ron allen, nbc news. >>> big tech standing in solidarity against alex jones.ow facebook and youtubere following suit after apple crack down on the radio host fames for conspiracy theories. for violating the company'smm ity standers. jones has come under fire in recent days over allegations of hate speech. he confirmed the latest crack down tweet saying quote google, apple and facebook have been exposed for supporting chinese style censorship and now they're imposing the unconstitutional sensorship on thumarecon people." >>> according to cnn thewi stat roll out a an app that will let militarymembers overseas cast their ballots. it was tested dinging west virginia's primary this yea secretary ofta phasays he's confident it's clear. >>> the mother/daughter duo had to be rescued after getti hrausz at sea in stockholm. she shared a sna shot fro the pre-middle school get we paddle as hard as we could and end up in the shipping lane?" i'm afraid so. but she said there were upsides like the sunset sw her daughter never complained. her new film camping outdoors and goi

ron allen has that story. >> -- said that freedom is never won, you earn it. >> reporter: for wesley bell, becoming the first african-american top prosecutor in st. louis county will be another step on a journey launched after the killing of michael brown in ferguson four years ago. bell defeated robert mccaul la, nationally known for presiding over the grand jury that choose not to prosecute then police officer darren wilson who said he shot and killed brown in self-defense. a decision that reignited violence in ferguson. national symbol of everything wrong between police and minority communities. >> that's not what we want our community to be about. >> reporter: propelled by the moment, bell ran for city council in michael brown's district. a lawyer, professor and judge, raised in st. louis county. the son of a police officer. committed to criminal justice reform. we met him during his first campaign. how important is it that there be more diversity on the council? >> i think it's very important. i think when we work together, when we get to know one another, we reach better unders

ron allen has details. >> reporter: she was 17, out at a party when police say gunmen opened fire. >> my baby just left the house and 20 minutes later i get a call saying she got shot. >> reporter: patterson, shot in the face and died on a city street. five others wounded including an 11-year-old boy. >> my baby did not deserve this. she did everything she's supposed to do as a teenager. >> reporter: chaos outside a hospital. shocked and grieving relatives from the mostly black and latino neighborhoods plagued by gang violence waiting for word about loved ones. today city leaders insisting overall gun violence is down 17% and urged residents to do more to help. >> we as a city in every corner have an accountability and responsibility. if you know who did this, be a neighbor, speak up. >> reporter: but police are also facing growing complaints the violence goes unpunished. more than 80% of murders go unsolved according to a "chicago sun times" analysis. no suspects arrested yet in this weekend's shootings. >> i think it's overwhelming. too many of our young kids passing away. >> report

nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: a massive emergency response in a city park, frantic efforts to save lives. police say dozens of victims overdosing on what authorities suspect is a synthetic street drug called k-2, or synthetic marijuana. people blacking out. panicking. this man fled when paramedics arrived. at least 40 victims taken to hospital in less than 24 hours. some in critical condition. >> there were some that were lethargic, some in respiratory duress. >> reporter: at one point a press conference interrupted by an emergency call. >> we're getting another call of a person. >> reporter: authorities say the outbreak struck first near the city's main green, then spread across new haven. police telling us they have a suspect in custody. >> i believe he may have been trying to give this out as samples to people so that -- to get them addicted. >> reporter: you've been in law enforcement awhile. this is pretty intense. >> i've never seen anything like this in my 21 years. >> reporter: synthetic marijuana are plants sprayed marketed as pot. they irk u they issued a nationwi

. >> reporter: pastor ron allen, a former crack addict himself, just one of many who spoke out against safe injection centers today. >> we're afraid this will only worsen the problem because it will only attract more homeless people and drug addicts to come to san francisco. >> reporter: to establish such centers would violate federal law. the city and state are looking for ways around that, hence the delay. safe injection centers in other countries do work. >> drugs are not a criminal problem, they're a health problem, and people are going to do what they're going to do. you can't just berate people or criminalize people into not being addicted to drugs. to someone who's addicted, what they need is help. >> reporter: when supporters cite the success of these safe injection centers, they point to other countries where safe injection centers have helped prevent the spread of hepatitis c and hiv. those who do not want them in the city say they want stronger city ordinances and they want more police. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> higher temperatures and a drop in humidity this weekend c

they don't know how much of e tainted drug was distributed across the down industry >> ron allen in new haven for us, thank you. >>> an emotional day at stoneman douglas high in park land, florida as a new school year begins six months after a gunman killed 1 students returned today to a very different campus after a $6.5 million security upgrade. nbc's taitner with that story. >> reporter: students arrived for the first day of school at margry sneman douglas high school to find the school transformed into a secure fortress. >> mixed feelings. it's -- there is a fine line between security and over prective. >> reporter: beefed up security is new surveillance cameras, automatically locking doors, a new fence surrounding the campus, 15 security staff and restricted visitor to one entrance screened by a video intercomystem. >> it's a bittersweet day. everyone is glad tt back and be reunited but six months away om the tragedy which feels like it happened yesterday. >> reporter: 16-year-old hailey sheppardaid last year she would break down walking near the school and couldn't bear to go insi

. >> pastor ron allen, a former crack addict himself just one of many who spoke out against safe injection centers today. >> we're afraid that this will only worsen the problem because it will only attract more homeless people and addicts to come to san francisco. >> to establish such centers would violate state and federal law. supporters claim safe injection centers in other countries do work. >> drugs are not a criminal problem. drugs are a health problem. and people are going to do what they're going to do. you can't just berate people or criminalize people into not being addicted to drugs. when someone is addicted, what they need is help. >> when they say that injection centers have helped save lives, they point to lower spread of hepatitis c and hiv. opponents of this plan say they simply want more police in san francisco and stronger laws. live outside san francisco city hall, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right, wayne, thank you. >>> california's home to silicon valley. the state's dmv is plagued with computer problems. >> tonight find out how often the system is crash. it cou

. >> pastor ron allen, a former crack addict himself, just one of many who spoke out against safe injection centers. >> we're afraid that this will only worsen the problem because, you know, it will only attract more to come to san francisco. >> reporter: the city and state are looking for a way around that, hence their delay. supporters claim that safe injection centers in other countries do work. >> drugs are not a criminal problem and drugs are a health problem and people are going to do what they're going to do. you can't berate people and criminalize people into not being addicted to drugs. what they need is help. >> wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco will rename the street in honor of a man who was the first african-american to run for mayor. it will be renamed to sam jordan's way. sdmro jordan opened a bar in 1959, the oldest african-american bar in the city. he was a long shoreman, golden gloves boxing champ and entrepreneur, and he ran for mayor in 1963. the late mayor ed lee officially made it a historical landmark in 2013. >>> still ahead, a simple concept. get a passw

. >> pastor ron allen, a former crack addict himself, just one of many who spoke out against safe injectionl only worsen the problem because it will only attract more homeless people to come to san francisco. >> to establish centers would violate federal law. the city and state are looking for a way around that hence the delay. supporters say safe injection centers in other countries do work. >> drugs are not a criminal problem and drugs are going to be a health problem. you can't berate people and criminalize people into not being addicted to drugs. what they need is help. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> happening today the city of san ran fran will rename a street in honor of a man who is the first african-american to run for mayor. the street will be renamed sam jordan's way. jordan opened a bar in 1959. it's the oldest african-american bar in new york city. i he was a long shoreman, a golden gloves boxing champ and entrepreneur. he also ran for mayor in 1963. the late mayor ed lee officially designated the bar as a historical landmark in 2013. >> still ahead on abc 7 mornings. here is a

i show up the first day, and was also ron allen, an african- american from oakland. they put him on the committee, and i do not know whether he had been vetoed or not. but i am very clear that he was not really excited about having an african-american on his committee. so, we walk in and we are feeling pretty good. and, he starts going off about this is absolutely horrible. he is bellowing like a full elephant out of the jungle. this is the worst thing that has ever happened. it's not even worth running for congress anymore. they have taken away your power, there is nothing left. he says however, i still have the power to determine how many seats are there. these two people are only with half of the rest of my numbers. so, they are getting one chair. ryan and i kind of looked at each other. the thing was okay, so what do we do. we decided, we would walk in with great dignity, and we would share the chair. bonnie frankie would always say it was the only half last thing i ever did when i was in congress. there we were. it was interesting because none of the rest of the

national enquirer," david pecker, and allen weisselberg, longtimeia chief finaofficer of the trump organization. our political analyst and former adviser to george w. bush, ron christie, joined us to discuss it from new york. thanks foroining me. both of these men are very, very close to president trump, and not just coopeting, they are by all accounts getting immunity. how significant is that? ron: good evening to you, jane. it is significant on a political front but not necessarily legal front. let me explain here. what the prosecution team has done is extended immunity to two of the president's closest associates. to explore how michael cohen used money to allegedly pay off two paramoens of the presof the united states. i say this is bad from a political front because it looks like the psident has something to hide. however, going to a nondisclosure agreement is perfectly legal. 'm just curious to see if they have a legal connection to prove improper activity. jane: we have said time and time again, you and me, that his supporters don't care about this, that it is a distraction. but clearly prosecutors do, and presumably republican leaders in congress can

allen weisselberg, the money man, david pecker, the tabloid boss, all cooperating with authorities about the secret hush money payouts to the women in 2016 election. we'll bring in senior political analyst rod brownstein. ron, what a week this was. and all we're hearing from republicans is crickets. what gives? >> crickets. right. first of all, you can't understate how consequential these actions that michael cohen pled guilty to were. we're talking about an election decided by 80,000 votes in three states. it is hard not to imagine what the impact would have been if the american public knew at the time that the financial operations were underway to buy the silence of various women who claimed relationships with donald trump. i mean, this was not -- this was not a controversy on the edge of the campaign. this was at the heart of, you know, the siding events in 2016. so the gravity of it, i think, cannot be overstated. and yet you have seen among the republicans in congress, first of all, the president for all intents and purposes was named as the unindicted co-conspirator in the cohen pleading for the first time since watergate. and the fact that republicans have not reacted in any meaningful way. i mean,