one of the complaints you heard from many communities is rikers island, because it was isolated with one road coming in, it was very difficult for family members even in the city to visit their relatives who were incarcerated. >> i have gone to rikers. he can take you a full day. getting there is difficult. it then having to wait to be able to see the person. it is -- it ends up people sometimes do not get visited because it is so difficult and onorous. people have to take off work. we have done video visitation programs. we have done things as the city council and invested in initiatives to try to bring more humanity into and inhumane system. at the end of the day, we will be closing rikers island down. now to try to fast-track this, to have it happen before 10 years, to really look at how -- who gets arrested, who is held. the issue of bail. image and the veil fined. people too poor to pay bail, and access to a fund so they can leave and wait for the court date. we have to dwindle the population down to a point where we can go to a community-based approach. the community facilities

certainly there is some good inaccurate is the oblem, colin ernick and rikers island. corrections officers not happy. there are already so many problems between inmates and corrections officers t certainly, the last thing they need at rikers id is anybody stirring up trouble! bring in our a+ panel to this down. nd the point on the i get this.derstand groups i dress for succ instut heg people get back on their feet. all good stuff. but colin kaepernick is polarizing and anti- copy figure being insi prison. one of the molent pr around. the relationship between inmates and corrections officers. not know if that is true. i would agree a polarizing figure think he is anti-cop i think he -b and let me say this, how did become famous? nonviolent protester! damned ifes and damned if doesn't. he went there ok, i problem with police brutalitthe way i handled it was to create a nviolent protes>> the premise i d check because problem ey define police brutality is pretty much every ce acti >> if you'u're bad guy. that is coernick in a null. >> i do not agree. other ficer, colin kaep

. >> the gang of bloods was established on the east coast in 1993 at the rikers island prison in new york. original blood street gang was founded in l.a. it is widely known for the rivalry with the crypts. >>> members of the crypt and bloods united two years ago in baltimore. they came together to condemn the rage that swept through their neighborhood following the police custody debt of freddie gray. the two gangs signed a peace deal and called for charges against the officer involved in gray's death were announced. >> bloods and crypts. we will patrol our own neighborhoods. we don't need the police. that's our job from the beginning. they are here because they need jobs and training. some of these young men need mentors. just being miles away from the white house, this should be the beginning of something that they build across the country and around the world. >> baltimore police took a different view of the newfound relationship between the gangs. investigators warn they might work together to take out their officers. >>> fbi director christopher reagan international -- ray is on

i went to miami because rikers island said no. cook county said no. no,angeles twin towers said they would not let me in. the judge down there let me in. that is why i got involved in the system. i cannot get my son help. wrote my book, five hospitalizations later, i called up the mental crisis team. i said come look at my son. they ask him is he dangerous? one night he became violent and i called. they asked, is he dangerous or violence -- violence? the police came and shot my son aice with eight taser -- taser. they hauled him away. and the 80's, my wife and i became guardian for her sister. we thought that if she came to new york and lived with us, that would solve all of her problems. day, we, during the would sit around the dinner table and she would spew out this barrage of uncontrollable gibberish. i've never heard something like that from someone i loved. we hear her screaming at night. they were voices only she could hear. which right to get her into treatment, but she did not think she was sick. she thought she was the messiah. she thought e

. >> colin kaepernick is under fire for visiting rikers island. he met with inmates and talked about social injustice and social justice his decision to kneel during the national anthem. members of a union representing city correction officers slammed his advivisit saying it will on encourage them to attack jail guards. he said the purpose of his visit was, quote, to share a message of hope and inspiration. >> if you'd like to take advantage of free admission days at the country's national parks, next year you're going to have fewer options. the national park service announced four free days in 2018. that's down from ten days this year. it wasn't immediately clear why the agency cutback on free days, but the move does come after a proposal last october to nearly double the entrance fees at some of the nation's busiest parks in the name of generating revenue for maintenance. next year's fee list visiting days will include martin luther king jr. day and veteran's day. >> let's check in with nbc's meteorologist bill karins. he's watching a frigid for

colin kaepernick for his appearance at a new york the exsan francisco 49ers quarterback visited rikers islandsterday. a correctional officer says the purpose was to share a message of hope and inspiration but the head of the correction officers benevolent association said kaepernick's visit would only encourage inmates to attack guards. kaepernick needle during the national anthem last season to protest police brutality. >> the sixers topped the minnesota timberwolves in overtime to stop a four game losing streak. joel embiid was back in action last night after missing two games with back tightness and he certainly was back. he hit two free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining to force overtime and then embiid scored seven points in the extra session including a 3-pointer giving the sixers a seven-point lead in the final two minutes. they go on to win 118 to 112. >>> the flyers beat the toronto maple leafs last night for their fourth straight victory. sean couturier scored the tie breaking goal with 2:55 left. the flyers win it four to two. >> ♪ ad some cheer with a dozen dunkin' donuts for $6.

> it was billed as an event that would hold a message of hope and inspiration but according to rikers islandn guards it was anything but. union leaders are up in arms by colin kaepernick's invitation to the new york city prison saying it would only encourage inmates to attack officers. according to a statement from the president of the correction officers benevolent association, this would only encourage inmates to continue to attack corrections officers at a time we need more protection. corrections officers find themselves caught in bill diblasio's political con game. colin kaepernick spoke to inmates about police brutality and social injustice, and there's a lot of concern over him being there. on social media, let him try being a corrections, and police brutality changed. the men and women in blue who keep us safe, another twitter you this is what do you expect? he wore pig stocks to protest police to reach out to troubled minorities, seems like an attempt to rub salt in that wounds. colin kaepernick should be applauded for using his celebrity to possibly change lives. pretty controversi

the trip to rikers island will encourage inmates to attack jail guards, they say.gan kneeling to protest racial inequality and has worn socks depicting police as cartoon pigs. the purpose of the visit was to quote share a message of hope and inspiration. >>> a new orleans saints season ticketholder is suing the team because some of the players are kneeling during the national anthem. the fan wants a refund for season tickets and attorneys fees. he and his family do not find the protests entertaining. he accuses the players of disrespecting the anthem, the flag, the country, and the military. if he'd known they'd use the games as a platform for protests, he would not have bought the ticket. the saints have turned the matter over to the legal department. >>> a seven hour flight ended exactly where it started. coming up why close to 200 passengers probably regret they booked their tickets and the reason for the major delay. >>> an overnight high speed chase on the peninsula ends with a stolen car crashing into a country club in millbrae. we'll tell you more about the

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correction officers are mad about this because colin kaepernick made a surprise visit to rikers island goes there to speak about police brutality. he's talking in front of the prisoners about police brutality and the officers, they were so upset. steve: that's right. and, in fact, one of the organizations that supports the police, the union says that's crazy to me to have someone like colin kaepernick talking about police brutality. it was insulting for me to be there. in the inmates eyes, we are the police when they are locked up. and here's the thing. apparently they said when the invitation was issued, they said the message of the visit was going to be of hope and inspiration. but as it turns out, it was about police brutality and racial inequality. ainsley: well, and he's the guy who wore the pig socks not supporting police. >> as you might imagine, a number of of you on facebook and twitter and e-mail land are speaking out about this. samantha on facebook wrote have him spend a few days as an officer or military overseas and see if he learns respect. ainsley: give him prison guard

she remains in rikers island jail. >> and peter van sanlt is here with us. book booinlder five years after? >> it camp to the statue of limitations and they finally decided let's give this a shot. >> that was quite a question that you asked. why did you buy that sledgehammer. i was very curious to hear her answer. what will be her defense? >> her attorney says you've got to stay tuned. we won't tell you yet. they can explain the sledgehammer and they hope to introduce a new piece of evidence allegedly a handwritten note from jake nolan, the boy who's allegedly ill, that says pamela had nothing do with this. >> has she made bail? >> she was turned down twice. she had her passport birth certificate, her child's passport and staying in a placy upstate new york. prosecutors believe because she has some wealth she's a flight risk. >> i'm intrigued. >> you can watch peter's full report, "the psychiatrist and the selfie" tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. senn tralg. >> the names are always catchy. >>> corporate giants might have some other plans about that. ah

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he leaves iraq, he comes to rikers island and gets 26 stitches across his face.rnick is concerned. i don't care about kaepernick. i'm not concerned -- this has nothing to do with the national anthem. this has nothing to do with kneeling, not kneeling. we're not concerned about that. our concern is if he comes to rikers or him coming to rikers, what is that going to do to reduce the violence? that's not going to do anything to reduce the violence. brian: i understand you don't want to get involved in politics about had his fundamental message is problem with law enforcement. police brutality. and he's maybe fueling the flame of anger that it would exist. you would imagine with an inmate in a new york city prison. >> this is the deal. he's answered that again. our concern is why bring kaepernick. ainsley: why bring celebrities to prisoners? >> because he needs to cover the fact that as he travels around the country to promote whatever this progressive plan that he has that he's failed. he's failed. he continuously talks about -- steve: he's running for president. >

26 stitches across their face, what is bringing colin kaepernick to riker's island going to do to helpould they be bringing in instead? >> maybe they should bring jeff sessions. maybe they should bring in somebody to investigate whether or not the increase in the violence against corrections officers has something to do with the mayor's elimination of segregation that something that correction officers have been able to use over the years to keep the violence down inside the jails. bringing colin kaepernick or car mello anthony who didn't have anything good to say about corrections officers isn't going to do anything to reduce the violence against new york city corrections officers. we're the police of the jails. we're responsible for maintaining law and order and we have have a mayor who wants to jet set around the country and bring these people into maybe, you know, portray themselves as somebody whose doing something good. ed: on the flip side of this the president of the united states was talking to some young rising law enforcement officers and said i've got your back. that kind o