>> my name is solomon northrop. i am a free man and you have no right whatsoever to detain me. >> you not a free man. you're nothing but a georgia run away. >> solomon northrop was reunited in 1873. more than 150 years later now hidden details in the story are coming to light for at least one of them. north prop's great great great grandson, clayton adams. >> nba commissioner-- >> clayton adams has been in search of solomon northrop, his great great great grandfather and also in search of himself. >> i thought i knew who i was at a young age. i new my history, i knew my grandmother. but that was as far as i could go as far as my descendants. thinking who i am and realizing this and realizing there's more than me than just two generations back. because it's hard for african americans to check their history because of the slave trade. it was a missing piece that i didn't even know was my history. >> many 12 years aslave was his road map. i campaigned clayton down pennsylvania avenue in washington, d.c, where, for the

the next 12 years as a slave. >> solomon's story is part of american history. >> solomon northup's story is part of american history, it's happened too long, his story represented thousands of cases. we are proud of solomon northup for his perseverance, faith, love for his family and letting him know he has been passed on in generations, and i make sure my children know and their children know as well. >> clayton j. adams said he attempted to watch the movie three times, but was so overwhelmed with emotion, he was never able to make it to the end. when he read from an original copy from solomon northup's book it was apparent why. the last page of his book he states, "my narrative is at an end, and i have no comments to make upon the subject of slavery. those that read the book may form their own opinions of the peculiar institution what it may be in other states i do not profess to know. what it is, and the reason of the red river is trulli and faith fully delineated in these pages, this is no fiction, no exaggeration. i hope to lead an upright though lowly life. and rest. and rest at la

for that, but i just know that solomon's words have been so much of a guide.be it would have been got. but the power and things like that . it's honestly because he was able to communicate his wife in a way that was very sean. t essential. to sit here now and know this is the spot where that happened, is -- i wasn't expecting that. i really was not. >> as incredible as it is, solomon northups story could have been lost to the dust bin of history were it not for this remarkable fill. we captured a really touching real life scene this week as john ridley med northups great, great, great grandson for the very first time here in our "american tonight" studios and it is the museum up as well, the site former hotel where solomon northup was kidnapped . >> it's such a flesh turks really is. >> every sunday night aljazeera america presents gripping films from the worlds top documetary directors. >> everybody's different here... >> for students at the esteemed international high school at lafayette everyday is a fight to suceeed >> it was my dream to get a high school

she said andrew solomon? he is the mozart of listening. the mozart of listening.aph. unfortunately that will never happen. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen for stories that make us better people and showing us lives of right there conception of family and community can be, the anisfield-wolf book award for nonfiction is awarded to andrew solomon for "far from the tree" parents, children in the search for identity. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> i would like to thank my editor, my agent and most of all my family. this award and unbelievably thrilling award to win. the history of the people who wanted and the people who are winning it tonight with me and the extraordinarily distinguished panel of judges. it's a humbling honor. even in purely nonreligious terms, homosexuality represents a misuse of the faculty. it is the pathetic second-rate substitute for reality that pitiable sight and as such deserves no amortization no rationalization and above note pretense that it is anything but it pernicious -- weakness. "time" magazine in 1966 when i was three years old. and in the last t

is waiting to be sent to state ♪ >> 18-year-old teshawn solomon is waiting to be sent to state prisonor 12 years on a felony drug conviction. >> i mean, to tell you the truth, it's like the streets. you know what i'm saying? you meet people. live your life. eat. you know what i mean? do about the same as you do on the street. me, i done been here for 10, 11 months. it's nothing to a boss, you know. >> many of the state prison inmates in california come from the l.a. county jail. with an annual budget in the hundreds of millions, overcrowding continues to be a growing concern. >> as you can see, i've got concrete bars. you know, i don't have any place to expand. i can't make another cell. that's the achilles heel of jail systems everywhere, is how many inmates you have. that's your clients. >> the los angeles county jail has a higher inmate to guard

of encountering it for the first time. >> solomon is a truly remarkable individual. and one of the interesting things is, after he was freed from slavery for 12 years, his story, his memoir called "12 years a slave" was really quite well-known here in america. it sold nearly 30,000 copies. he toured. he talked about it. many abolitionists credit his story with helping drive their movement. and then it really... it disappeared from the cultural consciousness. steve mcqueen and i, the director of the film, we sat down about four or five years ago and had breakfast, talked about many things. and in the course of this discussion, he stumbled upon the book. he gave it to me. i read it and thought it was a really singular document in how evocative it was, how the clarity of how solomon talked about his experience. and we both decided that this story in particular was worth telling, and, in a way, that really introduced in some ways america to slavery in the sense that it had not been excavated the way that steve in particular wanted to do with this film and the story. >> b

solomon who amended the plans they were given to ms. leo and we started to process the permit and the 24 inch on the cross section that was similar to what mr. allowing submitted. we went ahead and put in the permit that's in question. furthermore, i want to rebut the claims that no engineer has been involved. i have a letterly will i october 29th that he states the performance has been submit >> - can we refer to the overhead? yes, please >> anyway, i think we are beating a dead horse. we're more than willing to comply with that without having to go through this whole extensive measures. one before we put concrete their more than welcome the original engineer has to review the placement of the foundation. we told them we're more than willing to participate with that. and we are more than glad to work with them with that stipulation but reassigning the foundation it's going to delay the project another two or three months which i thought the meeting we had was to quote that process. everyone came out of the meeting the appellant and our

solomon who amended the plans they were given to ms. leo and we started to process

from the start, mcgeen knew who he wanted to play solomon northup.they offered you this, you said no. >> yeah, i took a moment. i had never seen a film from inside this experience, from insi inside the slave experience. and i felt the responsibility of it and i needed to kind of have, you know, a kind of moment to work out just how to get there. >> why did you have to get there? >> he reminds me of harry belafonte. sid ney portier. he has that dignity in him. and he carries it in an environment which is to be humane. and to me, he's the only one that has that quality. >> crushed by intolerable circumstances, he fights for more than freedom. >> he's having a battle with his soul. he's trying to hold it together. it's difficult for someone to hang on to their mind. their battle climaxes with the slave of the young slave patsy, the role for which mcqueen chose hundreds of actors, played by lupita ns a -- >> there were days i thought would never find someone. i wanted a breeze on the back of your hand. i'm asking the world for somebody that doesn't exist

deborah solomon. the book is "american mirror">o >> stephen: captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] welcome to "the daily show" my name is jon stewart. [cheers and applause] >> jon: we have made a show for you tonight by hand. our guest tonight from the lifetime show "under the gunn" one of our favorites, mr. tim gunn will be joining us a little bit later. [cheers and applause] first like a car unable to move forward on its way to fort lee, new jersey, we -- [laughter] -- as a nation remain stuck in the news traffic jam that

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deborah solomon. the book is "american mirror" ññññ'ñpr >> stephen: captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org charlie: would you describe this piece as more savory or succulent? it's definitely way too overcooked to be succulent. but it's still pretty delicious. - it's still savory, right? - mm-hmm. now, what if we soaked it in beer? do you think that would help it, like, regain its succulence? - like a beer rub? - mm-hmm. that's actually really smart. mac, grab us some beers. bite my bird. what are you eating? oh, dude, dee and i cooked up a great steak. frank's got, like, this whole fridge full of these delicious meats that i've been stealing, and... do you guys want to try some of this? someone who sweats as much as you should not work with food. charlie, you son of a bitch. i told you to stay away from my meat. spit it out. come on, man. spit it, spit it now, now! you too, spit. - come on. - right there.

. >> reporter: much of 12 years of slaves narrative and dialogue come directly from the memoir of solomon dispatched to a series of southern slave owners. beginning in 1841. from the start mcqueen knew who he wanted to play solomon northup, but now 36 initially resisted mcqueens treaties. when they offered you this, you said no. >> yeah. i took a moment. you know, i never seen a film from inside the slave experience. i felt the respongs abltd of it i needed to kind of have a kind of moment to work out just how to get there. >> crazy from the heat plantation owner played by michael fast bender. battled climaxes with the fate of the young slave. patsy. a roll for which mcqueen considered hundreds of actors. >> if this movie gets taught in schools. if generations of school children watch this, how will that make you feel? >> happy. just want to be useful. instead of being tragic. we're all going to die. that's a definite. i want to be useful. that's all i want to be. >> reporter: chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >>> perhaps history made sunday oscar night. "gma" in the morning and i ho

syria to form an islamic state known as a caliphate well let's talk more on this now with norman solomon he's in new york he's head of the institute for public at crissy so norman here we are seeing al qaeda gaining strength now in just not syria but also in iraq of course in those areas why is this happening well there's been such a dissension into chaos and violence now ever since the u.s. invasion of iraq more than ten years ago. when more and more weapons are dumped into the region and the idiology that the enemy of my enemy can be my friend and therefore should be given more weapons all that is that ng up to just one catastrophe compound another now iraq's prime minister he said he wants these people to surrender their. will listen to any words or will he have to take action he said he will take action eventually if it's necessary. one. well you know there's been a lot of demands for surrender from fallujah gen other cities in the past decade as well and i think that al maliki is again as he has so often and other forces opposed to him as well for united states relying on maximal vi

under reported censored out right by the inaction of these publications thank you so much norman solomontheory of under ritz action dot org and check it out. thanks for watching you guys join me again tomorrow and i break that all over again thank you . so much on june sixteenth one thousand forty one we had a graduation party at school and the war broke out. the shops were always full of goods. in september leningrad was blocked. one day mom went to sort out all the shelves were empty. in november they bombed the dynasty warehouses it was the main storage place for all the food in the city people eating the earth because it had small traces of sugar in it i tried to eat it as well but i couldn't. get the third look at the lists incredibly heavy bombing. it was a direct hit on that very shelter and everyone was buried underneath. all of them would. right to see. her street. and i think you're. on a reporter's twitter. instagram. to be in the. headlines at ten pm from moscow president obama introduces curbs on the n.s.a.'s bulk phone data collection program but there's concern the surveil

are you know being under reported by the inaction of these publications thank you so much norman solomonfeel about her roots action dot org and check it out. thanks for watching you guys join me again tomorrow and i break that all over again thank you for. millions around the globe struggle with hunger each good. what if someone offers a lifetime food supply no charge. they can the very strong position against g.m.o. and we think that's. the genetic anymore the right products are pretty cool. there is no. evidence that there is any problem with genetic engineering when you make a deal. or is free cheese always in the most trying. to destroy. the free. enterprise is profit. for this golden rice monarchy. one of the wonderful strong arming a lot of these polish face and i think you're right peter. on june sixteenth one thousand forty one we had a graduation party at school and the war broke out. the shops were always full of goods. but in september leningrad was blocked. one day mom went and saw that all the shelves were empty. in november the. warehouses it was the main storage place for

under reported censored out right by the inaction of these publications thank you so much norman solomonfew founder ritz action dot org and check it out. thanks for watching you guys join me again tomorrow and i break that all over again thank you. wealthy british science it's time to explain the findings will. lead to market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on. the media leave us so we leave that maybe. the scene potion secure the play your party there's a poll. shows that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics only on our team. think hypoxic. over might go to the show did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioning the guys that you clarify that's because a free and open prize is critical to our democracy shrek all books. are. going to go on i'm sorry and on this show we were the a little picture of what's actually going on the world we go beyond identifying a problem or trying to rational d

under reported censored out right by the inaction of these publications thank you so much norman solomonperiod under rich action dot org and check it out. thanks for watching you guys join me again tomorrow and i break this that all over again thank you. and. i would rather i asked questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question. place. i marinate joining me on into impartial and financial reporting commentary interviews and much much. only on the bus and. play. play. well. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. it was supposed to be just another news or of course although admittedly for a special occasion it was one hundred twenty three days before the start of the winter olympic games in sochi and i was in greece for the lighting of the olympic flame the ruins of a limpia one of the most famous monuments of ancient greece the site of the very first olympic games where stones like this would have been part of th

. >> nadia solomon is accused of not supporting the 30,000 dollars she earned for making appearances last year while collecting welfare. if convicted the mother of 14 could get up to 6 years behind bars. >> it has been more than 100 days since the launch of obamacare. there is still some major issues. web site security is worse than before and the back end is nowhere near complete. elizabeth prann is live for us in washington with more on the security. >> security experts steffing th -- testifying this week said healthcare g healthcare.gov has a number of weaknesses still. they warn a breech could have catastrophic consequences seeing as it is not getting any better. >> healthcare.gov is not secure today. from the november 19th testimony it is even worse. i don't understand how we are still discussing whether or not the web site is insecure or not. it is. there's no question about that. >> it is insecure? >> it is 100 percent. >> health officials are 100 days out after the botched roll out in the fall. one security official said it recently passed a test. another testified there are

solomon five in the game. 12 points. 76-55. cal now 12-0 in pac-12 play. stanford going for it over the washington school. josh throwing it down over the huskies. chasing randall. jason randall scoring a career high 33. stanford 79, u.w. 67. west coast conference hoops, usf and saint mary's victorious last night. and the victoria open, williams ousted in the round of 16. today it's all about the afc and nfc title games. larry beil will be in to anchor at five, six, nine and eleven. i'm collin resch. have a great day everyone! >> up next, the unique creatures found on alcatraz and what makes them so rare. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ >> we have the winning numbers from last night's $1,125,000,000 power ball draw. actually we don't have them, but here are the numbers. >> no one w

solomon five in the game. 12 points. 76-55. cal now 12-0 in pac-12 play.tanford going for it over the washington school. josh throwing it down over the huskies. jason randall scoring a career high 33. stanford 79, u.w. 67. west coast conference hoops, saint mary's victorious last night. and the victoria open, williams ousted in the round of 16. today it's on the afc and nfc title games. larry beil will be in to anchor at five, six, nine and eleven. i'm collin resch. have a great day everyone! >> up next, the unique creatures found onal kutrase and what ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $113 million power ball draw. >> no one was able to pick all six. wednesday night's j

it'll be interesting the solomons influenced by the who found him papa and mama homes and children and shall defeat of the homes. so go to the territory of the cool talking to him and in the imperial court because of governor general the western regions too cold to start to build the tombstones. tensions within the boundaries of the form of torture kingdom chores. a certain shares this year. call of woman called fight in the singles event. nigeria which we hold these will watch it the design view that schoolmates who care to go to with chiseled on. tree in the year the economist has an article for the confusion they get to see you said you were gone. so it should be so i can do the usual crew of the security door you'll be helping you will the twenty oh nine georgia her feet on who your friends to warn she died she said to him. to lead to increased use and you wanna chill is a veteran who would you give it a problem. the show can be endured by. says tou we jettison the woods is which many merchants can stop along the silk road through to today. the use of the houses and folsom time loo

we really urge you i agree a commissioner adams don't make it our job to play solomon. make a win-win for everyone. we're going to put it bonding back on you, the two parties at that figure it out. i think we're all in agreement with everything that's been said so, please work it out. that's our gowns to you. we don't want to have to do something make a call it should be a win-win situation >> thank you. >> thank you very much commissioners for your guidance my especially for your recognition of how important this project is. but i'm glad this has lit your fire appreciate that. thank you >> thank you (clapping) and a could a we have a break. >> okay 5back. >> let's precede. item 8 c the mixed use at 337 by china base an third street in san francisco bay and a adjacent to at&t park. >> good evening, commissioners. i'm waiting for a power point to be booted but i can give you hard copies if you like while we're waiting >> thank you. thank you. >> why don't you start. eventually i'll figure this out. >> you did it. >> thank you monique. i don't even have to ask my 13-year-

solomon, five dunks. 5-0 in pac-12 play. this sports report brought to annual by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you so much, colin. up next at 6:00, how a teenager forced to stay home because of a serious injury is using hose whod ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> join me tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable 13, a look at the california industry becoming a growing target of organized crime. >>> then at 11:00 here on abc7, tears and hugs. the growing memorial for a 14-year-old girl killed by a vta train in the south bay. all at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> a teenager, forced out of school because of a serious injury, isn't missing a moment of class thanks to a robot. 15-year-old keith griffin broke both of his knees playing basketball last week. to help, a motorized robot that allows the real keith to attend classes from home while his robotic course -- counterpart fills in for him in the classroom. keith can virtually rai

it is based on the true story of solomon northrup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 19th century america, suffering for 12 years before regaining his freedom. the film received nominations in several categories. "american hustle," collecting three awards. amy adams won best actress for her role. best supporting actress went to jennifer lawrence. she was a big hit with the audience. >> the women this year, it is such an audience. >> alfonso curaon picked up the most direct gravity -- gravitas for his film, gravity. -- "gravity." >> from film awards to sports awards, cristiano ronaldo has been named the world footballer of the year. >> the midfielder was awarded for all's biggest individual prize at a ceremony in zÜrich. >> for the latest we are joined in the studio with more from our sports responded, jefferson chase. jefferson, is this a war deserved? >> i think so. it is going to attract a bit of criticism. of the three players up for the award, he is the only one who won nothing last season, but then said that it is always a debate. what are the awards for, he s

wallace, the finish, solomon, five dunks in the game. 7655 cal now 5-0 in pac-12 play.ak right now the cardinal leading this one. 47-41. >>> shocker in melbourne. five-time australian open champ serena william out by former world number one ana ivanovic. had never beaten serena in four past meetings, in fact never won a set but she capitalized. 4-6, 6-3,. >> usf beat san diego. santa clara hammered at home by byu. >> thank you, colin. up next at 9:00, how a teenager up next at 9:00, how a teenager forced to stay home bus of soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00. >> i respect them. but honestly, i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. >> the bachelor backlash, who abcs where new bachelor was talking about and t

solomon five in the game. 12 points.ington school. josh throwing it down over the huskies. jason ranscoring a career high 33. stanford 79, and santa clara beaten by byu and williams ousted in the round of 16. today it's on the afc and nfc title games. liri beil will be in to anchor at five, six, nine and eleven. i'm collin resch. have a great day everyone! >> the amazing creatures found ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> they are trying to figure out what makes these creatures glow on alcatraz. it's a new species of millipede that glows green under ultraviolet light. they were found under a search for rats. they fed on nontoxic bates fed with fluorescent dye. and up next, how a her

richard solomon in the lane here. 16 points. 2 handed jam.e matthews wept for 32. 27 over his afternoon cal up said 9 96-83. robinson oregon state hosting stanford first half bieber down 1 collier big lap i got your bank here. human game for the cardinals. 30 points. nrooter. counsel done from 45. with authority on the reverse. but oregon state tl steel coast to coast beavers beat 8 81-72. reid learned his less an back in november the hard way. >> when mike is coming at you. we'd for the 245 full back. mistake. heading into the niners panthers play off gym on sunday reed admitted he may have to take the a different approach. >> i think a little bit more attention. 250, 2 50 so those guys i try to lower. i can get a little higher so just time to be smart bit. >> to the ice charges renewing the arrival rate with take it down the east beats jim however 1 nothing detroit answers. if we are tied at 1. second period stewart with shot and little joe with rebound. shar sharks power play gist on to dan boil wrist ter the shoshing bit day with of 4-1.

jordan is the richard solomon. 12 points, nine rebounds. high flier, two handed flush. cal wins 76-55. go to the ice with the sharks and lightning. sharks down one. seven seconds. power play. a minute left. matt early's shot. the hat trick and yes, the sharks get the victory, 5-4. diane, much more coming up tonight at 11:00. >> all right, we'll see you thin and coming up right now, the special niners program. >>> for the third year, the 49ers will play for the championship. 49ers, seahawks, the count down to kick off is on. >> it's going to be intense, physical. i don't know if there are going to be handshakes after this one. >> wilson got crusheded. >> a heated rivalry is brewing and it's win or go home. >> he gets from behind, fumbles the ball picked up by seattle. >> but how much of an advantage will seattle's 12th man be? >> we'll have 11 on the field. >> two team, one goal. to hold the lombardi trophy. we're in san francisco and seattle to break it all down. this is the quest for six and it started now.

solomon, five dunks, finished with st. cal now 5-0 in pac-12 play.ight at 6:00 we preview the afc championship and hear from yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪ >> at 6:00, we're following breaking news. a water rescue in the bay. we'll take you there for an update. >>> why good news for california universities my be bad news for the state's hopeful students. join us at 6:00. >> america is getting its first view of a giant panda cub. bao-bao made her debut today. she is the first panda to survive birth at the zoo since 2005. crowds of people showed up and they were more excited than bao bao was. she fell asleep. >>> this is "world news." tonight the developing story, what we're now learning about the americans among the dead, targeted in a terror attack. tonight how did the attackers get through so many check points in afghanistan? >>> state of emergency in the west. the crackling wildfire

to solomon for the throw down. 77-69. san diego state having their way with sparty in san jose.de and skyler spencer helping out. aztecs 75-50 and we are showing you wichita state and illinois state for one reason and this is it. with authority. he dunks on john jones. what do you expect when you put a meed yolker player -- i'm sorry. i was sherming. what do you expect? old guard versus new guard in the women's semifinals. ending the run of 19-year-old buchard. full extension on the backhand and that's an open course. catches the top of the net. 6-2, 6-4 and reaching the finals for the first time in years. 0-2 in the previous finals. everyone thought the five seed would meet nah in the finals, but she was blown off the court by the 20th seeded sabilkiva. it was an unforced error machine. too many mistakes. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. interesting see richard sherman. >> totally different light. i like to see you doing a little sherming. >> i sherm way too much probably jie. yes, you do. the note all parents want to write their children. >> a look from sleep

solomon, five dunks. 5-0 in pac-12 play.orts report brought to annual by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you so much, colin. up next at 6:00, how a teenager forced to stay home because of a serious injury is using a >>> join me tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable 13, a look at the california industry becoming a growing target of organized crime. >>> then at 11:00 here on abc7, tears and hugs. the growing memorial for a 14-year-old girl killed by a vta train in the south bay. all at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> a teenager, forced out of school because of a serious injury, isn't missing a moment of class thanks to a robot. 15-year-old keith griffin broke both of his knees playing basketball last week. to help, a motorized robot that allows the real keith to attend classes from home while his robotic course -- counterpart fills in for him in the classroom. keith can virtually raise his hanbey hitting a button and triggering a light on the robot. the service is provided by a foundation that helps kids stay up in school at home or in th

as soon as an solomon from uesf and david kelly from the organization. >> good evening, student delegates, commissioners, i'm as soon -- susan -- we are open for the contract talks and calling for raises around teachers and parents and other information that was not published anywhere. as you are well aware, too many schools are getting priced out of the city and the impact on our students is profound. this is important for para professionals. many who live in poverty because of stagnate wages. para professionals are the lifeline for these students. in putting together our proposal we have extending the membership on what their biggest priorities are. we have also engaged in the 15-month long community engagement process with the partners closer gap position. we find parents want the same for their students. education for their students and stronger engagement and full resources widely spent. thank you. we look forward to working with you and the director of labor relations in the coming weeks, thank you. >> good evening, dennis kelly, president of the united educators of san francisco. t

. >> woodruff: and we have much more online, including "the solomon scale," paul solomon's own calculation of the unemployment rate, plus economists weigh in with a look at the unemployment trends across last year and for the future. >> woodruff: hundreds of thousands of citizens in west virginia are heading into the weekend dealing with a major water emergency caused by a chemical spill. even as it's disrupting lives, officials are still trying to get a handle on just what happened. hari sreenivasan has the story. >> reporter: ground zero is this freedom industries plant that makes chemicals for the mining, steel and cement industries. state inspectors say a foaming agent used in coal preparation leaked from a 40,000 gallon tank yesterday. some of it overran a containment area, and ended up in the elk river. an estimated 300,000 people are affected in nine counties, many of them reporting a smell like black licorice. emergency hotline centers like this one are fielding calls. >> we've had some complaints about eyes burning, things of that nature. best advice is to stay inside right now un

solomon and look what i found. cal up 13-4 on the season and an 82-56 blowout of udub. among the challenges on sunday play with rage, but inteligent controlled rage. neither team can afford the dumb penalties like the one we saw committed by carolina against the niners on sunday. the history because these two teams, you know there will be a lot of trash talking. stanford man richard sherman, the king of smack, and this will be a rather intense clash. >> there is no question there is a lot of hostility between us. at the end of the day they are another football team. there is always going to be dislikes. >> there is no love lost. there is no love found. that's all. it will be intense and it will be physical. i don't know if there will be handshakes after this one. >> strong dislike. abc7 sports. brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> yikes. thanks, larry. >>> just ahead, there is one overconfident seahawks fan out there. >> and female announcer: female announcer: during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress s