does it take confidence to be a happy singleton?it would be like oh, i was only competing with his super hot ex—girlfriend and now i'm competing with these millions of women who are readily available. you we re women who are readily available. you were saying about the spark. we watched the dating shows and there is that snap decision at the end of a date where it is like do you want to see them again? you get the sense of well, if there wasn't the spark, it's no. i have done proper dating shows. i thought there was a spark at the time, but it then wore off quickly. but do we put too much stall by the spark? maybe. i think if you've had it in the past with someone. if you have had an amazing relationship with someone and you know that's there then i suppose you're not willing to settle in future and there is a lot to be said for letting something grow and seeing how something progresses over a period of time, but then i also think you can walk into a room and straightaway know if you want to speak to someone. i have got this thing i

. >>> department of housing and urban department ben carson learned about the dismissal after singleton was escorted out of the buildings. singleton was fired for his on-ed in october that called candidate trump a new morale low for the republican party. >>> a cherry hill man who volunteers for the girl scouts is free on bond. police arrested philip shepherd during an early morning raid yesterday, officers say they found image also of child pornography inside the home and seized several media devices shepherd is a software engineer. >>> solbury school in bucks county is the subject of a lawsuit, 29-year-old woman said she was abused by the athletic director lyle hazel. the accuser said the relationship started when she was a high school senior. she said hazel groomed her and forced her to perform various sex agents. >> by the school not taking true responsibility for its actions, each victim will continue to carry the weight and the guilt of these crimes as i have and continue to feel they were at fault. >> reporter: hazel was eventually fired from solbury for allegedement. >>> players

. >> good morning, this is 26-year-old singleton.ed on several campaigns and was working as a top aid to ben carson. his pick for housing and urban development. now the young conservative is one of the few african americans in the trump administration but as of wednesday hud confirms singleton was no longer an employee. a source close to the situation tells cnn he was fired because what he wrote in an article published in the hill last october. he took the gop to a new moral low due to comments like the muslim ban as well as rhetoric about the black community. part of that read quote as an african american like so many of my peers i'm concerned about police brutality, the lack of economic and educational opportunities for urban cities and the complete disregard for criminal justice reform. hearing the nominee of my party ignore these harsh truths and opt for words like law and order sounds like a coded message from an era in our history that should stay in the past. he goes on to say a republican asked aren't we morally obligated to

. >> seth: so, john singleton, the director, did you know him before that? from sort of your music background to find your way in that film? >> well i was going up to talk -- remember when arsenio hall had his show. >> seth: yeah. >> you know, "the arsenio hall show." and i was going up there to talk to arsenio, because he had the 2 live crew on there, but he hasn't had eazy-e and nwa up there, so i wanted to talk to him about that. some little -- >> seth: you just drove up to the studio? how'd it work? >> yeah, i went up there to hang out and watch the show, knew a few people. this little intern comes and it's john singleton. and he's like, "man, you ice cube?" and i'm like, "yeah." he said i've got this movie i want to put you in, but i'm just a junior at usc, and one day i'm going to work with you one day. i'm going to work with you one day. i'm like, "yeah, kid, all right." [ light laughter ] i seen him 12 months later, he's like, "dude, i'm a senior now, but i'm going to work with you." and i'm like, "are you stalking me? what are you on?" [ light laugh

this little intern comes and it's john singleton.his movie i want to put you in, but i'm just a junior at usc, and one day i'm going to work with you one day. i'm going to work with you one day. i'm like, "yeah, kid, all right." [ light laughter ] i seen him 12 months later, he's like, "dude, i'm a senior now, but i'm going to work with you." and i'm like, "are you stalking me? what are you on?" [ light laughter ] and next year, there was a script, my manager said somebody wants to put you in a movie, and i'm like, "huh?" you know what i mean? i'm like, "why?" and it's him. and it's his movie, "boyz in the hood." >> seth: that is so crazy. that is amazing, again it makes sense that sometimes people with that kind of vision, they have it when they're really young and they just know that they have it. >> he knew. i mean, he's a genius. >> seth: and then he also -- because you know as much as i love "boyz in the hood," "friday" just a classic. all time classic. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. >> seth: and is it safe to

shermichael singleton was fired last week from the department of housing and urban development, that'sop-ed piece surfaced that he wrote last fall which was critical of then candidate donald trump. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me, don. >> louisianan. good to have you here. you were with secretary ben carson, you were his deputy chief of staff until last wednesday. what happened? >> that's correct. well, you know, i wrote an article in october that criticized the candidate who's now president and that article came back up and the administration was concerned about it and felt that perhaps it wasn't a good role for me to fulfill, having criticized the candidate at that time, so i was let go. >> were you disappointed? what did you think? >> i was disappointed. and i guess even briefly perhaps i was angry. but you know, you learn quickly in politics anger's like a cancer, you can't allow it to consume you too fast. so disappointment lingered for a little bit but then i said okay, look, you can either be upset about this and do nothing or you can be a grownup and s

there are hundreds of illegal dump sites throughout the city like this one off singleton avenue. the city's illegal dumping rapid response team cleans them but they pop back up sometimes on the same day. now major sam licardo is proposing something new, free unlimited large item pick ups for every household in the city. under the proposal you would call the city to pick up old mattresses, furniture and disposals as many times as needed. by making it free, the city hopes it cuts down on large items being dumped on the street. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> police just released the identity of a man shot and killed in an east bay road rage incident. san leandro police say 45-year- old tadifael was killed while driving with his family. shots were fired in the area of marina boulevard. tadifael was found a few blocks away. >>> finding a plan to help it stand up to the storm but the work could cause short time frustration. >>> coming up the important information as to when the rain comes back and also why are 1,000 people hitting themselves and each other with pillows. i'll expl

. >>> ben carson learned about singleton's dismissal. he called candidate trump a new morale low for the republican party. >>> time 05:00 from our delaware newsroom, a lawyer representing correctional officers said inmates staged a dry run before launching their deadly uprising. the dry run happened at james t.vaughn correctional center where inmates killed officer steven floyd. >>> trenton is aging the -- is raising the able limit to buy -- age limit to buy tobacco. stores in trenton caught selling tow back -- too -- tobacco to anyone under 281 will face charges. >>> well take you to state college, 16,000 students are packed into the bryce jordon center. folks dancing to raise money for children who are battling pediatric cancer. lane burger has fought kidney cancer for a decade, his family benefits from thon. >> it's crazy what the kids do for kids who need help. it's crazy. >> reporter: the four diamond charity distributes all the money raised for thon. it brought in almost $10 million last year. 6abc will be covering thon all weekend

jack kingston, maria cardona, karen jean-pierre and michael singleton fired last week over op-ed pieceote in the campaign critical of then candidate donald trump. he's been on this show and we're going to make you into a star. >> thanks don. >> get your reaction. "new york times" reporting that national security adviser h.r. mcmaster breaking with the president and not calling terrorists radical islamists and signaling a more moderate approach. what is your reaction? >> is the president going to listen to him? seen recently that people have gotten whiplash and have this confused syndrome because the president says one and then his cabinet secretaries and advisers are out across the globe saying something else, trying to do cleanup. we saw it with dhs secretary kelly saying will be no military operation after donald trump said would be a military operation rounding up undocumented immigrants. so who knows? president of the united states is the one who sets policy doesn't he? >> what do you make of this? >> think it's a delicate balance. as you saw under the obama administration, there's

. >> michael singleton on the job less than a month when this opinion story he authored critical of then the chief of staff at housing and urban development read him a statement specifically referring to the article when he was fired. >> i was angry but you know you learn quickly in politics. >> then there was elliot abrams who served in the reagan and george w. bush administrations. when this critical piece he wrote last may was brought to trump's attention. he says white house staff new about the piece but they believe it was steve bannon who skut will his job offer. >> the only person on the white house staff that i know was opposed to me being hired was steve bannon, so that's my guess. >> finally there's craig deare after reportedly knocking the latin white house policy. emfap sis on political. >> obviously we are going ensure that people who are political appointees share the vision and agenda that the president campaigned on and is implementing. >> you're fired. >> apprentice showman trump. >> you're fired. >> campaign mode trump. >> you're fired. >> president-elect and now presid

and in jacksonville, we celebrate mary littlejon singleton who became the first black woman elected to the city council in jacksonville, florida, and then elevated herself to be elected to the florida legislature and the first one since the reconstruction era. paving the way for other black women to follow in her footsteps in the florida legislature. i'd like -- like the former congresswoman meeks, and our colleague, frederica wilson, who serves now with us today. is a story -- countless others that remain to work and lead us ahead in the future. we must think differently and act differently to affect change by working together to help our fellow men and women. i am committed to standing with congressional black caucus and to keep the fight for equality for all americans. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. veasey: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 60th birthday of my good friend, overseer