richard reeve has more on the funeral and the investigation. richard: hundreds of people coming, an a very emotional time here. the imam called the young woman generous, bright, caring and beautiful. young and old came here to pay their respects. some are schoolmates of nabra hassanen at south lake high school. she would have graduated from the sophomore year. the 17-year-old attacked and beaten to death walking back to the adams center. investigators say darwin martinez torres is the suspect accused of what they aralcaing a road rage incident that escalated from an argument from torres and bicyclist. authorities say torres chased hassanen with a bat, abducted her, killed her and leaving her body in a pond. some in the community, including her father, are calling investigators to look into this as a hate crime because she was wearing muslim clothing. most people told us today they are taking time to mourn and comfort the family. >> we are a grieving community. with the spirit and love she received from around the world. >> i'm very shocked, trau

tonight, richard reeve looks at the republican side. >> with their vision for the future of virginia richard: it's a three-way race. the battle for the republican nomination. the front runner, by two to one over his rivals, and gillespie of mount vernon, who said he believes in donald trump. >> we are stuck in virginia and i know how to get us unstuck. richard: his pitch now, growing jobs and a 10% across-the-board tax cut. jobs, raising take-home pay, helping people raise themselves out of poverty. richard: corey stewart calls himself the underdog. >> reducing taxes, cracking down on illegal iig jobs. richard: the conservative one-time coordinator for the trump campaign is also pushing back, calling for the preservation of confederate monuments. >> uncontrolled political correctness is leading us to destroy works of art and historical monuments. senator 25 years state frank wagner of virginia beach, a navy veteran, says he has the most government experience. he joined the trump campaign. >> for the first time, our allies and enemies realize there is a new sheriff in town. richard: h

richard reeve joining us outside the hospital center. they gave an update on congressman's condition. we understand it is getting abetted better -- getting a bit better. richard they say the congressman's condition is improving. we will get to that. first, show you images we just got these in from the f.b.i. these are the kind of the weapons they believe the gunman on wednesday carrying when he opened fire. one is a .9-millimeter handgun. the other a rifle. they were purchased legally according to the federal authorities. >> congressman scalise hit by a rifle round. the bullet entered his left hip and went out the other side, damaging internal organs, bones and blood russells. the biggest concern was the loss of blood. the bullet and the hundreds of fragmenteds are still inside mr. scalise. the doctors say he is still critical. but his risk of death is now substantially lower. we controlled the internal bleeding and the vital signs are stabilize. >> it's enclosed by crime scene tape. evidence teams spent much of friday combing over the ba

richard reeve explain what is drove the students to take action. >> on this site stands ashburn publicne-room public schoolhouse. richard: for 12-year-old ashley brown -- >> it looks amazing. richard -- this designates the school as an official landmark. >> hard to make real. it's all in the past. richard: nine months ago students in the social studies class learned about markers like this. in october after five teen boys painted the school with racist graffiti the class became determined to get a a historical marker for the building. >> what happened months ago routed in hate has done the opposite. >> the students dug in. confirming records. the school was built in 1872 in segregation and served african-american students until 1958. certainly the building's appearance has changed. for the students this is much more than a historical place. this is a legacy they can pass on to their own children. >> they wrote texts for the marker, secured a $1,600 funding granted and finally approval from the virginia department of historical resources. ashley's mother went to church on this site as a

richard reeve explains what happened. richard: the woman was sitting here at willow and tulup will when a group of girls approached. they asked where the metro was. that is when one of the girls went to the rear passenger door and tried to grab the woman's purse. from this window another girl began hitting a woman and shocked her with a stun gun. in this quiet neighborhood a sense of disbelief. >> we are continuing to be concerned about the safety. >> the victim, petite mother in her 30's. >> so many people going by. >> stun gun attack in seconds. >> she was screaming and trying to fight back against the assailants. >> witnesses ran up to help and the girls took off. >> this is a neighborhood where people are looking out for one another. >> a k9 girl tracked four of them down behind a shed. there had been other issues but nothing like this. >> they have had numerous car break-ins in front of the center where it's a smash and grab. >> woman shaken up with no serious injuries. the residents will be more watchful. >> remain o

author richard reeves argues it is not the top 1%, but the top 20% who are the problem. that is the focus of his new book, "dream hoarders: how the american upper middle class everyone else in the dust, why that is a problem and what to do about it." richard reeves, can you define for us who is in america that is hoarding money and opportunity for themselves and their families. richard: it is the top 20% of the distribution, average income about $200,000. household annual income, that is the group i'm talking about. laura: very interesting, the last election we saw a lot of voters angry about globalization about being left behind. your book shows how much they have to worry about. richard: the dream hoarders, as i call them, are pulling away economically, residentially, in terms of education. there is class separation taking place in the u.s. and maybe the election reflected that a bit. laura: you and i are both british citizens who became americans and we are used to americans teasing about the british class system but is the american one more stratus than ours? richard

in dream richard reeves offers his thoughts on income inequality and argues that america is becoming a class -based society. also being released this week, financial executive scott nations examined for significant spot market crashes over the past century in a history of united states: in five crashes into the queen offers the republican agenda to eliminate unions, suppress voting, privatize education and change the constitution in democracy and change. look for these titles and bookstores this coming week. watch for many of the others in the near future on tv. and he's been to. >> as the crisis link depend lick and wondered how he could be effective in fighting slavery while maintaining his identity and the crumbling brick party and all of these various movements were sterling on him swirling around him. on august 204th 185, lincoln wrote his intimate friend to joshua with whom he had shared a room in springfield and had now gone back to his home in kentucky where he presided over a plantation. he and lincoln agreed about slavery. lincoln wrote him a very long letter and in the for

richard reeve is live at the hospital. rich, what did the doctors richard: right now they are saying that the congressman is improving, but he is still in critical condition at this point. he is now under sedation. he is able to understand when somebody speaks to him. but apparently that is the extent of the situation right now. he first arrived here in critical condition, imminent risk of death was the word used. we have video we can show you of the scene from wednesday at simpson park where all of this unfolded. now they are saying the risk of death is substantially lower. now the congressman was hit in the hip, at the park, that was a single high velocity rifle round. it's called a transpelvic wound. the bullet penetrated the left hip and went to the other side, damaging internal organs, bones and blood vessels. the biggest concern was the loss of blood. you may recall he was lying in the field for several minutes because everyone was pinned down by gunfire from gunman james hodgkinson. the bullet and fragmenteds are sti

richard reeve takes a closer look at the race.illespie has a huge cash advantage--- about $2.5-million available. stewart has about $187,000 and wagner, stewart has about $187,000 and wagner, about $59,000... they are now 2nd and 3rd in recent polls. learn more about all the candidates... on both sides at wjla dot com. if your getting ready for work today.. you probably aren't the one who hit the powerball jackpot over the weekend. we know at least one lucky person who lives in california had all the winning numbers. the grand prize reached an estimated 447-point-eight million dollars! it's unclear if the california player was the only winner. the massive jackpot came in at tenth in the list of the largest awarded u-s lottery prizes of all time. at 4 xx time for weather. toss to eileen weather. toss to eileen alert - record highs possible today - heat wave breaks wednesday - t-storm chances wednesday through sunday today: mostly sunny. hot and humid. highs: 91-95 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. mild and muggy. low

richard reeve is joining us live. richard, you spent the day talking to neighbors in this neighborhood. they must be absolutely floored with what played out this morning in the neighborhood. richard jonathan, a lot of folks seem shelf shot clocked, almost in -- shell-shocked. there are messages of love here even after the difficult day. crime scene tape and unfamiliar sounds of gunshots. >> i heard a bunch of what appeared to be shots. pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. richard so loud he heard the sound over the roar of his lawnmower. 30 sho >> you don't want to get shot mowing the grass. you go inside so you have some protection. richard this is unfamiliar territory for this neighborhood. >> when you have the acts of violence it calls for prayer. richard along monroe now blocked off by the police. the father decided to continue on with the midday mass, needed now more than ever he said. >> i told them to pray for everyone. all of them. we even pray for the people who perpetrated the acts. richard on the streets you will s

in alexandria, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: richard, thank you.w developments now in the fight over the redskins trademark and name. justices say the 71-year-old trademark law barring disparaging term infringes free speech rights. washington,washington redskins saying, "i'm thrilled. hail to the redskins." meanwhile, one of several rulings handed down by the high court today. the justices will hear the redrawing of the wisconsin legislative districts. that case is in the fall. scotus struck down a north carolina law that barred convicted sex offenders from facebook and twitter and popular sites. and they voted muslim men detained after the 9/11 attacks cannot sue top law enforcement officials. the current supreme court session is set to end on monday. nancy: despite president trump's tweets and confirmation from multiple news organizations the president's lawyers and the white house insist he is not under investigation. we have details on the back and forth. >> there is no notification to any of us the president is under investigation. reporter: d

richard reeve takes unside. >> this is where it began. ichard: a room with a view like any other in d.c. >> watergate used to be the place to be. the finest address in washington, d.c. richard: 45 years after the watergate scandal the storied hotel is planning a major makeover of room 205. once known as room 214. >> we wanted the homage to be there but not make it a theme park. richard: it was in this space that the staffers for nixon used two-way radios to monitor the burglary of the democratic national headquarters up there. >> a playground for powerful people. that is why the scandal happened at this hotel. >> three years ago when i took office, there were 550,000 americans in vietnam. richard: at the hotel you can al speeches put on hold. there are scandal p inspired pencil and key cards. >> it's a nod to history. richard: but 205 is getting a "scandal" inspired metro makeover with the help of the tv show costume designer. we want to give a nod to the infamy of the room but the emphasis is on luxury and glamour. >> one of the undeniabl

richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: he climbed the highest mountain on every continent. it would complete it. alison: he has to the that now. can you imagine how good it feels to come home, though? after a normal vacation you are like this is nice to be home. he must really be loving it. larry: exactly! no pick axes or ropes to save your life. alison: congratulations. larry: very cool. alison: still ahead at 5:00. >> i have called a lot of people trying to get it straightened out. >> but her call to "7 on your side" may get it fixed. what happened when the item started to ask questions about the collapsed alley. larry: prosecution and the defense make the cases on the first day of bill cosby's sex assault trial. >> long-time teachers in fairfax county are being shut out of pay increases because they don't hav degree. coming he's somebody who says,. i am going to make change. and i wanna make change not for the richest, not for the most powerful, i'm gonna make change to make this economy work better for hardworking families. that's who he is. i'm tom perriello, an

live in upper marlboro, richard reeve. alison: thank you. now a developing story involving bill cosby. prosecuted rested their case on day five of the salt trial. up next -- the sex assault trial. up next might be the comedian himself. he said he would not testify last month but a week in the publicist said it is now a possibility. cosby of course accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his pennsylvania home in 2004 >> nobody knew. i lived a double life. >> coming up, set free but feeling remorse. why the mayor called the time in prison a blessing in disguise. >> up next, a picture perfect day to go up in a hot air balloon. but how a gust of wind made for a scary ride. >> from the warm fair in celebrate fairfax to a very soothing jacuzzi. i'm going to talk to the celebrate fairfax organizer. i think we may just do it from a hot tub here on the ground. live from the fairfax county government center. more coming up in a bit. >> this is the bes my life and they are like 5. alison: still ahead, working woman working to make birthday

richard reeve is live where some of the signs were spotted. richard: we are at 7th and g southwest. you can see one of the posters here. somebody tried to partially tear it off there. you can still read some of the language there. d.c. mayor bowser, immigration groups and i.c.e. spokesperson all declared the posters fake. one person tweeted out images of the fake posters says he spotted five of them in this area. the mayor's office says she began getting calls this morning around 9:00 to 10:00 about them. the posters themselves look very realistic. most of the copy of them is legalese, citing what looks to be critical code about harboring illegal aliens or encouraging them to enter u.s. some of the language from the proposed legislation never made to law. now these were not issued by i.c.e. officials say. >> these are messages that are meant to incite fear, to incite confusion. that is dangerous for the community. the best thing we can do is always trust or verify. if you see information, see who the source is. richard: i.c.e. released a statement that said in part notices like thes

richard reeve joining us live with more. these are true heroes. richard: yeah, that is right. this is about raw courage in the face of withering gunfire. those officers facing down that gunman. let's take you back now to simpson park where the shots were fired. it was decidedly a horrible situation. round after round of rifle fire by james hodgkinson, pulling trigger behind a chain link fence. senator rand paul called the baseball field a killing field. that is when special agents david bailey and crystal griner, part of house majority whip steve scalise's security detail jumped into action. the two officers with the guns out placed themselves between congressional members hiding in a dugout and hodgkinson. witnesses say griner shouted, "drop your weapon" before she was shot in the ankle. bailey, a nine-year department veteran hit by shrapnel. hodgkinson the exchange of gunfire. the u.s. capitol police have been around a long time protecting congress and visitors since 1828. at the time they had just four officers. now they number more than 1,700. since then four u.s. capitol

richard reeve sat down with the chief of police who is joining us with what he is saying. richard: the police say this is an active investigation. a lot of physical evidence. there is no motive and no reason why the teens were here. friends and the northwest high school principal came do the home to pay respects to the family of artem ziber >> it's shock. i don't think he was ever in trouble. he seemed like a good kid. >> the friends shadi najjar were found shot to death in the honda, parked in the neighborhood. engine running, lights on and the window shot out. >> they recovered evidence. two or three gunman shot the shots in the car and it mad the makings of an ambush after a planned meeting. the two teens holding cash as if expecting to pay someone. the number of gunshots is unusual in montgomery county. >> there is some kind of anger or beef involved. we are that is something we are trying to run down but we just don't know. alison: the services are to be held at a church in germantown and the police are still posting the $10,000 reward for information. reporting live,

michelle: richard reeve continues our team coverage with an eye on the private renewable energy businesses in the area. richard: it's amazing how many businesses are going green. check out the roof. 29 solar panels. they are already generating 30 kilowatt power a day. for all their needs. the company that installed them n around since 2012. the first year they had 20 or 30 installations. five years later, they are installing 80 solar energy systems. they are not alone. in sterling, virginia, pro shred is shredding 9 tons of paper a day. a thousand pounds of the computer chips and the hard drives a month. it's recycled and the computer metal as well. the paris accord or not, the industries are growing. >> people realize how much money they can save. you can make money doing a lot of things. if you make money and go green at the same time that is a win-win. richard: some of the green companies are using the paris accord what happened as a motivator. coming up at 5:00, you meet the owner of the house and see what may be the loudest green company in the richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: than

richard reeve is live to explain what rich? richard: yeah. she was sitting in her car like i am here at tulip at the intersection here when a group of young girls came over. they approached and they asked where the metro is. in the meantime one of the girls went behind the car and started to open up the rear passenger door to try to grab the woman's purse. another girl right here grabbed the stun gun and starts hitting the woman and hitting her with the stun gun. we have video to show you of the neighborhood. this is a very quiet area here. a lot of adults and children walking to school and work. in fact, the woman had just dropped off her kids at a daycare nearby. police say a witness jumped in to help. the girls took off. one of them was caught immediately. four others were hiding around a shed three blocks away. a k9 unit tracked them down. >> according to my teachers who ran out when they heard her, that she was screaming and trying to fight back afterwards it -- assailabouts. afterword it hit her that she was frightened by what happened.

richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: water tower in sussex, wisconsin, got attention for the paint job. jonathan: partial paint job. they took a break for the night and left the word. it's supposed to be "sussex." it's "sex." maybe they thought it was easier to start with the last three. they took a break and some found it shocking and others got a giggle and found it funny. >> we like the honks and the road traffic. >> driving is interested in the morning. >> the town of sex. wouldn't you know it? the sex sign will be painted over soon. they have to paint the other side. michelle: they will let this linger as long as it can. >> it's getting people talking. traffic in the area. businesses do better. michelle: the parents with like we are not rea talk. >> hello. the weather is beautiful. we'll get more of it? >> some should be fine. it won't last all the way through summer but we'll take it. today is the start of the atlantic hurricane season. arlene was a storm in april so the next tropical storm named by the h

reporting live in alexandria, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: all right, rich. thank you.me since the shooting. hours. the f.b.i. has the evidence team out shoulder to shoulder and they are watch everything square inch of the field to retrace and catchture any evidence for ongoing investigation. tough day to digest. a lot happened today. there will be more to talk about later in the news. that is the latest from alexandria. i'm jonathan elias. back to you. michelle: thank you very much. of course, we are looking at the weather. muggy. temperatures starting to fade away. doug: yeah. showers and the storms stayed south and cooler the next few days. molly is in for steve rudin tonight and she will give you an update for everything you need to know about the weekend forecast. michelle: thank you. "world news tonig creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastruc

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richard reeve live on the scene. what happened? you can see that the street is jammed with the emergency vehicles. shortly after this happened at 11 herth. the operator slammed in a van that slammed into a car. hit car after car after car. folks here say the bus was traveling 30 to 40 miles per hour. not weaverring at all. they first heard the sound of metal on metal and looked up to see the bus flying buy. >> the double decker bus plowing down h street with a car. it was dragging a car and going 30 miles per hour. the bus and the car driving with it hitting one parked car after the didn't seem to be braking at all. richard: a lot of folks talk about the noise it was making. some witnesses believe the driver had a medical condition. others say he might have fallen asleep. we have calls coming in now to see if charges will be fired. larry: thank you, richard. fairfax county parkway back open after a deadly crash. one person died after the vehicles collided between braddock. two others were injured. the cause of the crash is still be

our richard reeve is live now with the story. richard? richard: yeah, what a great story.er name is rebecca rush. her father crashed along the ho chi minh trail in 1972. she wanted to find out more about the circumstances of his death, and what happened. she was welcomed in to d.c. by some fellow riders here. an ultra endurance bicycle athlete. short ride. she was stopped here to find the name of her father captain stephen rush. the documentary sales the along ho chi minh trail. her father's remains had been identified in 2007. but she pedaled through the jungles and the cities trying to find her father's crash site. she did indeed find that. she found her father had died in the crash. wasn't taken p.o.w. but said she learned a lot about herself along the way. >> it's a culmination of everything i prepared for in my athletic career. fantastic journey. adventure and way to get to know a man i never knew. richard: the d.c. premier is at the atlas performing arts center on eighth street in the northeast. the proceeds will go to the mines advisory group that clean up unexplode

richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you, rich. we are starting friday evening on stormwatch. the rain stopped this morning just in time to dry out and wait for another round. so what is next? stormwatch7' steve rudin with the forecast. steve: round number two on the way and for many of you it has arrived. looking live at the belle haven country club in alexandria. the rain is falling. that is likely to slow things down for the early morning rush hour commute. make it the late afternoon rush hour commute. show you the satellite and the radar from stormwatch7. showers are arriving. this is down to mount vernon. indian head. looking at the moderate rain. now the entire capital beltway. it will slow down and more rain on the way. once we get this round out of here for the next hour to hour and a half. the heftier rains arrive tonight. the remnants of tropical storm cindy. the temperatures will fall through the 80's. eventually the 70's tonight. give you the timeline for heavy rain tomorrow morning. then when everything clears out look at the rest of the weekend coming up in a few

last night we introduced you to the democratic candidates for governor and tonight richard reeve looks at the republican side. >> a three-way race. >> we have the second amendment rights. >> the battle for the republican nomination. >> the front runner, the national committee chairman ed gillespie from mount vernon who says he voted for trump. >> we are struck in virginia. i know how to get them unstuck. >> after narrowly losing a senate race, the pitch now is growing jobs and 10% across the board tax cut. >> eraising the take home pay. lift out of poverty. >> we have a new administration. >> then there is supervisor corey stewart who calls himself the underg >> i have been reducing taxes, cracking down to illegal immigration and building jobs. >> the conservative one-time coordinator for the trump campaign is also pushing back calling for the preservation of the monuments. >> uncontrolled political correctness is leading us to destroy works of art, historical monumenteds. >> thank you all! >> 25-year state senator frank wagner of virginia beach. navy veteran. owner of the ship repair

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richard reeve spent the day talking to neighbors and he joins us with team coverage. rich? richard: shellshocked is the way most people are describing how they are feeling right now. a lot of folks saying this kind of thing does not happen here. here we are, mount vernon avenue. it looks like any other day. of course, it is not. over here, messages of love. this artwork was made before the shooting but it seems especially appropriate on this day. police roadblocks, crime scene tape surrounding a playground. the large media presence. all very unfamiliar territory for the quiet alexandria neighborhood. even on this day, you will see "spread kindness," "build community." on some blocks residents left coolers that say "free water." decades ago this area was dicier. drug dealing and other crimes were part of the landscape. it's very different here now. take for example this public art pros ject called "soar" with messages of love. that atmosphere shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots. so loud that they could hear rounds of gunfire, between 30 to 50 shots over the roar of hi

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. congressman continues to get the high profile visitors in the recovery. paul ryan spending time at his bedside. president trump and vice president mike pence made visits. we want to thank those who stopped by to sign our banner outside last night the congressional baseball game at nats park. we want to take a minute to say thank you for everyone who signed that. we will soon deliver the banner to capitol hill. larry: president trump confirms he is the subject of a federal investigation. today mr. trump sweeted, "i'm being investigated for firing the f.b.i. director by the man who told me to fire the f.b.i. director. witch hunt." apparent reference to rod rosenstein who wrote a memo raising concerns about james comey. after he fired comey they hired robert mueller as a special prosecutor to investigate the russian election meddling. the white house would not confirm mr. trump was under investigation but said the tweets speak for themselves. nancy: still no verdict in bill cosby's assau

richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: new information in the death of carrie fisher. an autopsy finding cocaine, eck -- ecstasy and opiats in her system. she went into cardiac arrest in london and died four days later. the coroner listing sleep apnea as cause of death and drugs as contributing factor. jonathan: groups like the southern not verity law center say google and other tech companies have not done enough to prevent radicalization online. hours after a meeting on ways to monitor the advisor, jared kushner will leave to meet with jerusalem and the palestinian authority president in hoping to broker a peace deal. nancy: murder case gone cold getting new life. in 2013, letter carrier tyson barnette was shot and killed on his route in cheverly. today postal inspectors and the police are teaming up to drum up information. melissa dipane has more. melissa: investigators are looking for any tips they can get. the postal inspector sent out the postcards to two neighborhoods in the area that were looking for tips. the shooting happened at 7:25 the night of november 23

we have team coverage with richard reeve live where they were found. rich? >> larry, this is the spot the car was sitting. still idling. you can see the glass on the ground where the window was shattered by the bullets. but still, no one knows why it happened. >> a horrific shooting scene. two teen boys dead. the families in mourning. >> it's so hard. >> shadi adi najjar outside his home. >> trying to figure out why someone would kill his son and his friend who were just 18. >> why? why would somebody kill my boy, my beautiful boy? >> the boys told their parents they had extra graduation tickets hoping to sell them. instead this terrible scene. >> the shots around 10:30 p.m. and the sound of a car driving away. reported on a home audio surveillance system. >> i was hoping it would just shot against a vehicle versus a person. >> they found the passenger window shatter and the engine idling. >> they were in the vehicle and shot while in the vehicle. >> i need to know what happened to my son. what did he do

in the nation's capital where the brookings institution's rich afford reeves will examine -- richard reeves will examine the class divide in america. also that evening on the campus of stanford university where graham allison will explore the potential for war between the united states and china. thursday we're at the marines' memorial theater in san san francisco, california, where chess grand master gary garry kasparov will look at how artificial intelligence is impacting humans. and this weekend we're in chicago at the 2017 printers or row lit fest. featured authors include national book award winner eastbound rim kinty, michael eric dyson, 2017 pulitzer prize winner heather ann thompson, and former florida congressman trey radel. that's a look at some of the events booktv will be covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, ting for serious readers. -- television for serious readers. >> next, "the communicator

in dream hoarders richard reeves offers he has thoughts on income inequality and argues that americas becoming class based society. also being released this week financial executive scott nations examines most significant stock market crashes over past century. and in a history of the united states in five crashes. national republican to eliminate dwroins privatize education and change the constitution in democracy in chains if. look for these titles in book stores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> one of the reasons i wanted to write this book so much attention paid to the ownership i did epidemic in lower middle-class and upper class commit communities, the white aspect gets a lot of attention almost exclusively and fact is we can go to baltimore right now and go to east new york right now, we can em to harlem right now and find many, many people shooting up or using pills who are not white. who are not lower middle-class people this is an epidemic that affects all income groups all races, ages, demographics and that is s