the south bronx sounds familiar, as a bad thing. id to be "burning," wasn't it? for the most part, the bronx is overlooked, the never visited borough in new york city, which is a shame because the bronx is a magical place with its own energy, its own food, vibe, and rhythm. you've been to brooklyn. maybe it's time you took a look at the bronx. >> lloyd: in august of 1973, the sister of dj kool herc was holding a birthday party for herself in the basement of 1520 sedgwick avenue. as kool herc was playing the music on his two-disc turntable, he began to slow the music down, slow the record. people stood up and took notice and then began asking him to do it again. he did it again. they asked him to do it again, and again. he did it again. he attracted more and more people to his performances and people began to imitate him. and that was the beginning of hip-hop music. it started in the bronx. >> anthony: moodies records. inside rummaging for records just like he used to do is the man, the legend, one of the very select few who started i

, human parents, and the you go out to the world and i' speaking english, and i'm in the bronx, south bronx then going into this industry as an actress, then nobody recognizes you as eithe one. there was no place for me as a latina, and then as a blac woman, i didn't identify as black woman because for me, it was cultural because of course, i present black, i'm a black women, i am also cuban when you are here in the unite states and they ask you, put you into a box, and you don' fit into the box, culturally i was different. it was not one that identified with, but to work, to survive, it was something that i had to learn. to then learn to be whatever black was. and then feel like i was alienating that other part o myself, that latina self it just kind of became i jed mind trick to keep myself from just being sad all the tim about not being able to full experience and express the entirety of myself >> i think that's ou superpower though, ultimately. the fact that we had thi discomfort i tell my students, my own people now, that freak out tha you have, that, what did you call it? jedi gays? >

i was every cliche of a puerto rican boy in the south bronx. >> reporter: at that time steven, his motherway from pirouettes and ballet slippers. at first he didn't like it that is until the production of the nutcracker. >> the costume had a really big mask, you know, and you couldn't see my face. and at the end of the show i got to take a bow, and i thought it was the most incredible thing that all these people in the audience were clapping for me. they probably weren't clapping for me. they were probably clapping for the professionals. >> reporter: it marked the beginning of a career as a professional dancer performing around the world, one that started because his mother needed a safe place for him while she worked. >> i like dancing. it's like i feel drawn here or something. >> reporter: diana founded the company in the late 1970s. later she created lift, a program that continues to offer scholarships to at-risk children. do you pinch yourself sometimes when you're walking through the studio and you see steven, do you remember seeing him? >> i remember him at 7. >> you do? >> steven w

. >> so forcelli went to the 43rd precinct in the south bronx, to see if there was any truth to the story998, walked in the precinct. went upstairs, walked into the detective squad room. >> so, you go in there and say what about this murder, what do you know about a murder? >> yeah, i wanted to know about a cab driver murder in soundview or the area around soundview. >> and the response? >> they had nothing that fit that description. >> but forcelli's informant insisted the murder did happen. >> you didn't only make one trip to the 43rd precinct? >> made two. again, came out saying we have nothing that fits that description. >> is there any conceivable reason why the police department wouldn't tell you the truth? >> well, i thought about that. >> forcelli says the answer might be simple. as far as the nypd was concerned, this homicide was solved. closed. >> the detective may have looked only in the open homicide drawer and never bothered to even look to see if there was anything other than an unsolved homicide that fit that description. >> as far as you know, that was the end of it. >> ri

i was every clichÉ of puerto rican boy in the south bronx with a single mother.r my mother's idea of the way the world could be. >> at that time, steve and his mother and sister lived in a homeless shelter. a world far away from pirouettes and ballet slippers. at first didn't like it. that is until a production of the nut cracker. >> i was cast in a very, very small role, mouse number two. and the costume had a really big mask, you know. you couldn't even see my face. and at the end of the show, i got to take a bow. and i thought it was the most incredible thing that all of these people in the audience were clapping for me. they probably weren't clapping for me, they're probably clapping for the professionals. >> it marked the beginning of a career as a professional dancer, performing around the world. one that started because his mother needed a safe place for him while she worked. >> i like dancing. i feel drawn here, or something. >> diana buyer founded the company in the late 1970s. later, she created lift, a program that continues to offer scholarships to at

. >> rap music began in harlem in the south bronx on playgrounds like this one where people would gather over the instrumental section. >> [lyrics] come on, now. brakes on a bus, brakes on a car. >> "the breaks" was kurtis blow's biggest hit, selling 680,000 copies last year and hitting the top of the rhythm and blues sales chart. >> as a young kid running around with the local d.j. crew, i watched the transition from all of the disco music that we used to play at all the block parties to slowly but surely hip-hop taking over. >> the music underneath rapping is called scratching, and it's a process of using two turntables and a mixer, making new sounds out of already existing albums. >> thing that gave life to music in the '80s for me was hip-hop because it took the sounds of the '60s and '70s and brought it to the forefront. >> [lyrics] a child is born with no state of mind, blind to the ways of mankind. god is smiling on you. but he's frowning, too, because only god knows what you go through. >> "the message" was the first hip-hop song that wasn't just a party song. it was talking abou

it says the bronx applied key in south seas. crane for a fact on russian strategic forces, which could have instigated a nuclear responsive. they eat part of the scandal known as cuts out a gate shift, its focus to morocco. the senior lawmakers are accused of taking bribes linked to the north african country. kathy speaks with the interim leader over the, you know, as the west african nation seeks to root out terrorism and welcomes of solid partnership with russia. we would like russia to become our ally here, as well as all our partners. and we know that russia is a great power frushell wants to. it can help us in this area with . good morning, good afternoon. good evening. wherever you are in the world. welcome to audience. ash i was just gone. 7 am here in the russian capitol. it's great to have you with us. i might have argued, let's take a look at today's top stories. while nato officials have said they don't want to direct conflict with russia. a recently league document claimed that the block has been providing key intelligence. so ukrainian forces for tax on russia military fac