tom robinson, a human being. she must put tom robinson away from her. tom robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. what did she do? she tempted a negro. she was white, and she tempted a negro. she did something that in our society is unspeakable. she kissed a black man. not an old uncle but a strong, young, negro man. no code mattered to her before she broke it but it came crashing down on her afterwards. her father saw it and the defendant has testified as to his remarks. what did her father do? we don't know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that mae ella was beaten savagely by someone who was used almost exclusively to his left. we know in part what mr. yule did. he did what any god-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do in the circumstances. he swore out a warrant. no doubt signing it with his left hand. and tom robinson now sits before you having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses. his right hand. so humble, respectable, quiet negro who had the unmitigated at the merit to feel sore -- temerity

courtney robinson joins us with the latest. so some flashing lights there. >> we are a little ways away from where this happened around 1:25 this morning. the suspect was armed and dangerous when the officer opened fire on them. u.s. park police are with us. what happened when you were beginning to close the park? >> there were closing haynes. --haynes point. they found a person sitting in a car holding a handgun. she got out of the car and officers opened fire on the person. she has serious but non-life there any injuries -- he has. >> officers did ask him to drop the weapon several times. >> numerous requests for the person to adopt a firearm. >> the person was in a parked car. >> yes and the park was closed at 1:00 in the morning but this was after 1:00. >> thank you. this investigation continues this morning. as we learn more information, we will bring that to you. we are live in northwest courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> 4:33. new york congressman anthony wiener is coming clean about to is online activities. the democrat

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but in between there were people like jackie robinson, dr. martin luther king jr., there were tuskegee airmen that i became a part of as second generation-quote-unquote, and launched out into the air force. and during the struggles in my life there was always somebody there. and so i identify these people along the way. and later the uncaged eagles were, indeed, my late mother and older sister and older brother, my next door neighbor who gave me work or encoirnlged me. and then there were other people like many people in the air force that was officers, enlisted people and so on. >> where'd you come up with the term, uncaged eagle? >> when i was younger i heard a sermon from the father of aretha franklin, and he told the story about an eagle that had unwittingly been trap inside a cage with chickens. i was about 13 when i heard that sermon, and in a way it was me he was speaking to because i was an eagle inside, but i was trapped by my circumstances, and i wanted to get free. and so i took it then, that metaphor became dick tolirev, trapped b

they're willing to go out and try to lynch tom robinson, right? they have taken one of their upstanding citizens, bo radley, and locked him in the attic. he's been there for god knows how many years. has anybody in town done anything about it? no. lock your kids in the attic. that's the kind of town you're dealing with. as we're seeing this through the idse of scout, a child, we have -- through the eyes of scout, a child, we have to dig into it ourselves to see what's going on and once you do you realize that atticus doesn't have a chance. there's nobody to appeal to. he's going to lose. and the moral of "to kill a mockingbird" isn't that atticus finch is a great lawyer or the lawyer that we should follow. the moral of the book and the movie is that the republican lawyer won't work any more. we need a new kind of lawyer. the only way to clean up a town like this is to bring in the federales. you know, everybody's got to go to jail. i mean, these -- you know, if you think about it, who is the real hero of "to kill a mockingbird"? who's the one who

. ♪ [ music ] >>> reporter: ellen robinson says she has known since childhood that she would shine heright through her music. >> singing is the most exhilarating instrument to play. it's so connecting. ♪ [ music ] ♪ feels like home to me >> reporter: for more than 30 years, ellen has felt at home entertaining audiences all over the bay area as a jazz singer, composer, conductor, director, arranger, coach and teacher. but what sets her apart is where she takes her tunes. >> we'll go anywhere where music will lift people up and it always does. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: robinson founded the "anything goes" community chorus in san francisco and oakland three decades ago. under her direction, they perform free concerts at retirement homes, homeless shelters and even jails and halfway houses, where audiences experience the magic of her music. >> they are longing to find a way to have fun and connect to other people and feel good about themselves without having it be connected to something they're addicted to. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: hillary dreyfuss knew ellen's singers hit the right notes w

part. >> courtney robinson is on the scene. has been new this morning at hains point. >> good morning. we know that this man was armed at the time of the shooting. according to u.s. park police, officers were doing a routine patrol on hains point. hains point closes at 1:00 a.m., so they were on their routine patrol, came across a man inside a vehicle. the man was holding a gun. officers ordered to him to drop the gun. he did not. the gods out of the car. officers called for backup again ordering him to drop the gun. he did not. then they opened fire, hitting the man. he was taken by helicopter to the hospital. hains point is still closed as officers continue their investigation. we don't know why the man was here or why he was inside the car armed with a gun. officers are investigating all of this. we are still trying to get answers. once we do, we will bring them to you. at this point, hains point is still closed this morning. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> now to capitol hill and the condition that could spark an ethics

so board lawyer michael robinson, pushing to cut the rate assumption, targeted workers like boyce. >> if you were to act contrary to the recommendations of your expert without a sound and considered basis in fact would really constitute a breach of your fiduciary obligations. >> if i follow mike's rationale i would guess that we shouldn't even have to be here because if the actuary says 7.8, do 7.8. >> no, no, not at all mike. >> i have the floor please. i'm taking offense at almost being told that i better vote to what exactly he said.

courtney robinson has details. >> that driver was taken into custody. we are told charges are pending against the suspect. alcohol and speed could be to blame in the crash that killed three people. after 3:00 yesterday morning a great mazda -- gray mazda was rear end and by a black suv on indian head. two female passengers pulled out of the car. they died. another male passenger had non-life and injuries. the driver of the yukon and his passengers stayed on the scene. they are ok. investigators are looking at taking the driver into custody and the charges are pending. live from oxon hill, courtney robinson. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire last night at a home in southeast d.c. it left two people injured. it broke out on f street. the man was rescued and is in serious condition. the firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor burns as well. >>> the d.c. police officer accused of killing a woman is scheduled to be in court today for bond hearing. richmond's phillips is charged with fatally shooting 20-year- old when that r

courtney robinson, abc 7. >>> we begin with a bombshell on the hill. after weeks of denial, congressman anthony wiener is confessing to sending not just once but several lewd photos and messages over twitter and e- mail. >> is all democrats are calling for an ethics investigation. jummy olabanji is following this from capitol hill. >> good morning. yesterday during the 30-minute news conference the congressman admitted to having on-line relationships with not just one woman but six women over three years. he admitted to lying to his family, his staff, and his constituents about this entire thing. he did say that he will not resign. even as fellow democrats called for an ethics investigation. the 46-year-old luke or democrat said that he generally met the women on facebook. he said he did not have a physical relationship with any of the women. he said he did not use his or computer to carry on these internet affairs or his work blackberry to send the pictures. he sent a photograph to oilman in seattle -- he was attempting to send a lewd photo to a woman

robinson. [applause] >> thanks for coming eye. very grateful to the roosevelt library for having invited me and for all of you listening today. i want to tell you about my book and then explain more about how i came to write it and why i think it's important. a tragedy of democracy is about executive order 9066 and the removal and confinement of 120,000 west coast japanese americans into government camps in world war ii. a sent of events imprecisely called the japanese american internment. it may be a surprise that there's anything new to say about this after all the legions of memoirs, plays, document riz, and so forth that have appeared on the subject. although i learned a great deal from all of those works, after studying the question for a long time, i have come to the conclusion there was something missing from what had already been written. i don't mean there was -- really that it wag wrong. the conventional narrative is accurate best it was hopelessly inadequate in time and space, so i s

courtney robinson is live in palmer park at police headquarters with the latest. >> the crash involved two vehicles. the driver of the vehicle that was a responsible for the crash there was alcohol and speed involved. he was taken into custody. charges are still pending at this time. alcohol and speed, that is what prince george's county officers believed caused the crash that now has three dead. according to detectives, after 3:00 sunday morning, what is left of this a gray mazda was hit from behind by a black yukon. the book force through the mazda of the road. two pin female passengers were thrown from the vehicle when their car then hit a tree. their mother was gwendolyn demby. >> very unfortunate. they are very sweet family. >> the driver of the monster eugene johnson was well-known in manassas as a magician, a constant at many children's birthday parties. >> it is heartbreaking. man, i don't know what to say. i cannot believe it. he was a very nice guy. he was a family oriented guy. i used to see him walking up here sometimes. >> the second female passengers to die has yet to be

courtney robinson has the latest. >> just before 1:30 a.m. this morning, a u.s. park police officer on routine patrol shot a man at hains point. the office says he found the suspect holding a gun in a car in parking lot 10, and according to a department spokesperson the officer called for a back up and ordered the man to drop the gun. the officer said that is when the mets -- man, who got out of the car, refused to drop the weapon and officer fired and hit the suspect. >> potential loss of life situation, the officers or anyone else in the area. because deadly force -- typically a reasonable course of action. >> the suspect suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. as the sun came up, many who typically use hains point to exercise workshop. >> if it is a problem of safety for the police, what is it -- is it for us? >> on weekdays, hains point closes in 1:00 in the morning while most are not surprised some said they don't understand why anyone would be there so early in the morning. it's ellis park police acted appropriately when confronted with possible