sonja? >> reporter: it is a transit nightmare that could become very real. the already crowded l train out of commission between action and brooklyn. riders are getting the bad news today. l service between the boroughs could be shut down or painfully >> i think it's awful. it's awful. i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: the mta says it needs to make repairs to the tunnel under the east river. >> the l train was indicated with hundreds of thousands of gallons of salty water. it flooded into the system during superstorm sandy. >> reporter: the mta hasn't decided yet on a part-time or full-time shut down. 12 at a time or both? it's a couple years away. >> and getting them onto the m training and increasing capacity would be an obvious way to go. also can you get more people to go to queens and change at queens plaza? options. >> i grabbed the l train to hear. it's the first avenue station. if there's no service, i may have to rely on grabbing the c train straight into the city, which will have more time to my commute. >> reporter: the l is critical

sonja gutierrez joins us live. we learn the name of the homicide suspect who died at >>> 42-year-old damon james wanted for murder his ex- girlfriend in houston, texas back in october 2014. the corner said it's looking inflicted gunshot wound to the head with a houston task force received a tip that james is in columbia for the notified the task force a couple of weeks ago in yesterday. they moved up. investigators say james fired first and officers returned fire. during that exchange is what james shot himself inside the vehicle. it james killed his ex- girlfriend more than a year ago and now says they are happy to finally get some closure. >> i am happy it's over. justice was not served the way we wanted it to be withheld facing what he did to her. it's overpaid living without my mother watching the heart from our family. our family will never be the same again. >>reporter: the family said they will visit her grave suit and we don't know why he back to you. >>> a man has been convicted of scam a federal agents ou

we get to show you the good you are doing sonja has a story about a little girl given a gift to help her live a full life. >> i see a fighter. i see a survivor. and i see love. rortmac a bond that was formed from the initiative, a gift of life. >> i was apprehensive about having strangers come through my home but over time we fell in love with the family.>>after r her first surgery at the palmetto children's hospital. >> a total of three visits to the hospital and two surgeries. spirit medical care, so she's mom may not have received sochi was born with scoliosis. >> use it-you think of something that is curved any stretch it out. we did not have the slack to do that. >>reporter: a complicated surgery that was best if she had it done here. hispanic we were the gift of life coordinators in counterparts to make arrangements for them to get the medical care in the us. to see the resilience that she has that is demonstrated by a child. her ability to push through anything. and always managed to have a smile on her face it has been moving. student the rotary club has been hosting families

the interesting exchange here between christie and rubio last night involved the issue of sonja sown sot mayor and nominated in 2009. chris christie running for governor in 2009 and marco rubio said in the campaign chris christie said he supported sotomayor's nomination to the supreme court. this is how christie reported. >> i watched marco and rather indignantly look at governor bush and say, someone told you that because we're running for the same office that criticizing me will get you to that office. it appear that is the same someone's been whispering in old marco's ear, too. and so the indignation you have to own then. set the facts straight. first of all, i didn't support sonja sotomayor. >> that's an abrupt ending because that comment saying i did not support sonja sotomayor prompted an instant backlash because people showing this article, this is from july 2009. gop gov candidate chris christie says he supports sonja sotomayor for the supreme court and christie's -- the question asked of the campaign, how can you say you didn't support her when it said in july of 2009? chris

amanda provost was taken to ormc : where he later died, the two officers sonja sanders and tina , cruz were not harmed and have been placed on adminstrative leave while fdle investigates. as for the fact that provost' s gun was only simulated, the chief stood by his officer' reaction. >> they look real and its impossible for officer to determine that. put their own lives at risk and put the lives of other citizens at risk. amanda provost was currently out : on bond after being arrested for stealing almost 90 thousand dollars from an atm that was left unlocked. jim: orange county investigator' s are hoping a man in mid to late 20' s were shot to death this morning and 800 block of 19 street. neighbors say they heard gunshots and saw an older man wearing a skullcap and dressed in black drive away in a white four-door bleep -- europe that looked new. family members watched and cried as investigators that for crews. one woman says she lost both of her sons to gun violence. >> just bring back memories of when my two boys got killed. jim: this is considered the first murder of the year in or

condo say they heard yelling and gunshot you orlando police officers t no crews and -- know crews and sonja sanders opened higher, 28-year-old eric provost was shot and killed. >> everyone there. >> the officers was there for a well-being check, they said provost refused to put down his weapon, so they shot him. shooting video leicester, chief john me -- mina told his officer -- officers are going through more training do because of past incidents and last month announced changes on how they are investigated and in the past if the suspect was not injured, orlando police good investigate the case them selves, but now the department refers all officer involved shooting cold cases for two l >>> they were just surprised to see the situation and the way it did. >>> he looked dead. and then the checked him. i heard them say something like he's not the thing. >>> the officer -- officers are both on unpaid leave right now which is standard and if thine they are involved in a officer involved shooting, the man who died was already out on a bond in a case he was accused of stealing more than 80's and

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sonja d.lliams is a professor in the department of media, journalism, and film at howard university. her credits include the radio series "wade in the water," "black radio, telling it like it was." she'll be interviewing wanda sabir. she's raised in san francisco and is a new orleans native. and we do have copies of "word warrior" as well as ms. barnett's book that will be for sale after the program. i know sonja would be happy to sign copies of the book as well. so please join me in welcoming sonja williams and wanda sabir. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. i have a few preamble words before we get into the questions. author sonja williams of "word warrior: richard durham, radio, and freedom" is within itself a masterpiece. the combination of storytelling and research from the opening pages makes one want to know more about the man. i think he tells a family member early on in his life they have a lot to accomplish and not a lot of time to get his work done. his time -- it's a show that's av

here is another one from adams county from sonja. we want to see your snow pictures. tweet them to me or jennifer. jason wcpo. we will look for those voters. for the rest of southwest ohio, this is east of cincinnati. this does not include cincinnati propers. abettors in the mid-20s and we have the potential for moderate to snow showers, especially between nine and 11:00. here are the latest advisories. we will keep you posted. some of these may be dropped as we go through the next couple of hours. >>> we will look at the rush to area grocery stores and conditions all over northern kentucky in a bit. >>> other news and the tristate beside the weather. inexcusable, that's what john kasich is calling the detention of a young cincinnati man in north korea. the totalitarian state announced it arrested on a warm air, graduate of wyoming high school. the state media alleges he plotted to destroy north korea unity. tom mckee has a look at why he was there and what's happening to bring him home. >> reporter: otto warburg graduate wyoming high school in 2013, a good student an

sonja is joining us from miami beach, independent.ler: i am very concerned because usually, i want to make sure this time that donald trump wins because he is the only one who will be strong enough and fight strong enough for this country. obama's communist agenda of seven years, we need somebody who was ready to fight. and the strength to repair all the damage obama did. host: thank you. a strong donald trump supporter. think that is one of the ways in which donald trump, for toric we, has commended the place in the contest he has, which is that his brand's strength. all of the other candidates are measured against the trump yardstick in terms of how strong do they come across and how strong to they appear. to me, my background academically is in communication theory and understanding how audiences reacted rings and understanding how public order doors try to make her imprint -- public orators try to make their imprint on the audience. he has been able to command a position of strength, whatever the topic might be, and there is count

sonja, news 19 wltx >> he goes back r his second semester this week. his goal is to make it to law school and one day pass legislation to protect farmworkers from harsh working conditions. his fathers probably out there today working in that freezing cold. >> i love what he said about his parents having to give up everything so i can have something. that it motivates him and pushes him. i love that. good luck to him, ivy league, that league, that is very impressive. of the day let's meet her, miss ashley, she is a mother of one and was your ashley will put her needs last to make sure that her family is taken care of. she recently enrolled to continue her education to better herself. she is a role model role model and an awesome mother. congratulations to ashley. if you want to nominate the mom in your life or mom of the day go to our website wltx.com there is a banner you can click to send in your nomination. >>> it is now time for our word of t t date. today's word is -- it is an adjective that means walking or traveling about. >> that was very good.

. >> the four victims killed in a been officially identified. sonja cruise and marita crews were killed in the fire in the multifamily home december 4. all of the victims were related and she was pregnant at the time. family members had previously publicly identified the victims. >> investigators say that a car fire in the garage of a condo connecticut. the fire caused an entire collapse. one person was rested and treated for smoke inhalation. a firefighter suffered minor injuries but everyone made it out safely. >> newscenter 5 here on the opioid crisis. state police say they have investigated 755 deadly heroin overdoses in 2015 which is more than two per day. 80% of those victims were men with an average age of 36 though statistics do not include the biggest cities of boston, worcester and springfield. >> your paycheck may be bigger this year. >> the hourly increase will be seen in the state and the white house. the photos highlighted the first family' s joint and challenges. >> prosecutors in chicago asking the fed for help. everything nature's promise is so wholesome... and it doesn

sonja gutierrez spent the day they're talking to residents. what did you find out? >> reporter: the roads look a lot like dirt track with lots of bumps. it's in an area where most of the residents are seniors were disabled. there's about 20 trailer homes all along a dirt road that looks like this. residents tell me that they have called the county multiple times but feel ignored since they have only been out there once. since the floods resident randy tells me his truck made it out to his home just twice that had to park in a grassy area by the main road and walk home because the cars can't make it. tonight we have answers from the county they are expecting to nail down a contractor within the next couple of weeks but they are afraid those roads won't hold. >> say if somebody was to have a heart attack, they would pass get there. receive permanent repair once we have our private contractors on the ground which we hope to do within the next couple of weeks.>> reporter: just to give you an idea of the residence i met one recently had a heart from an accident, and i me

. >> news 19 sonja gutierrez looked into the -- it will have on our roads, what they plan to do about it in case we get frozen stuff on the road. >>reporter:ladies, that is right, there are several tons of salt that is ready to be spread on our roads if need be. sc-dot has been preparing for this all day today. the south carolina dot loaded up with salt and getting ready for the evening storm. they are looking specifically at bridges, although we are not expecting much rain or snow accumulation. the potholes might also be getting worse tonight. >> bridges will tend to freeze a lot quicker with the air, traveling underneath it causing we do not anticipate too much roadways. there may be some places in rural areas that will get colder, as we are notified and we become aware of those we will certainly come up there and address those. >>reporter: now, the sc-dot is empty right now because they have 40 trucks out on scene, ready to respond to any area they may need to. ladies back to you. >> we appreciate that. >>> we here in south carolina are on deck to help out our neighbors during the

>> from the loft in the heart of new york city, i'm sonja isabel. thanks for watching. michigan. he made a brief statement saying he would share most of his experiences later. >> i'm standing here, healthy, and with my head held high. i appreciate everyone's support once again. >> convicted by an iranian court of spying and sentenced to death in 2012, he was later retired and given a ten-year sentence on a lesser charge. he spent more than four years in prison before being freed last weekend. >> a lot of excited people to see him come home. >>> greece's coast guard says at least 21 people have died in two separate sinkings of boats smuggling migrants. several have died. a search and rescue operation is under way for more potential survivors. at least five children were among the dead. officials say two human smugglers were arrested right after the drowning. >>> macedonian authorities reopened their borders to migrants and refugees heading north to wealthier european letting in people who stated final destinations were germany or austria. about 1,700 people were stranded for up to

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welcomingn me in sonja williams. [applause] >> thank you very much. i have a few preamble words. her rendering of richard durham is within itself a masterpiece. fromombination of research the pages makes one want to know more about the man and his work. early on in his life, he had a lot to accomplish and not a lot of time to get the work done. the finale which captures the authors attention when she was at the smithsonian institute. available for us to listen to as an added bonus. that one'ss show work, especially artistic work extends one life the on a temporal dimension. these are topics still addressed today in a nation that often christmas attic's the black cinderella story, that of lena horne, whose stepsisters i listen toand these gems. another favorite of mine was railroad to freedom, the story of harriet tubman. richard durham was a word warrior. you mention in your book that he was a pragmatic optimist. what do you mean by that? >> good question. he was an optimist. even though freedom, justice and equality were principles that had to be continually fought for , he felt

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sonja is joining us from miami beach, independent.r: i am very concerned because usually, i want to make sure this time that donald trump wins because he is the only one who will be strong enough and fight strong enough for this country. obama's communist agenda of seven years, we need somebody who was ready to fight. and the strength to repair all the damage obama did. host: thank you. a strong donald trump supporter. think that is one of the ways in which donald trump, for toric we, has commended the place in the contest he has, which is that his brand's strength. all of the other candidates are measured against the trump yardstick in terms of how strong do they come across and how strong to they appear. to me, my background academically is in communication theory and understanding how audiences reacted rings and understanding how public order doors try to make her imprint -- public orators try to make their imprint on the audience. he has been able to command a position of strength, whatever the topic might be, and there is country

host: sonja, south hill michigan, democrat. caller: hello. host: good morning, you are on the air.r: i will let my boyfriend talk. hello? host: all right, so boyfriend, do endorsements matter to you? caller: yes. host: ok, we will move on to john. what do you think? myler: glad you're taking call. no one fazes me because i have been listening to endorsements. if anybody endorses hillary clinton, she is playing race baiting blacks. , get that outelf billy, she endorses this race dating to try to get hurt -- race baiting to try to get elected. i do not follow anybody's endorsement because if they endorse what she said, i would be the race bait of hillary clinton. host: who are you voting for? bernie sanders? caller: yes. and if bernie sanders does not make it, i am staying home. host: cliff, a republican. you are on the air. caller: right. . am voting for trap we need change -- i am voting for trump. we need change. politicians in washington -- nothing changes, same old, same old. vision.change, a new that is my opinion. host: what to make of this endorsement by sarah palin is less t