on rare occasions, you see white residents of south memphis. i mentioned molly hayes, who had testified to one of her black neighbors. they had shared a side-by-side shanty of some kind. and she expressed her for about what was happening -- expressed her horror about what was happening. you can imagine in that community that she provided her with some comfort. i don't know that. i only know that because she told the story with sympathy to federal officials. but there isn't any evidence in relationship to this particular event, or these cases of sexual violence that i have come across from the women's rights taking of it. but it is quite possible that it happened. we have two more questions. >> i want to thank everybody that is involved in this symposium. school innior in high 1958 when martin luther king was assassinated. ever since, i have been interested in race relations and why those that look like me have had the experiences that we have had. i really appreciate everything that i have heard. all of the work and exquisite research. i am a r

look at all the heat still in the south in nashville, memphis, 90s. not even 70 in indianapolis. that's because you're going to be dealing with clouds and showers. you can see these batches of rain.

you go further south, memphis, 94 degrees. jackson, mississippi, 98.es all the way into the southeast. atlanta, 96 degrees on sunday. charlotte, 93 degrees. cincinnati only 72. quincy back through i willinois only 73. again, that's 14 degrees below average. take a look at some of the fireworks forecast. it is going to be hot and humid with scattered showers and storms in dallas on monday and chicago looks like all the rain will stay to the south of you. looks pretty good, partly cloudy, 73 degrees. washington, d.c., that's where most of this weekend is going to be excellent, but you are going to start to see some showers work in. and it looks like that will arrive monday evening. so it could be a little bit stormy. temperatures still warm, about 80. you want to >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist erika martin. a happy start to this independence weekend weather. weather stories include a breezy start to the day. north-westerlies between 10 to 15 miles per hour, clouds starting to develop later on in the day. otherwise by tomorrow we could see an isolate

look at all the heat still in the south in nashville, memphis, 90s. not even 70 in indianapolis. that's because you're going to be dealing with clouds and showers. you can see these batches of rain. the heaviest stuff still well to the west. coming out of kansas and north half of missouri. saw these earlier doppler. this is headed toward richmond. might sneak up toward fredericksburg and southern maryland. high pressure close but it's going to lose its grip and the drier air is going to lose its grip. there's that shower threat early tomorrow. generally south and southeast of dc in the morning. in the afternoon, the better chance will be out west. not too much activity is what we're looking at. monday is where we start to see all of this creep in by midday. on and off showers. potentially heavier thunderstorms. as we head to the evening hours, 8:30, we're supposed to have a big fireworks show at 9:00. right now the forecast looks iffy with temps in the mid 70s. showers and storms still around. for tonight, just an isolated shower. temps, upper 50s in the cool spots. most of us wi

and deputies say they were dead when they arrived on the scene south of memphis. the local sheriff called it an act of evil and a tremendous loss. >>> fairfax county police just released video of a fatal pedestrian crash involving one of its officers. and we want to warn you, this is graphic. it happened back in april. investigators determined that the person on foot walked in front of the cruiser and the officer was not at fault. you will see that -- right at that point there. after a review, prosecutors decided not to file charges and they closed the case. >>> leads are hard to come by in the case of a missing teen from virginia. but the family and police will resume the search for clues six months after she disappeared. we are live with this new effort. >> reporter: tomorrow morning and afternoon, family members and police will be here at the hobby lobby off route 3 and 95 here. a central location where they are hoping to get the word out, passing out fliers to let folks know that the 19-year-old is still missing and maybe you can help find her. >> it's been ro

you go further south, memphis, 94 degrees. jackson, mississippi, 98.hes all the way into the southeast. atlanta, 96 degrees on sunday. charlotte, 93 degrees. cincinnati only 72. quincy back through i willinois only 73. again, that's 14 degrees below average. take a look at some of the fireworks forecast. it is going to be hot and humid with scattered showers and storms in dallas on monday and chicago looks like all the rain will stay to the south of you. looks pretty good, partly cloudy, 73 degrees. washington, d.c., that's where most of this weekend is going to be excellent, but you are going to start to see some showers work in. and it looks like that will arrive monday evening. so it could be a little bit stormy. temperatures still warm, about 80. >>> good saturday morning. anthony slaughter here waking up to clouds at the coastline, fog as well, but we have clearing for the tri-valley and south bay, as well. temperatures generally in the mid-50s for most of us. later this afternoon, not as hot as it has been. temperatures very comfortable. 72 for t

serious heat feeling like 110 degrees throughout the mid south including nashville, memphis, down throughout mississippi and louisiana. same kind of heat in d.c. and philadelphia areas. feeling like 110 or nearly 1 0 0 to 105 surrounding areas. on the west coast as well, a high pressure system strengthening, forcing the jetstream north. challenging record highs and dangerous sun shine, uv index high. everybody will need sun block. >> all right. keep the sun block handy. thank you. >>> turning to the controversy surrounding the start of the democratic national convention. >> this morning has democrats descend on california, debbie wasserman shultz has announced her resignation. leeked e-mails showed party e-mails favored hillary clinton in the primaries. a charge bernie sanders has made for several months. >> debbie wasserman shultz is still slated to open and close the convention, but democrats fear she may be booed. and the leaked e-mail controversy is stealing the spotlight from the rollout of her running mate. >> she chose tim kaine to share the democratic ticket and address the crowd in

organizing tradition in the deep south, or break of three people's effort to obtain economic independence. it did all this in places, but violent spectacles like the one in memphis and he can take the six and later in georgia in 1868, lauren colfax, louisiana and 1873, or alabama and louisiana in 1874, in vicksburg in 18 that he five, in hamburg, south carolina and 18th have any sick -- 1876. these wanted to see what supremacy not only in the south but in the entire nation. let me explain. in order to do that we must begin at the end, end of reconstruction which coincided with the nation's centennial celebrations in 1875 and 1876. start of this and tenniel celebration season the washington light infantry, a militia unit from charleston, was invited to participate in the bunker hill memorial celebration in boston. organized in 1807, the washington light infantry had been involved in most of the major military actions throughout the 19th century. during the civil war its primary function have been the defense of charleston, but some of its units saw action in virginia. most notably at the battle of petersburg. reorganized after the civil war as part of the south c

memphis. meanwhile, to the south in baton rouge, louisiana, protests continue.ow it's back to "date line extra." >>> welcome back. i'm tamron hall. with the new live-in girlfriend, eric beckler seemed to be recovering quickly from losing his wife peggy and that didn't sit well with quite a few people. certainly not the police or peggy's family. but eric's best friend, what exactly did he know and how far would he go to get proof? here again is josh mankiewicz with "troubled waters." >> reporter: to detective sean murphy it sounded more than suspicious. eric beckler taking up with a gorgeous redhead just three months after his wife was lost at sea. but murphy didn't have much more than a gnawing in his gut until his phone rang. >> we got a call from kobe's lawyer, said he wanted to arrange an interview again with kobe. >> reporter: kobe laker, eric's best friend and volleyball buddy. he told sheriff's detectives that the beckler marriage was great. now he had a different story. >> eric's told me on several occasions that he's sick and tired of his wife. he would

july 4th holiday, a slow moving system will likely bring a little bit of rain south of new york city. d.c. through memphis looks to be wet. more on that in just a little bit. paula. >> rob, thank you. >>> we want to move now to the great escape this holiday weekend. millions will be on the road if they aren't already and traffic is expected to thicken throughout the morning. abc's marci gonzalez is joining the many road trippers on a highway in new jersey. marci, good morning to you and how are things looking so far? >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning. so far, smooth sailing. check it out, not too much traffic so far. on so many roads across the country this weekend this won't last long. before the fourth of july fireworks, today the bright glow of taillights. of the record 43 million americans traveling this holiday weekend, 36 million will be on the roads. their getaway plan, driven by the prices at the pump. >> prices are low and i figured i would give it a shot, travel. >> reporter: gas prices at their lowest in more than a decade, the average gallon 50 cents cheaper than this time last year. >> per

but we have to look forward to the temperatures south and west those are moving our way. 95 the heat index in cincinnati and 111 in memphis and 108 in st. louis and 111 in omaha, nebraska. much of the midsection of the country and the deep south already in this summer soup. we are expecting excessive heat for five-days in a row at least. high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and heat indexes from 98 to 105, this starts tomorrow. the most intense heat of the year and you definitely want to limit your outdoor activities. that kind of heat puts strain on your body. it's a reminder that heat is the united states number one weather related killer, killing more than 650 deaths per year more than floods tornadoes or hurricanes. we'll talk about the specific numbers and let you know if there say break at all in the next seven days at all. >> thank you. stay with 6abc.com/weather for updates. also stormtracker 6 live double scan radar for a heads up on any changes and join the conversation with us on facebook and twitter, our meteorologists have great advice and tips for staying cool. >>> temple university president neil theob

expect flooding from the western plains south to the gulf coast and east into the mid-atlantic states. >>> flying expect airport delays in memphis>> and now to one of the most moving and powerful moments from night three of the democratic national convention. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords was introduced by her husband. astronaut mark kelly, giffords now a leading gun control advocate nearly died when she was shot in the head five years ago. she appeared to struggle as she walked on stage then delivered a brief but captivating speech. >> speaking is difficult for me. but come january i want to say these two words, madam president. thank you very much. >> gifford says she's voting for hillary clinton because she'll stand up to the gun lobby. >>> four missing boaters are safe thanks to quick action by the coast guard. after failing to return home from a day of snorkeling off key west, that family was found. the video captures one of the youngest of those rescued embracing family members on land. the concerned relative called the coast guard after they failed to return home as planned. they were finally found last night a f

sovereign citizens killed two west memphis, arkansas, a few years ago, they've killed officers in south carolina and around the country, but generally they do it more in a defensive stance. now, if he had a sovereign citizen mind-set, you know, what would go along with that was a person walking down a double yellow line with a rifle and anybody who tells me what to do, i'm going to kill. i'm just not figure to submit to your authority. but i would also be thinking, based on the behavior we saw today, the climate there, what happened in dallas, the garb of the shooter, the totality of the facts, that some of what pete reported, that he may be embracing some black hate groups, like the new black panther party, or the african american defense league, who are both in baton rouge and who have been calling for the murder of officers. doesn't mean he's a member of the group but he may be embracing those ideas. someone with the mind-set of a sovereign, which is very anti-government, you can't make me do anything, i'm not subject to your law, i'm a free man traveling upon the land, they often do

organizing for freed blacks in the south, the role of former confederate military groups, and evil and political rights ring this era. the event was hosted by the university of memphis. it's about two hours, 20 minutes. >> i don't know about all of you, but i think this symposium has really challenged our minds, touched our heart

south, much more humid. temperatures will feel like it's well above 100 degrees. memphis, 88. feel like 93. we continue through the week. by thursday, dallas hits 101. charleston south carolina should get into the mid 90s. new york, back into the upper 80s with humidity slowly building through the week. so it's actually going to be much more typical for this time of the year. we're also again slight risk for stronger storms through the northern midwest where we could end up with isolated tornadoes and damaging w >>> we'll have warming temperatures, too, in the bay area. we start out with the trend today. it's 60s in oakland and napa as well as livermore. 55 as you head out the door. upper 80s and low 90s for parts of the north bay and the tri-valley. elsewhere mostly 70s and 50s alone the coast of san francisco. santa rosa at 86 today. and morgan hill expect a high of 85 degrees. once again, the warming trend kicks in this week. >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. >>> now to a closer look at the unique way police put an end to the killings in dallas last week. off

south into charlotte, raleigh included all the way up to the out irbanks. and then the showers and storms will pop up because of that little swirling low today. little rock to memphisle, chance of some showers and storms today. tomorrow the heavier rain push into areas of tennessee and areas like kentucky. so, chris, it's still very warm in the east. still very hot. looks like by this weekend things will kind of get back to normal. no more 90s. we'll be stuck in the 80s, where we should be this time of year. >> all right. thanks so much, bill karins. now let's get a check on morning's other headlines. louis burgdorf joins us from fill if i already they like to drink early and often. good morning. >> -- is a landmark. we were talking earlier about apple well it looks like apple might be taking a page out of the netflix playbook. the music streaming service just bought car pool karaoke from the late late show. the segment will be turned into a 16 episode series and will stream exclusively for apple music subscribers, but without corden as the host. apple music announced the first tv series earlier this month, a reality show hosted by rapper will i. am called planet o

phoenix. 1010 degrees. 104 wichita. 99 dallas and memphis. 90 in atlanta. 92 degrees right now in raleigh. 97 in new york city. so high pressure off to the southrrow out of the west so that will continue to warm us up out ahead of a weak cold front that won't do anything to the temperatures. 97 degrees for the high temperature in philadelphia. we had that excessive heat warning right along the immediate i-95 corridor saturday through monday. outside of that, we have excessive heat watches once again feels like temperatures in the triple digits. loose fitting light colored clothing stay hydrator check on the elderly, pets and drink plenty of water. chasing records as well. look at the forecast high for sunday. 96. the record is 98. we're talking temperatures we haven't seen in several years. monday we'll likelily smash the record high of 96 with high of 98 degrees. and what about the dnc? folks will be in town take it easy. they're could be some scattered thunderstorms monday afternoon and evening. but 98 for the high. 96 on tuesday. and it stays hot really for the remainder of next week. so into next week we're looking at the hottest day on mo

memphis. he population quadruples between 1860 and 1870. let's turn back to marry and her migration in 1863. what was the side of the refugees driven further south by their masters? here was a meeting ground and he site of reunion realized. this crystallizes something so important to me. she got her free papers in 1863. you often think of urban spaces as the place of freedom greatness was under union control. she could enjoy her freedom, earn wages. instead she went to texas, where the slave trade was active, hunting for her mother. more than the security of a wage, making assertions of equality, living actual legal freedom, mary went to texas because freedom's function was claim to her kin. it was being together. freedom did not mean anything if she wasn't with her mom. she wanted to know she existed, new her location. even when free people find out their next of kin is dead, they want the body sent act. and the union often obliges. it is the force and forcefulness of these families to be together that made freedom meaningful. a place of possibility opened up for reunion in this world instead of the next, which had been the core of like religio

memphis and new orleans. massacres of 1866 and prompted the foundation of the klan, a terrorist organization committed to defending the honor of the south. the political and social struggles of reconstruction through up prawn white southerners profound sense of dishonor brought upon by defeat. only by violently resisting and rebuilding white supremacy could they hope to restore their honor. rebuilding their honor also lostd form the core of the cause, the mythology that helped them sustain the white south. ie name lost cause came, as imagine most of you know, from an 1866 history written by edward pollard. hado-slavery ideologue, he written a book advocating the reopening of the african-american slave trade, the confederacy the embodiment of his aspirations. although critical of the davis administration, pollard was a true believer in the righteousness of the confederate cause and was convinced that victory was inevitable. when the it davis administration remainedmond, pollard behind and watched the city burn. according to "the new york times," he raided the union are in by putting on a bold front and talking rather defiantly. when he c

the family was living in memphis, that the was and had been for nearly half a century or more a jewish orphanage in new orleans that except the children from throughout the south and so bessie's life there was not in the keynesian sense a miserable life or even little orphan annie. this was an extraordinary institution where some very well established jews in new orleans really don't did on these children. they wanted them to become american jews, patriotic, self-sufficient american jews that would actually bring honor to the prosperous benefactors. so very little was spared for these children. bessie was given the finest education, one of the most prestigious schools to this days in new orleans, the isidoremo newman school was founded to educate the jewish orphans in his home, and bessie fortunately excelled in every academic subject, was on the debate team, was girls student council president, and he shaped are both in terms of giving her these opportunities but also instilled in her and in of the children who lived there a sense of social justice. they were raised in reform judaism which had as its backbone a nation essentially of repairing the world and ha

south, much more humid. temperatures will feel like it's well above 100 degrees. memphis, 88. feel like 93. get hotter through the week. new york, back into the upper 80s with humidity slowly building through the week. it's going to be much more typical for this type of year. we're also again slight risk for stronger storms through the northern midwest where we could end up with isolated tornadoes and damag in >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. it is going to be a warm, beautiful summer day. the temperatures climb well into the 80s. the humidity will stay low. 86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86, allentown. sunny skies for hamilton up toship. 85 in hammonton. right on the beach, 70s, inland, 82 for ocean city. look at symrna. 85 this afternoon. have a great day! >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. >>> now to a closer look at the unique way police put an end to the killings in dallas last week. officials say it's the first time police have detonated a bomb to take out a out a suspec borrowing a tactic from america's wars in iraq and afghanistan. nbc