i can't even believe i'm in this exhibit along with people like you and the congresswoman and sabrina fulton and all these wonderful women. it's humbling. it's daunting. >> i was one of the honorees. there is my photograph right there. he did a a great job. made me look better. the exhibit wil remain on display from now unt the end of march to honor women's history month. >> that is a great photograph. you have to take some credit. >>> still to come on 6, a soldier surprise you don't want miss. >> the whole thing hang just a how this dad pulled it all off. >>> now to a story you'll see only on 6. a soldier's surprise at silver trail middle school in broward county today. about an hour ago. amanda plasencia was there for the very big reveal. >> reporter: a special valentine valentine's day surprise for an eight grader at silver trail middle school. the boy's father came back early om serving overseas in the military. >> i'm trying to hold back the tears. >> i'm glad to be home. >> reporter: it was all planned out and left the boy speechless. >> words couldn't explain it. >> how long has he be

repeatedly spoken out about gun violence and police brutality, a message that resonated with sabrina fulton. >> president clinton was the first to mention anything about bhak lives matter. she was the first to even show she cared. >> reporter: some of the other women had a similar experience with the secretary including gwen karr whose sonner rick garner died while being restrained by new york police. >> 11 times he said, i can't breathe. but the disconcerned officers took his life. she endorsed me first. >> reporter: both candidates are going t of their way to court the black vote nationally and in south carolina. while the mothers are backing inroads. the mothers plan to take their message and endorsement across the state in the hopes that it will make a difference in saturday's democratic primary. in greenville, dave jordan, 7 news. >> tonight both clinton and sanders will take part in a town hall style meeting in columbia. that is where we find erin with a preview. >> reporter: diane, that town hall doesn't start for a couple of hours. you can hear and i'm sure see the crowd that has ga

secretary of state hillary clinton took part in a forum today in columbia where she appeared with sabrina fulton the mother of trayvon martin. philadelphia mayor jim kenney endorsed clinton today. already looking ahead to super tuesday clinton's competitor vermont senator bernie sanders campaigned today in virginia. he rallied for supporters norfolk. >> we see the logos all the ti time. donkey for democrats and elephant for republicans. why do they represent our mitt cal parties? a it's good question and nicole brewer is here with all the history behind it. >> this one goes way back. >> way back, way way way back. i have to tell you. actually takes decades to catch on. so the question, why do a donkey and an elephant represent our political parties? ukee said it it's a good question. let's fine out. ♪ why do donkey and elephant represent our political parties any idea. >> i have no idea. i have no clue. >> why do we use a donkey and elephant? >> i have no idea. >> they've long been considered symbols of of the democratic and republican parties. >> elephant is -- >> republican. >> democrat, right

secretary of state hillary clinton took part in a forum today in columbia where she appeared with sabrina fultonhe mother of trayvon martin. philadelphia mayor jim kenney endorsed clinton today. already looking ahead to super tuesday clinton's competitor vermont senator bernie sanders campaigned today in virginia. he rallied for supporters norfolk. >> we see the logos all the ti time. donkey for democrats and elephant for republicans. why do they represent our mitt cal parties? a it's good question and nicole brewer is here with all the history behind it. >> this one goes way back. >> way back, way way way back. i have to tell you. actually takes decades to catch on. so the question, why do a donkey and an elephant represent our political parties? ukee said it it's a good question. let's fine out. ♪ why do donkey and elephant represent our political parties any idea. >> i have no idea. i have no clue. >> why do we use a donkey and elephant? >> i have no idea. >> they've long been considered symbols of of the democratic and republican parties. >> elephant is -- >> republican. >> democrat, right.

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin.d killed in florida just for walking on the street. lucy make that, mother of jordan davis, shot and killed by somebody who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. glenn carr, mother of eric gardner, choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the street. and geneva, the, mother of sandra bland, who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children. which is almost unimaginable. yet they have not been broken or embittered. instead they have channeled their sorrow into a strategy and their morning into a movement mourning into a movement. by now we all know the story of flint, michigan. how the children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save some money. there is another side to the story and let -- in flint, it is the story of a community that has been knocked down, but refused to be knocked out. [applause] it is hundreds of union plumbers coming from across the country to help install new water fixtures. we know th

you will meet sabrina fulton, whose son, trayvon martin, was followed and shot in the housing developmentlived because he went out to buy a package of skit els. four years ago, this week.els. four years ago, this week.tels. four years ago, this week. you will meese lucy mcbeth, whose teenage son, jordan davis, was with some friends playing music, as every teenager i've ever known does. he was killed because the music was too loud. and three mothers who lost children to incidents with the police. maria hamilton, whose son was shot and killed by police in milwaukee, wisconsin. geneva reid-veil whose daughter, sandra bland, died in police custody in texas. and gwen carr, whose son, eric garner, was choked to death after being stopped by police for selling cigarettes on the street. that's too many deaths. too many young lives cut short. too many questions still unanswered. something is very wrong when we have these incidents where kids can get arrested for petty crimes and lose their lives. something's wrong when african-americans are three times as likely to be denied a mortgage as white peo

i can't even believe i'm in this exhibit along with people like you and the congresswoman and sabrina fulton and all of these wonderful women. it's humbling, it's daunting. >> and turns out our own nbc 6 pose. congratulations to all of you. the exhibit will remain on display through the end of march to also honor women's history month. >>> after a successful kick off the 53rd annual coconut grove arts festival is ready for its second day. the three-day eveft is a showcase for the works of more world. music. the artists behind the creations. >> there's so many people who are intimidated by art and don't want to go to a gallery. this provides a one on one with the artist and it's not intimidating at all. >> the coconut grove arts festival runs t tough monday, president's day. nbc 6 is a proud sponsoror the festival and will be there day until monday. be sure to stop by and snap a selfie with us. here is a look at the line up for today. you can get a full list of appearances on the nbc 6 news and weather app. we had a wonderful time yesterday. thanks for stopping by as erika said. >>> as most o

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin.and killed in florida just for walking on the street. lucy make that, mother of jordan davis, shot and killed by somebody who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. maria hamilton, mother of daughtry, shot and killed by police in milwaukee. glenn carr, mother of eric gardner, choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the street. and geneva, the, mother of sandra bland, who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children. which is almost unimaginable. yet they have not been broken or embittered. instead they have channeled their sorrow into a strategy and their morning into a movement m ourning into a movement. by now we all know the story of flint, michigan. how the children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save some money. there is another side to the story and let -- in flint, it is the story of a community that has been knocked down, but refused to be knocked out. [applause] it is hundreds of union plumber

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin. for walking down the street. lucy mcbath, mother of jordan davis. shot and killed by someone who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. maria hamilton, moth he of don trace. shot and killed by from his milwaukee. gwen carr, mother of eric garner. choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the streets. and geneva revel, mother of sandra bland who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children, which is almost unimaginable. yet they have not been broken or embittered, instead, they have channelled their sorrow into a strategy, and their mourning into a movent. and they are reminding us of something deep and powerful in by now, we all know the story of flint, michigan. our city's children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save a little money. but there is another side to the story in flint. it is a story of a community that has been knocked down but refused to be knocked out. hundreds -- hundreds of union plumbers coming across the country

we had an amazing event with sabrina fulton. it's been amazing. >> what's changed?gn has a problem. they don't have a message. it's not working. the other is these are unrepresented states. what's you're understanding? >> a couple of things. i think number one, i think we always knew it was really going to come -- it wasn't going to be iowa and new hampshire but nevada, south carolina and super tuesday. very important. in terms of the number of delegates you need to secure the nomination, you have to take the long view. getting to south carolina, hillary's message and her story and her record, she has a long relationship with the black community starting here in south carolina when she was just out of law skool and wochool and wo juvenile justice issues. she knows these people well and knows the people well. she's talking about breaking down barriers. she's the only person who has been out there talking about white privilege and talking about the intersectionalty. >> i can't believe that term -- you've worked in democratic politics a long time. as a person, not as a

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin, shot and killed in florida just for walking down the street mcbath, mother of jordan davis, shot and killed by someone who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. maria hamilton, mother of donte, shot and killed by police in milwaukee. mother of eric garner choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the street. and geneva reed mother of sandra bland who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children, which is almost unimaginable. yet they have not been broken or em bittered. instead, they have channelled their sorrow into a strategy and their mourning into a movement. and they are reminding us of something deep and powerful in the american spirit. by now, we all know the story of flint, michigan, how a city's children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save a little money. but there's another side to the story in flint. it's a story of a community that's been knocked down but refused to be knocked out. it's hundreds of union plumbers coming from across the country to he

sabrina fulton who lost her son trayvon martin. she talks about michiga.er opening line was there is no barrier too big to break, which i think resonates with a lot of african-americans who were part of history in electing barack obama and in some ways want to be part of history again. >> we also heard her taking on donald trump. is that something you think we are going to be hearing from her more and more now? >> absolutely. it's not that i think anybody in her team the taking the nomination for granted. but the dominant story is donald trump. and he is really doing remarkably well with a message that's very devicive. mexicans are murder vsmurders. all matter of division. she stood up tonight and said no, we need more love and kindness. when's the last time -- i think bobby kennedy was the last one i can remember saying we need more love and kindness. >> that's who she wants people to think is going to be the republican nominee. she's not going to mention anything that marco rubio said. she's not sub tweeting m ining rubio. she doesn't want to remind peop

you will meet sabrina fulton whose son, trayvon martin, was followed and shot in the housing development where his father lived because he went out to buy a package of skittles four years ago this week. you will meet lucy, whose teenage son was with some friends playing music as every teen ager i have known does. he was killed because the music was too loud. and three mothers who lost children to incidents with the police. maria hamilton whose son was shot and killed by police in ilwaukee, wisconsin. geneva reveal whose daughter, sandra bland, died in police custody in texas. and gwen carr, whose son, eric garner, was choked to death after being stopped by police for selling cigarettes on the streets. that's too many deaths. too many young lives cut short. too many questions still unanswered. something is very wrong. -- wrong when we have these incidents where kids can get arrested for petty crimes and lose their lives. something's wrong when african-americans are three times as likely to be denied a mortgage as white people are. when the median wealth for black families is just a tiny f

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin.d killed in florida just for walking on the street. that, mother of jordan davis, shot and killed by somebody who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. maria hamilton, mother of daughtry, shot and killed by police in milwaukee. glenn carr, mother of eric gardner, choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the street. and geneva, the, mother of sandra bland, who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children. which is almost unimaginable. have not been broken or embittered. instead they have channeled their sorrow into a strategy and their morning into a movement m ourning into a movement. by now we all know the story of flint, michigan. how the children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save some money. there is another side to the , it isnd let -- in flint the story of a community that has been knocked down, but refused to be knocked out. [applause] it is hundreds of union plumbers coming from across the cou

amazing event if other night with gab giffords and mark kelly and the mothers of the movement sabrina fultone're seeing has been really incredible in south carolina. >> let's talk about one of the issues that came up at the recent town hall. and that was about whether or not she would release her transcripts to the speeches she gave to wall street firms. let me show you how she responded to that. >> will you agree to release these transcripts? they have become an issue. >> sure, if everybody does it. and that includes the republicans. because we know they have made a lot of speeches. >> how does she feel about that today? will she be releasing those transcripts? >> you know, i have to tell you something alsz. i know there is a real fascination on the part of the media and certainly the sanders campaign is interested in sort of driving that narrative, on sort of trying to drive a negative there. but the truth is that is not what people are talking about on the ground here in south carolina. it is not what people are talking about when i've been to colorado or birmingham alabama. what people a

sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin. shot and killed in florida just for walking down the street. lucy mcbath, mother of jordan davis, shot and killed by minneso someone who thought he was playing his music too loud in his car. maria hamilton, mother of dantre, shot and killed by police in milwaukee. gwen carr, mother of eric garner, choked to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes on the street. and geneva, mother of sandra bland, who died in police custody in texas. they all lost children, which is almost unimaginable. yet they have not been broken or imbittered. instead, they have channeled their sorrow into a strategy and their mourning into a movement. and they are reminding us of something deep and powerful in the american spirit. by now, we all know the story of flint, michigan. how a city's children were poisoned by toxic water because their governor wanted to save a little money. but there's another side to the story in flint. it's a story of a community that's been knocked down but refused to be

fulton, meet sabrina her son, trayvon martin, was followed and shot in a housing development where hisather lived because he went out to buy a packet of skittles. four years ago, this week. meet lucy macbeth, her teenage son, jordandistinct davh playing music as every teenager i ever have known and he was killed. because the music was too loud. michigan are poisoned by the water they drink. need to break down all of barriers in the economy and society that holds people back disproportionately. we need to be building ladders of opportunity. we need to rebuild trust in our justice system. to the mothers here and mothers everywhere, we know that they have experienced a tragedy that a vast majority of us never will. for is how grateful they are turning their grief into resolve. have been traveling across south carolina the last few days but they have been traveling across america to ask for the kind of real change that we need. there are many state and city officials who are already working to do this. they are having real police involved shootings and in custody deaths handled by independ