other than the fact john singleton is the big name?en i was 12 i'm 25 now. it was july 2015 and at the time i was just happy to be working. when we started filming i'll realized out big of a fish i caught working with john singleton and the impact it will have on my journey as young actor going forward. an important story we're tel telling. so definitely very passionate. >> you talk about the passion here. what is it is the take away when people see this on television what will be the take away? we know what again what happened and how how bad thing got during the crack epidemic. >> they got to see it first, but just know that it's weighed n we know a whole generation two people have lived this thing, but it was -- i call it the best of times and the worst of times. you know what i mean? because when it's really really dicey, we still have fun. they really getting it from -- really getting it from the south central west side kind of like the -- what the story is, and, um, you really see the transition and explore what these characters

directed by john singleton. >> i wanted to make what was voiced as i seen as a young black man growing. the los angeles police department was an occupying voice. it really became a war zone. >> i didn't do nothing. >> you think you tough, huh. >> four los angeles police officer who is appeared in that video tape of the rodney king beating went on trial today. >> defense attorneys claiming they couldn't get a fair trial in los angeles got the case moved to more conservative ventura county. >> it felt like the officers were being sent to a friendly venue and more friendly than a downtown l.a. jury would have been. >> the defense picked apart the videotape and every image was turned around to say see where king is threatening the police officer. it's not about race. it's about king resisting. >> you didn't see him to have a weapon? >> yes, i did. >> what kind of a weapon did he have? >> it was his body. >> we're ready. we're well prepared to take care of any eventuality. >> we find the defendant not guilty of a crime of assault. >> i don't think many people were expecting, not reporters.

two we chat with john singleton about his we're going to talk to food porn.in posted a lot of food pictures on instagram and for whatever reason his took off and he's famous for it. he'll join us live in the loft with tips on food pictures. >> and also, part two. so big we had to split it up skins head coach we'll share more from monday visit in the loft it was epic and he wept more in-depth of charity and all coming up later on good day d.c. >> will there be more karaoke. >> all right. >> time for fox beat now. >> kev. >> steve, allison, back to you guys. >> i'm excited to be. it's about i movie set it off. i didn't want to get to the idea of ed sheeran wanting to quit twitter it's obviously filled with hate shape of you is a great song and he talks about the idea i go on twitter and there's nothing but people saying mean things. and he's 100% right. >> there's a lot of that. >> everything you find on twitter people use it as a platform to talk badly about people behind their computers. ♪ >> he's still currently having his water and he's posting on instra. >

and the jo -- creator john singleton joins us and one of the stars. thanks so much for coming into the studio. "snowfall" taking place in 1983, you know what people are going to be talk about talking aboing connection to the hit movie "boyz in the hood". >> well, it happens a year and a half after the events of "snowfall." "snowfall" start in '83 so what we're trying to do is show this is before crack hits the streets. this is when people didn't have bars on their homes and fence in their lawns in south l.a. if you were a kid and you did something wrong, the lady up the street wouldn't be afraid to tell you mama that you were messing up. >> and you might get a spanking by that lady up the street. >> might? >> definitely would get a spanking. so the thing is, it really showed when crack comes in, how it changes the whole mor of the neighborhood. you know, and we do this at the neighborhood level in south central but we have a cia operative in the show and you see how the machinations go between how they're funding cocaine -- cheap cocaine into los ange

. >> and coming up tomorrow, we'll have john singleton will be live in the loft to talk about his new show snowfall. actress and singer mannedy moore and what's going on with her. we'll have details after this. now at havertys furniture, special pricing and financing make this a great time to save. through august 7th, find savings in every room. plus, twenty-four month, no interest financing makes every decision that much easier. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. i'm going to the movies with britney. havertys. life looks good. >> a shoplifting ares in mannasas virginia. >> it turns out it was a case of mistaken identity even though the cowboys waived the new york jets claimed n him offer waivers. his agent joined us. >> he's going through fist walk through and first day of training camp and says how about areceipt on june 22. they called me and asked me the same thing. we were blind sided. i told him if there wa

michael singleton is with us. he's a cnn political commentator and a republican strategist.s. how the mighty have fallen. i mean, i remember hurricane sandy and the embrace between president obama, governor christie, that was a real moment and at one point, he was seen as white house feramaterial, republicans were begging him to run. >> he was, brooke, and if you recall, he also was the chairman of the republican's governors association. i mean, governor christie for a lot of republicans, particularly establishment republicans, was someone that a lot of us looked to, including myself, as a potential candidate for the white house. and what you have seen is a complete fall from grace. i believe his approval rating is around 15%, the lowest of any governor in 20 years and it's honestly sad when you look at it brooke, because at this point, i watch the press conference and i've read several articles about it, and what it shows is that it's someone who's given up. he's essentially given up. he ran for president and he failed. he wanted to be an appointment by president trump. jar

philadelphia shot in the head last night and police are now on the hunt for the gunman. 28-year-old kareem singleton was found shot in the 5600 block of gibson drive. he was lying face down and unresponsive. he was pronounced dead at the scene. at this time there are no suspects the investigation and the motive on going. >>> seven police officers involved in shooting in kensington last night. philadelphia and septa police fired at a man when they say he pointed his gun at them. the violent seen was caught on the septa police officer's body camera. >> it has since been shared with the public. fox 29's dave schratwieser joins us live at police headquarters and dave a crazy seen all caught on video. >> reporter: no doubt about it. we were there last night. it was a crazy scene. septa police today quick to release that body cam video their officers involved in that shooting after a suspect carrying a gun pointed it right at them and they opened fire. that suspect tonight in the hospital with wounds from the shooting and facing some very serious charges. >> hey, hey, hands up, hands up, hands up! >> your

i just imagine the ghost of john singleton mosby wondering the mosby mountain subdivision. maybe you think about exploring the memory. >> no sheridan lane, probably. this institution ought to celebrate sheridan's birthday -- hadar because at the he a great his orders, this institution would probably be down in lynchburg -- had he obeyed his orders, this institution would probably be down in lynchburg. >> when i was reading the book on mexico, one of the chapters talks about all the confederate soldiers that went to mexico and half their families would pay for their children to go to university and they also got involved with the oil and as years went on, in the 30's, they were after our government to be more accommodating to the oil that was being drilled by the confederates families, and i never heard any historic -- historian referred to the confederates that ended up in mexico. they can create their own town in brazil where they have ceremonies in the confederacy. >> there is a book on it. >> national geographic did a big story with pictures. >> there is a small literatu

director john singleton will be live in the loft to talk about the hit tv show sno snowfall. actress and singer mannedy more is snv well this is not what you expect to find when you onen a can of potato chips. customs and border protection officers inspected a package mailed from hong kong to the u.s.. rodrigo franko was charged with illegally importing the snake. he had previously received a bunch of king cobras and planned to give five to one of contact's relatives in virginia. if convicted he could spend up to 20 years if prison. >>> we're also staying on top of developments involving missing members of africa robotics team. we now know two of the teens are located and safe in canada. we spoke with the immigration refugees and citizenship agency in kansas day about what's next. they told us because the country has strict privacy laws they cannot disclose information. whereabouts of others remany mystery. they came to participate in international robotic competition. they disappeared a day after the contest ended. >> if you have a rumba one of these guys that vacuum your ho

jon singleton was like my hero. made "boyz in the hood." you know, i miss baggy jeans.t people used to dance until they sweat. >> there's a lot to miss, but reliving it tonight again on the santa monica pier. show you this beautiful shot of the ocean. listen, twist my arm and send me to l.a., cnn, thank you very much. a whole screen. anyone in the area who wants to come, screening the episode today on the pier, 4:30 local pacific time. again, the episode that, the focus tonight is tv. so through the afternoon i've got sinbad. sinbad is coming out today. also wilson cruz from "my xa so-called life." come on down and help me make a play list. >> help us remember the sweaty dance floors. cute. sinbad. >> and remembers dancing. >> perhaps sinbad will help us recall the first dvd that was created in 1995, since sinbad did a little of everything, acting, music as well. this is all about shows. i love that cell phone you were kind of holding up. what else will take us down memory lane if we come down to the pier in santa monica with you? >> this is fun. table fulls. the tease.

john singleton was my hero and made "boyz in the hood."ld dance until they sweat! >> yes. >> you know? now everybody is cool. >> explore the decade that broad us urkel and "friend" and disks that gave you a thousand hours for months. "the 90s" starts tonight at 9:00 eastern. >> because you're not a sitting president doesn't mean you could stop and get a cute picture. this baby was too cute to resist for barack obama. >> her mom says they were at anchorage international airport before the president walked he and said who is this pretty baby? ed, i'm taking your baby. but he didn't. >>> it is customary to have a u.s. president, along with other leader who attend these summits hold a press conference. president trump did not do that. >> there is no basis

sergeant singleton has known him ever since. >> carlton, what we got ourselves into this time?er stuff, man. >> other stuff? serious? >> yeah. real serious. >> real serious. i've been dealing with carlton for a long time. when i was at officer at juvenile. what i see with carlton is a good kid. he's a real good guy. but he's making a lot of the wrong decisions. right now he came in here, and he has some very serious charges this time which he says is a big mistake, a misunderstanding, and it will get worked out. wow. okay. you kept that okay. yeah, that shocked me. when i saw that on the news, i swear i think my heart stopped beating for a couple seconds. i'm serious. i was like, whoa. >> let me get out of this man, for real. they've got false charges on me, man. >> okay, okay. well, you know, they'll work -- the justice system does work. if you're innocent, they'll prove you innocent. for his sake, i hope that it's true because i want to see him live a prosperous love. i talked to him a lot of time about changing his ways. he'll give you that classic smile of his and say, "yes

joining me now is the acclaimed filmmaker john singleton of the series "the people versus o.j.d. he's featured in cnn's new series the nineties. your new one? >> snowfall. >> let's talk about the people versus o.j. simpson, the ongoing and then the mini series. let's watch the clip and then we'll talk about it. >> we have 62 instances of simpson beating and stalking nicole. >> this is a murder case, not a domestic violence case. >> people do admire me. >> it's my hope we can treat each other with respect. >> i try to be respectful. >> i'm trying to win. >> what to you think will happen tomorrow? what do you think should happen? >> they said he hadn't done anything in the nine years he's been there. he's been a model prisoner. ironically, he hasn't taken an extra ketchup or mail pack. that was an actual quote, something like that. i mean, hey, he's not doing anybody any harm, you know. >> can you believe the fascination around this still? >> it's drama. it's season opera. it's real season opera, you know. it is very fascinating. you think about where he started, and where he tra

a claimed director john singleton from boys in the hood and too fast too furious also we'll chat withd snowfall. joining him the star of the that series. >> we will enjoy a little food important with 22-year-old justin shoe bell the name of his blog. d. blogger who's food pictures turn him into a instagram star will be joining us live in the loft. >>> part two of our chat with redskins coach jay gruden. we'll hear more about his charity he and his wife and little more football too coming up later on good day dc. don't yourself a favor, don't miss it. >> going to be a good show to today. >> how about this weather? putting on a show today? >> listen we didn't get much rain in the move june so honestly we can use some rain. >> okay. >> okay. like that spin. >> i'm trying give this a nice spin. cloud showers and storms that's the bottom line in the forecast today. humidity that is really going to stick around here. feels very wet outside this morning. lots of humidity along with temperatures in the 70s. 76 now in washington. 75 good morning leonardtown. 78 in quantico. let's go north and

. >> plus director john singleton and actor damien in the loft to dish on the new hit fx show snowfall to talk with actress mandy moore. got a little bit of scoop on some of the biggest unanswered questions from the first season of "this is us". >> widely popular. it will be cool much that's coming up little more than an hour. coming up right now tucker barnes. >> i like our new guest day collage guest list? you like that. >> put together by photo grid the app. >> right. >> cloudy and sticky today. we are going to be looking at daytime highs in the upper 80s. little more humidity little more heat than yesterday but nothing too extreme. we're not talking about the 90s the last week but not the wonderful weather we around here th all right. 73 now in washington. 72 leonardtown. 70 dulles. little bit warmer than yesterday. mostly cloudy for everybody early this morning. not going to rain here the first part of the day but as we get into the afternoon some of this energy out to the west little trough will drop in and that may kick up enough convection here we can get a shower or thundersto

. >> plus director john singleton and.gets a scoop on some of the biggest unanswered questions from the first season of this is us. >> time for the fox beat. kev is here with that. good morning. >> steve, maureen, good morning. how is your day going so far. >> better now. >> great job with the q and a. interviews were fantastic. >> thank you. did you a great job too. >> breaking overnight i believe everyone has seen this video. police are saying singer justin bieber accidentally hit a paparazzi photographer with his truck while leaving church services last night in beverly hills. obviously you're seeing the footage right now. you know, it was obviously an accident. you can tell it was an accident from the video. bieber stayed at the scene. tmz did post the video of the incident. i believe we'll see it again repeated here shortly. but you can actually -- it shows the large truck moving slow orange line and then striking the photographer as i mentioned bieber did stay at the scene and by the photographer's side until the par

joining me now is the acclaimed filmmaker, john singleton, a director of "the people versus o.j. simpson", great minute series as well as the groundbreaking "boys in the hood." and your new one on fx is? >> snowfall. >> we'll talk about that. let's talk about "the people versus o.j. simpson". >> the ongoing. >> and the miniseries. let's watch a clip, and then we'll talk about it. >> we have 62 instances of simpson beating and stalking nicole. >> we find blood where there should be no blood. >> this is a murder case, not a domestic violence case. >> people do admire me, johnny. >> it's my hope we can treat each other with respect. >> i ain't trying to be respectful. i'm trying to win. >> what do you think will happen tomorrow? what do you think should happen? >> they should let him go. they said he hadn't done anything in the nine years he has been there. he has been a model prisoner. ironically, he hasn't taken extra ketchup or mayo pack in jail. they have an actual quote of something like that. hey, he is not doing anybody harm, you know. >> can you believe the fascination aroun

troy singleton, doctor from the moorestown area and then audubon you have arthur barclay and camden countyatricia egan jones. all of those people abstaining from south jersey. so here is some of what the governor told us by phone, from the beach about a half an hour ago. >> it is an incredible scandal as you know because they actually caught a politician being where he said he was going to be with the people he said he would be with. starting a week ago today. i told people we had plans to be here. whether there was a governmental shut down or didn't we were going to be here because it is our residence. they caught a politician, keeping his word, actually saying, being where he said he would be and oh, my god what a scandal he actually was with his wife and his children and they caught him. >> reporter: people listening to that, are saying we had plans too, a week ago today last monday, to go to the liberty state park where the statue of liberty is for fourth of july, shut down because it is a new jersey state park. ellis island and island beach park where he is. all of the campground arou