st. louis's history. this courthouse is probably best known as the courthouse where dred and harriet scott, two enslaved people, here in st. louis, sued for their freedom. that freedom suit which they launched in 1846 went all the way to the u.s. supreme court, which in 1857 decided that dred and harriet scott would be held as slaves, continue to be slaves. it was also a decision that was very broad. it said people couldn't be restricted from taking their slaves into federal territory. so it opened up all the western territories to areas of slavery. it was one of the deciding factors on leading the nation to a path of civil war. there were a lot of other things. john brown's raid on harpers ferry. a lot of things that were going on in the late 1850s. but any one of those you could probably say, well, it's one of the places where the civil war really began, where the roots of the civil war are. so long before the first gun was fired at fort sumter in south carolina, a lot of things were leading the country

he was the judge of the circuit court in st. louis at the time. he was known in st. louis as being somewhat favorable to these cases of enslaved persons who were suing in the courts the try to gain their freedom. it was a jury of 12 men and all of these men would have been white. some of them may have been and probably were slave owners. so we have to think that when the scotts came here once more in 1850 for a second trial and when the jury, having listened to the evidence, decided that they should be set free, that the evidence must have been very persuasive. it was one of actually, just a little over 300 cases that were heard in the st. louis courts about this same matter, of enslaved persons trying to become freebie petitioning the legal system. when the slaves came into the court -- and we know that they were allowed to come into the court by law. sometimes people ask us that question, but this side of the room traditionally is where the prosecution would sit and this is where the slave would have been. we are looking at the original petitions that dred and harri

in st. louist city, the murder rate has tripled and is back to levels not seen since the early '90s. the states republican governor, eric reitan's, is taking action. he is sending state troopers to police st. louis highways so that local police can focus on curbing violence. don calloway is democratic strategist and serves as the missouri state representatives and he joins us. good to see h you. we were talking about the old days of the university of virginia. oh, to be back there again. let's talk about what is happening in st. louis. i see in an interesting collaboration, actually, between the republican governor and the democrat mayor of st. louis. they don't agree on a lot. but she is welcoming state troopers who are coming in from other localities to help relieve the bottleneck on crime. where you come up on this? >> more police on the street, even in the form of highway patrolman and patrol woman is never a bad thing. however, it doesn't get to the root cause of the issue. crime is at its al

trade and destaulization of the midwest hurt the people of st. louis. >> st. dilgzs that result in the city contracting as opposed to expanding. >> laura: but temdems ruled a long, long time. >> i think those of us in the public sphere owe it to give a thoughtful answer of criminal history and popullism that created more poverty. it is poor urban planning. poverty is a rural issue. and republicans dominate rural politics. >> laura: you don't have ms13. >> i know they are in the hometown and in the end of the day, st. louis had a crumbling public eldication system. >> laura: and fatherlessness? family? >> and family issues. ultimately it has all of the systemic and endemic issues that contribute to poverty. we'll not see crime reduced. >> laura: what is your answer to poverty. we had eight year was obama. it is like mount rushmoore. >> it should be. president obama saw 80 months of consective job growth. >> laura: what happened to st. louis. >> same thing as washington d.c. and new orleans and new york city. in>> laura: democrat, democrat, democrat. >> and chrom

those factories however, st. louis for example had a plant in st. louis that was a big employer of people in north st. louis. we are going to move this fact every operation on the 80 miles to missouri. we offered jobs in any of our factories to anyone who loses a job in a factory because of our move and many people took that offer and relocated to other factories. however, in north st. louis today, there's a younger generation growing up and that generation might be leaving high school and it might have gone to work in a factory but can't anymore, so we have a situation like ferguson. they made factories in st. louis and near ferguson but it doesn't have factories. they weren't well-paid organizing jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to a. it was fair that i came into contact with the american civil rights leaders said clark, these factories are leaving town and there isn't work for the people they leave behind and the factories are being subsidized to move and they are leaving behind a succeeding generation of people who can't get the sort o

because in st. louis county in general, they're still ridiculously stopping black and brown people, giving out tickets for ridiculous fines and pulling people over still. so the problem has not changed. it's slowly progressing, but in the end, like the senator said, st. louis county police have always been a problem. so this hasn't just been ferguson, but they have been essentially still one of the top ten police departments in this country. >> we know the naacp issued this travel warning for missouri warning people of color that they travel at their own risk right now. what was your reaction to that? >> it's about time! it's absolutely about time. and let me tell you, before ferguson happened, we heard of cases as legislators of individuals traveling through rural missouri who ended up getting stopped by police, being in jail, and ended up dying. and for various reasons. so we've heard about those stories, especially as a black caucus. now as we move into the current day, we hear some of the same things.

with the cities like st. louis and new york manufacturing it to placeters near the african-american neighborhoods it is quite a bit. they have a general motors plant that we will move this operation in missouri but to give jobs in any of the factories who loses a job and many people who took that offer and then there was a younger generation growing up so now we have a situation in to have those factories in st. louis to have that headquarters campus. part of the tension is there f just were not well paid unionized factory jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to. and what happens when the other group in st. louis . and i could stay with him but it was there i came into contact with african-american and civil-rights leaders whod said they are leaving town and there is a work for a the people to be left behind but yet they are subsidized of days succeeding generations the high-school educated people once could get. aide dennis to publishes the african-american weekly newspaper that his family leverage itself a

he's the president and ceo of the federal reserve of st. louis. here is james bullard in conversation with my colleague, kathleen hays in st. louis. welcome to a very special edition of the hays advantage on bloomberg radio and bloomberg at the federal bank of st. louis for an exclusive interview with president jim bullard. >> great to have you here. thanks for coming to st. louis. kathleen: it's always fun. thanks to your team and staff. you have been saying lots of interesting things about the economy and monetary policy. just recently you said, do you think it's best now to leave rates where we are. earlier in the year you were more willing to say, maybe another rate hike, but now you say no, lowered unemployment will not you -- will not lead to higher inflation. jim, jobs keep growing. gdp has rebounded. it's above trend again. some people think it will stay there. it's one more rate hike a year this -- this year a problem? >> the fomc has been surprised by inflation coming into the downside into this ring here and not by just tiny amounts, re

st. louis's brian reeling. is at the wells fargo investment institute.ant to start with a chart that basically shows what jeff gundlach is talking about. the yellow line will show the ration. duration is really high and spreads compressing. if the terror we heard in all those people's voices, is that justified by the sort of thing? is jeff gundlach right to start pulling back? rachel: we don't disagree. we think it is time to take risk down. we are goldman sachs asse asset management have been taking it down for the several months. we are under waiting assets, but it's new wants. we do not worry perfectly about the current fundamentals of the market. it is pretty high but not increasing. they has that the last two years extending the maturity profile at very low cost of that. we see a very low default rate and we do not expected to pick up soon. the real question is are you being adequately compensated for the volatility and illiquidity in the market? iodthink we are facing a per where volatility could be higher. high-yield tends to underperform and we s

university. >> reporter: across the street from st. louis university is the international hall of fame. inductees include graham nash and the late adolf fassbender. >> many of the photographs back in 1925 only have the photograph >> fassbender's famous eclipse photo was taken with an eight by 10 camera similar to this one. january 24th, 1925, bronx park, new york, the exposure for the eclipse photograph, 42 seconds. fassbender's image received the highest award of the museum of natural history. the hall of fame owns three versions of the eclipse photo, collectively valid at $20,000. >> all of these different images have been printed in different ways with different methodologies. >> reporter: besides his celebrated photography -- >> he wanted his subjects to feel comfortable, not posed. he wanted to make sure that a photograph was natural. >> reporter: futurecast bender was -- fassbender was known as an educator, thousands of photographers studied under him. the upcoming total eclipse is causing photography fans to focus once again on adolf

>> i moved to st. louis about four years ago and a friend of mine told me he had an extra ticket to see the eclipse down here, and so i found out about that saturday evening and so decided to drive down here and got up at ab4:00 this morning and -- >> reporter: and you're here. you're meeting up with your friend who you haven't seen in a while. >> a couple years. >> reporter: you've come prepared. show chris your glasses. >> got the glasses that i got at state park in missouri a couple months ago. >> reporter: and he's got his ticket. and chris, just like you said, a lot of the adults we of been talking to, they remember wanting to watch the eclipse in 1979 but not really taking in the full experience. is that your case? >> yes. i went out -- i actually skipped class to go out to experience

st. louis, police have arrested a man accused of driving his s car into a g grouf protesters as theyey marched too honor r an afrfrican american tranansgender womaman who was kd by a s st. louis pololice ofoff. police charged 59-year-old mark colao with a felony count of resisting arrest and two misdemeanor charges of leaving the scenene of an accicident and opoperating a vehicle in a careless manner. surveillance video of the incidedent shows a car drivi slowly through a crowd of demonstrators in an intersection, stopngng for veral l sends before accelerating at hihi speed through ththe intersectition and turning left at least thrhree people wewere injujured in the i inciden whihh cameme just weeks s after antirt prprotester heatather heyeyer ws struck and killed by a neo-nazi terrorisist in chaharlottesvill. meanwhilile, republican operatie and trump associate roger stone said thursday that lawmakers attempting to impeach president trump would be met with armed insurrection. stone was speakin

st. louis beats kansas city 8-6 in that one.ital marlins slugger john carlos stanton launches his 39th home run of the season. a two-run shot that gives miami a 2-0 lead over the nationals in the third inning. but this game would end up tied in the bottom of the eighth where brian goodwin gives washington the advantage from the solo shot out to the seats in right field there, and in the top of the ninth clinging to a one-run lead with two outs and a runner on third, andrew stevenson saves the game for the nats making a diving catch along the third baseline to put the ma marlins away 3-2. >> too bad the wally cat running out of that luck. that's for sure. >> still ahead, president trump weighs in on the raid of his former campaign chair paul manafort. plus, more on president trump's escalating rhetoric over north korea. we're going to get a live report coming up next. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so eff

it's to the suburb of st. louispark that had been 100% protestant catholic overnight became 20% jewish protestant catholic finland and israel have a baby. [laughter] it produced this energy. if you watch no country for old men you will see where he blows up a car outside of a pharmacy in mexico, the camera panned up to the story and we build an inclusive community of trust. my friend also says trust is the only legal enhancing drugs. you have people applying the golden rule and telling how we do it. then i come back to the same high school. now it is so much more challenging. that is the story of the world. i left st. louis park to discover and came back and found the world had discovered st. louis park. so i will come include my book like a hallmark card plays happy birthday and it's by a great country focusing her main refrain is a wreck your love around me but never was afraid it would die. you can dance in a hurricane but only if you are standing in the eye. and i believe right now the acceleration is like the w

st. louis, police have arrested a man accused of driving his car into a group of protesters as they marched to honor an african american transgender woman who was killed by a st. louis police officer. police charged 59-year-old mark colao with a felony count of resisting arrest and two misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle in a careless manner. surveillance video of the incident shows a car driving slowly through a crowd of demonstrators in an intersection, stopping for several seconds before accelerating at high speed through the intersection and turning left. at least three people were injured in the incident, which came just weeks after antiracist protester heather heyer was struck and killed by a neo-nazi terrorist in charlottesville. meanwhile, republican operative and trump associate roger stone said thursday that lawmakers attempting to impeach president trump would be met with armed insurrection. stone was speaking with the celebrity news servic

can that deal actually be improved or should we scrap the whole thing and start over last melinda st louis later on in the program. but if any neo nazis donald trump might finally have reached his expiration date with the institutional republican party let's rumble. with a further night's rumble are dave mccall a partner at capital media partners and charles sauer economist and president at the market institute thank you both for being here because so it's not just progressives and liberals who are appalled by donald trump's attempt to draw false equivalency between racist neo nazis and anti-racist counter protesters republicans too are now openly disavowing the president's remarks mitt romney for example said in a tweet tuesday no not the same one side is racist bigoted not. see the other side opposes racism and bigotry morally different universes speaker of the house paul ryan meanwhile sent out a statement saying we must be clear while supremacy white supremacy is repulsive this bigotry is counter to all this country stands for there can be no moral ambiguity and graham john mccain john

dea agents from st. louis is it. >> i am from st. louis, missouri.eporter: how do you feel being down here. >> it's a chore. we arrived sunday evening. not only us, quite a few federal agencies, quite a few agents. reporter: this is not government coming in here is how to do it. you're cooperating with the local guys to volunteer. >> that is absolutely right. everybody knows best. we learned from experience. it has gone incredibly smooth as be expected. reporter: how is the water? >> a little cold. reporter: hot on the outside but in the water after you dunked it is chilly. this is the edge of kitty, the border between katy and houston. beautiful homes back there. talk about the hit that, the federal government as well as insurance is going to take. it will be incredible. cheryl: jeff, in that water, watch out for water moccasins and rattlesnakes. ashley: great. reporter: you're a texas girl you should know what is in the water. exactly. cheryl: be careful to all of you. thank you, jeff. reporter: i'm in the boat. ashley: in a boat. dea from st. loui

she had a coffee store in st. louis, missouri. she employed me and my two brothers. i hated coffee in a heated tease. i would just make them manipulate this is the best tasting cappuccino i've ever had. i would always ask the question, why don't we open another location? why don't we go global and selling supermarkets? why do we have that ambition? who asked us questions and she would say that's not what i want. i want to provide a place for my neighborhood get-together by eating beans and getting coffee might be the reason, but the result is the neighborhood kids to come together and see each other and talk. it's extremely segregated north-south and my parents are right in the middle. read on the center point and it actually worked with people from the north and south coming together and talked. it took me a long time to learn this, but i realize one of the powers of technology is not necessarily -- it's to be able to make and i just think that is so cool. i would look for ways to do it much as possible with key resources as possible. we've seen some examples of thi

guys, if you're -- if anyone's walking around st. louis, downtown st. afternoon, look for a small -- small kitty because this cat is famous, and the team would love to find him. he's kind of become the st. louis cardinals' mascot. funny to say that a cat is the cardinals' mascot. >> there is an irony there. oh, andy scholes, you're so ironic this morning. you know, scruff of the neck. hello, that's how you carry a cat, right? that poor kid. >> his finger was mangled. he had interviews, and he had to get it treated. the cat did quite a number there. >> i wonder if the cat was rabid. give him the rabies -- the shot. ooh, so painful. you know, i have a special place in my heart for rally cat, as i was a backup singer in a band, rally cat. >> i forgot about the high school band, rally cat. >> rock on. >> all right. have a good weekend. >>> president trump says maybe a threat of fire and fury wasn't tough enough for north korea. that's not all he said. topics from the senate majority leader to russia and why is he thanking vladimir putin? all that and more c

and st. louis to carbondale this morning. >> wanted to make sure the kids got an opportunity to see something like this. >> this is amazing. it will be around in 2024 again, right? shep it's a pretty cool environment here. it's called a sell less sir al super bowl, if you will. >> i was going listening, i see you had to get a ticket to get into the stadium there. you say they're going to have 15,000, is that true? >> the stadium hits 15,000 capacity. i have to say as you look around you can see we're probably nearing capacity. >> guys did you buy a ticket to this event? how much did it cost you? >> 25. >> what is the most expensive ticket today? have you heard? >> no idea. >> there's breaking news. right now we have an -- all together now. >> total eclipse of the sun. >> where is it now? come on, it's in beatrice nebraska. matt finn is at the stadium, an salu kichlt is known as a persian gray the hound. it's class did as a flight hound and is typically deep chested and long legged. here is hoping t

. >>> then st. louis once had rally squirrel, right but last night they have a cat that stole the show, i love it, what happened after it ran on the field that made it a good luck charm. >> ♪ >> i mean i feel like jan, weigh in on this a feel, i want money even though you feel it. >> yes. >> it would be real right about now, speaking of luck, speak of monday anyone hit power ball last night so there are two hefty jackpots out there both worth more than 300 million-dollar. >> wow. >> lets talk about money. >> we will have more mega millions and pur ball later in the >>> we're back with a dramatic flood rescue in mississippi. fire fighters, rescued a driver standing on the roof of the flooded car. they carried her to safety and closed off the road to prevent other driver from making that same mistake. >> residents in monday tan aron edge as wild fires burned close tore their homes. >> evacuation warnings have been issued for resident in the town of sealy lake, the fire has burned 9,000 acres, and it is only

. >>> a cat delayed last night's game in st. louis against kansas city.falls might invite the feline back because here's what happened on the very next pitch. >> here's the 1-0 pitch to yadier molina. molina! >> the superstitious cards fans are thanking the rally katz for the 8-5 win. >>> football fans have long complained about the work of the nfl's part-time officials, and now upon further review the league agrees. two dozen refs will become full-timers starting this season. they'll be picked from the current poolf officials. >>> colin kaepernick is a man without a team as the nfl season approaches and as brook silva-braga reports it looks like the quarterback will sit out the year because he wouldn't stand for the "national anthem." >> reporter: nfl preseason training camps are under way, but you won't find free agent quarterback colin kaepernick at any of them. >> reporter: the former 49 err ignited a fiestorm this year when he refused to stand for the "national anthem." >> there's a lot of thinking that need to change. cops are getting paid leave for

. >>> and the st. louisdinals rally cat takes the field, takes a piece out of the groundskeeper. tell you why this kitten has become a good luck charm in st. louis. >>> and jenna bush hager takes us in the program that helps america's military veterans get in the tech game after they come home. all coming up on "sunday today." and as we head to break, the horrifying moment on saturday in charlottesville, virginia when a car slammed into a group of protesters. a lasting image perhaps of a dark day. hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. pay. the citi double cash card. double means double. super cool notebooks... done. that's mom taking care of business, but who takes care of mom? office depot/office max.<