstorms. some could be severe. at the threat still goes down. overnight. if mostly scattered showers activity over here, showers popping up all the way from the 11:00 hour. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, thundershowers out there tomorrow and a strong storm set to push through on

it is almost impossible to find bad rap here -- it is almost impossible to find that rocked -- bedrock. they brought this so they could build the ventilation shaft, and the construction materials were brought here. the same thing is true if you go up to camp mather. a lot of what you see at camp mather was built, part of the construction shack and places for people to lift when they build the dam. the same thing is true here. this is the bart ventilation shaft and the ferry. the average water depth isz about 40 feet, and that is about right. on this side of the bay, we have average depths better 35, 40, 50 feet. the east side of the bay is very shallow. then the larger ships that come through need to have at least 40 feet. they actually have to dredge up some of it. there is a very limited channel through the bed. in a sailboat, you cannot turn and get out of the way. next, we're going to walk across the plaza and into the ferry building. we will have over and stop at this store, and we have not all of these phenomenal mushrooms. -- and we have all of these phenomena mushrooms. >> they

we were just going to go and sing sing christmas carols, do some rap songs, whether we could do to cheer up the brothers that were locked up. we started to do it over and over again. it was only 10 years later and that we began to see ways to use that in a more pro-active way. we would come out of a nightclub in new york city, my brother, my cousin, and i. we had had some experience with the police harassing us on the streets. this particular night, somebody had gotten into a fight, we were probably the only black folks in a white neighborhood the party that they were at, they were playing salsa, marvin gaye, and we were hanging out after the birthday party. we got caught up in a situation where the police had been called for shots fired. we happened to be the only black people there, they got us and put us in jail. that was the first day that you mentioned. the long and short of it is, i was in my second year of law school at the time. i am reading all these things about criminal procedure, criminal law. the stuff that is on the books is not what is happening on the streets. don't i hav

tour i will give up everything ♪ ♪ even start a world war for these ghettos girls and boys ♪ ♪ i'm rapping♪ ♪ all right, already the show goes on all night, till the morning we dream so long ♪ ♪ anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun up ♪ ♪ just remember when you come up the show goes on ♪ ♪ all right, already the show goes on all night, till the morning we dream so long ♪ ♪ anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun up ♪ ♪ just remember when you come up the show goes on ♪ ♪ so no matter what you been through no matter what you into ♪ ♪ no matter what you see when you look outside your window ♪ ♪ brown grass or green grass picket fence or barbed wire ♪ ♪ never ever put them down you just lift your arms higher ♪ ♪ raise em till' your arms tired let em' know you're there ♪ ♪ that you struggling and survivin' that you gonna persevere ♪ ♪ yeah, ain't nobody leavin nobody goin' home even if they ♪ ♪ turn the lights out the show is goin' on ♪ ♪ all right, already the show goes on all night, till the morning we dream so long ♪ ♪ anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun up ♪ ♪

. >> and in my circles there are a lot of friends into hip-hop and rap and stuff.l about their 408. what are they going to do? they're going to have to change their shirts. >> and there is a huge public outcry when blue shield proposed a draw matic increase in health insurance rates. >> the company suddenly backed down. >> and groups are calling this proof of people power, interesting. after outrage, blue shield is withdrawing plans to raise your rates may 1. officials say they backed off the rate hike to help keep coverage affordable. would it have been the third increase since october and premiums on plans would have gone up as much as 59%. and blue shield claims it cost $27 million last year, expecting more such losses this year. apple computer has a system to prevent kids from racking up huge charges on i tunes. parents have been complaining because i tunes allowed purchases for 15 minutes after a pass word was entered. kids running up big bills during that 15 minute window. children didn't often realize what they're doing, many games are free and upgrades to t

that news conference rap wrapped up around 15 minutes ago. this is a mug shot they released at that news conference. you can take a look against the wall. the suspect in this case, they say -- the suspect -- they say they compared dna the suspect left at the scene of the crime with thousands of people in the database and started looking for a close family match. that dna led investigators toll vis garcia earlier this year. to elvis garcia earlier this year. his dna match that of the rape suspect they have been looking for since 2008. a 23-year-old coffee shop owner was held up at gunpoint, raped, and lock in a bridge. she manage to get out and call 911. that was the start of a lengthy investigation and they have made a priority all these years. >> after a nearly three-year investigation, santa cruz resident elvis lorenzo garcia was arrested by detectives on the afternoon of friday, march 11, for this horrific crime. >> reporter: now, state attorney general caramela harris said they compared the dna. she said there's a significant backlog of s

you give me a bad rap. i played baseball. just have not followed it on in my career. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. today is national medal of honor day. in celebration of the military's highest decoration and those who receive it, admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will deliver a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the congressional award. >>> in new york, broadway will dim its lights in tribute to elizabeth taylor. the actress died early wednesday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. as elton john mourns the loss of his long time friend, elizabeth taylor, he'll be celebrating a birthday. today the legendary musician turns 64. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. >>> and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in a "today

but what are they rapping about? you know what i mean? drugs, guns. >> channel it into a more positive direction. >> police say they really don't know what is causing the escalation in violence among the gang members, but allen, tonight gang task force members are investigating to see if there are any connections to all of those shootings. >> linda, are police saying how long they can keep up the extra patrols? they have to take them from some other neighborhoods. >> well, they say they have this patrol team that works on honda bikes. they move around from all parts of the city and that's who is going to be on this neighborhood. they are not going to say exactly how many they will have for security reasons. >> for now, they'll be in the mission. linda, thanks so much. >>> windows smashed, personal belongings stolen. there's been a rash of car break ins in alameda county. mark will show us the tempting targets. mark. >> reporter: well, imagine coming home from work and finding this. the windows in your car simply smashed. this is the reali

ambassador, said the same thing, and hillary did -- >> thatt is the other rap, that the women -- >> let's not go there. the women outmuscled the generals on this thing -- i don't believe that. >> the gender is irrelevant, but it was powow and hillary and susan rice -- >> and john mccain and senator kerry, who also said -- >> mccain did not sway obama, i can assure you of that. >> i think hearing it from that side probably had an impact on his thinking. >> i have a serious thing to say here. >> all, i'm sorry. >> i do think the specter of rwanda and people who lived through it did hang over this decision. the prospect of hundreds of thousands of people being killed, blood literally running in the streets, was something that -- nobody wanted to stand by the way bill clinton's administration stood by and came to regret it. >> the health-care law passed a year ago this week. a progress report. >> after a century of striving, a year of debate, a historic vote, health care reform is no longer and on that promise. it is the law of the land. >> that was the president obama on march 23 after the l

we had disco, punk, new wave, rap, hip-hop, and electronic music. all of these are deejay-driven music genres. they could be considered electronic dance music. i would like to lend my support for the young people. in mind -- in the same vein, i believe our young people have to take responsibility for their actions. they need to look up for one another, facilitate a reduction with regard to drinking, drugs, and violence. if we are not figuring out who we need to grow up to be and fall in love with, and who we are going to date and stuff -- it just robs us of such an important part of our live. all of us did it, even the people who are against electronic dance music. all of us had that, growing up. as female appointees -- as the mayoral appointee, i strongly support the use commission in trying to find good news for people to go to. >> any other commissioners? >> my name is leah lacroix. the commission is a 17-member advisory body appointed by the mayor and members of the board of supervisors. we have few duties -- a few duties that speak to today's h

and coming here and listening to the two of you, because, you know, it is not having a rap sheet necessarily. sometimes you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time and you don't mean to do whatever it is that you're being accused of doing. so now, i am watching a family member. i'm on the outside. he is inside and he is shaking. he doesn't have a five keys. to support him, to get him out of jail, to get him through college, which is what his plans were. so when he gets out in either two years or 15 years, his life is going to be very different than it was six months ago. for all of the students, all of the young, particularly african-american and latino boys, that you serve and that you help and that you help bring back into our communities to be productive citizens, to be fathers and to, you know, i -- there is -- it is amazing to hear where our kids are who have gone through your program. and the two of you are just perfect example s of the changes that you can go through. so i thank you for all of the work that you do. i too will be supporting this amazing school and i want you to go

many times when it started to happen, when the first guys who came out who were doing the rap and sampling some of your songs, there were people who i know, they sampled my music. sample old mine. sample oall of mine. first of all, what better form of flattery is that for young artist who was not even born when that song was written, to hear that song and say, i am -- love this song so much i will included in one of my songs. do you know what i mean? as a songwriter, that is a dream come true for me. i love hearing my music. i hear -- love. by other people. i hope it will always be played. tavis: does it ever get old when people do want to hear " tears of a clown" again and again? you got to get tired of singing this sometimes. >> from the bottom of my heart, as god is my witness. every night, every single sung ry night, i have some of those songs thousands of times. every night, they are new to me. tavis: how is that possible? >> i do not know. every night when i sing it every night is like i never sang a before. never seen themi before because i am having a good time and i am enjoying my