st. louis county, right. what we call diction integrity unit. and that was the key to the success in this house. and as we mentioned, they were 2 witnesses, you know, the beginning was over turned off to 2 witnesses provided what the judge called clear evidence. and mister johnson was innocent. and it was years ago, i understand that another and mate actually signed an affidavit at missing to the murder that miss johnson was convicted off. so why has it taken so long for all of these people who you've mentioned, who have been working very hard to secure mister johnson's release? well, that's what so troubling about. the whole process, kim, gardener, was elected in district attorney in st. louis county, she set up what we call a conviction integrity unit, which is very important institution, where the district attorney, softness itself looks at their own cases when an innocence organization like the midwest innocence project comes to them and says, we think this man is innocent. would you look at the case to get with us and we'll work on a joint

st. louis county approximately seven miles northwest of st. louis city limits. though t city surround byhe predomintly white community of berkeley and ferguson, it is sharply separated from it... petty: he built the junior high, that was the city hall. he built smith school. everything basically was brick around here... brawley: there were some things that are very controversial, and one of them was a street that had always been closed. boyd: one thing that i remember is that we were angry, and today people are angry. there are a lot of things... (archival): this picture was taken from the ferguson side, the sign says "pavement end." williams (present-day): nobody ever gave us any official information as to why that barricade... (archival): took the name off of the sign and called the real estate people, but the real estate people wouldn't call us back. hesburgh: the united states commission on civil rights is an agency of the united states government. its duties are to study and collect information... squires: we got what we wanted, which was

st. louis county as i watched this spy balloon with my own eyes, and i wasn't the only one. i was getting calls from friends and family all over missouri who were horrified that this was allowed to happen. we watched in real time from our backyards and workplaces as a foreign aircraft equipped with spyware navigated over our neighborhoods, our military installations, and our vital infrastructure. as this spy balloon approached alaska, the response should've been crystal clear. it should've been shot down before it entered our skies. instead, the biden administration waffled again. they knowingly allowed a foreign military aircraft equipped with spyware to invade u.s. sovereign territory and navigate itself unimpeded all across the country. putting the privacy of countless americans at risk. common is china issued a deliberate and serious provocation and instead of responding with strength and resolve, the administration showed the dictatorship in beijing that they could again be bully. president biden's weakness and indecision sends a danger signal to our adversaries like ir

st. louis city, county, jackson county and other counties and cities across the state have joined in on ahing back on the act. also last year, the department of justice filed a lawsuit against the second amendment act, calling it invalid. attorney general merrick garland said it impedes on law enforcement operations in missouri and their ability to do their jobs. john: you mentioned hampering law enforcement's ability to do their jobs. how does this work in practice? gabrielle: i think the answer to that is twofold. if you were to google this law and law enforcement you would see stories of -- stories across the state of missouri where law enforcement officers are talking to a local journalist or seeking clarification from the court and explaining what this law means to them and the ways in which it makes it difficult for them to do their jobs or deciding whether or not they should be cooperating with law enforcement. because law enforcement agencies have partnerships with federal agencies, right? when this law came down, we have stories not only of law enforcement officers but also prose

st. louis county, for instance. so they invent crimes.eric garner was killed in indianapolis -- my favorite is obstructing pedestrian traffic. these things to harass the poor in order to generate income. it is a completely two-tiered legal system. and we must not forget, although everyone has a right to a fair trial, and 95% or 96% of those in our prison system never get a jury title -- never get a jury trial because they are coerced to plea out. how does that work? they stack all sorts of charges against you, many of which the prosecutor and police know that you did not commit and then they organ. kidnapping is a favorite. they will take off kidnapping. if you go to a jury trial, you rarely have adequate legal representation and all of those charges stay. one of the tragedies is -- and i would estimate maybe 20% or 25% of people do not commit the crime for which they are imprisoned for and they are often the ones who went to trial, and they thought that because they were innocent, the system would find them innocent and that was the big

st. louis county as i watched the spy balloon with my own eyes. and i wasn't the only one. was getting calls from friends and family all over missouri. who were horrified that this was allowed to happen. we watched in real time from our back yards and workplaces as a foreign aircraft equipped with spyware navigated over our neighborhoods, our military installations, and our vital infrastructure. as this spy balloon approached alaska, the response should have been crystal clear. it should have been shot down before it entered our skies. instead the biden administration waffled again. they knowingly allowed a foreign military aircraft equipped with spyware to invade u.s. sovereign tairt and navigate itself unimpeded across the country. putting the privacy of countless americans at risk. communist china issued a deliberate and serious provocation and instead of responding with strength and resolve, the administration showed the dictatorship in beijing they could again be bullied. president biden's weakness and indecision sends a dangerous signal to our adversarieses like iran

st louis obispo county sheriff's department says it will resume research operations are search operationsions permit. a contestant on last night's american idol show had judged katy perry in tears. it's sweet. heart and my mind, i'm going to break again. million times. after getting a standing ovation from the judges. lionel richie katy perry, luke bryan contestant trade, lewis told the judges. he was from santa fe, texas, where narrowly survived a school shooting in 2018 that left 10 people dead. katy perry broke down in tears and then spoke to him from her heart. i hope that you remind people now we have to change because you know what? i'm scared too. it's terrible, katie. it's horrible. trey lewis said one of the reasons he wanted to perform on american idol was to shed a different light on his hometown of santa fe. after all the negativity following the shooting the three judges all voted yes to send him on to hollywood. well, the california highway patrol says. do not drive to lake tahoe right now, if you don't have to. here's the live caltrans camera on interstate 80 and highway to

st. louis where he just received on behalf of the county a $1.5 million grant from the federal governments new program. alibob says there are a litany of reasons why young people turn to guns. many are bullied at school or in their neighborhood and end up joining a gang. >> the issue of preventing gangs is critical, right, because a gang is really just -- it's a response to a lack of support. and it's critical for me to be the support and to help proliferate support systems and to be an incubator of training, and i'm able to instill skills in people to convert them from, you know, maybe not seeing purpose for their life. >> contra costa residents with, quote, lived experience, diverse backgrounds, and perspectives are encouraged to be members of this new coalition. there's a link on your screen. you can also find it by googling contra costa county gun violence application. you must apply by this friday at 5:00. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> happening today, san francisco school leaders will update teachers on the troubled transition to a new payroll system. the change got off to a ba

st. louis where he just received on behalf of the county a $1.5 million grant from the federal governmento fund this program. he says there are a litany of reasons why young people turn to guns, many bullied at school or in their neighborhood and end up joining a gang. >> the issue of preventing gangs is critical, because a gang is really just -- it's a response to a lack of support and it's critical for me to be the support and to help proliferate support systems and to be an incubator of training and i'm able to instill skills in people to convert them from, you know, maybe not seeing purpose for their life. >> reporter: contra costa residents with lived experience, diverse backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply to be members of the coalition. there's a link on your screen. you can find a link by googling contra costa gun violence application. reporting live in antioch, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest. >>> happening today, san francisco school leaders will update teachers on the troubled transition to a new payroll system. the change got off to a b

st. louis, missouri, courthouse before the civil war or at a slave rebellion in southampton county, virginia. in the antebellum south. black resistance has nourished and slowly worked to protect american democracy we as a nation have a responsibility to learn from our past and work diligently to carry on the legacy of these four men and all of our ancestors in the movement by ensuring equal rights for all people and by protecting the civil rights they fought so hard to win. black history is more important than ever. if it weren't so important they wouldn't try to stop us from teaching it. last month, florida schools announced they would not teach an advanced placement course in african-american history. the state of florida's letter to the college board claimed the course lacks educational value. i disagree. we can't afford to remove critical thinking from our curriculum. our students won't understand american history without understanding african-american history and those who don't understand history, mr. speaker, are doomed to repeat it. that's why this february all americans must recommi

st. louis as america's most dangerous city in 2022, and so far in 2023. we're only in february. the ranking is based on crime cost per capita. st. charles has an executive in the county there who says gardner is not an isolated example. >> this is your typical situation where a progressive democrat in a liberal city has taken over and pretty much declared war on the police. that has had profound effect on a lot of families. police are afraid to do their job. they're afraid that the prosecutor would go ahead and prosecute them instead of the bad guys. >> the attorney general is blaming gardner's lax prosecution for a horrific incident last week. a repeat violent offender was out on bond. he plowed his car into this beautiful young girl, 17-year-old high school volleyball star from tennessee. she was visiting the city with her family to play in a tournament. she lost both her legs. senior national correspondent william la jeunesse has more on that part of our coverage. william? >> harris, studies tell us two things. one, criminals commit less crime the longer that they're in jail. secondly, deterrence isn't so much about the severity of punishment but the likelihood of

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st. louis obispo to mill creek in monterey county are affected here. point. caltrans does say portion of paul slide will stay closed for at least another 6 weeks. >> it will be a pretty nice if you head down there, by the way, lots of sunshine today. little flavor of spring, but not for a long time. we've been reflects this. well. watch your step tuesday into wednesday. well, look at your long range forecast. plus that >> all right. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news taking a live look now at eastbound 80 this morning where traffic is moving along quite smoothly at this hour. lots of people up in about already just enjoying a nice road trip. maybe somewhere fun under that beautiful sunshine there. let's check in now with day for a look at the weather. >> well, good morning, stephanie. good morning. than the one. it will be other leftover high cloudiness. really starting evaporate away as you'll notice those temperatures working on those 2 lot of 30's up here in the north bay. still, but 40's taken over with a 51 at this hour already for antioch.

st. louis? >> and he was able to change the democratic map and really open it up again. >> turnout is off the charts heavy. ten thousand voters in one countyst day. ten times the turnout in the last presidential election. >> obama's campaign also harnessed the internet as an organizing and fundraising tool. >> over $100 million online from 1.5 million people. >> it allowed him to compete well past super tuesday, outspending clinton every step of the way. >> obama not only has momentum, he's starting to pull away. in the delegate count, he has a sizable lead. >> we're turning out to be a scrappy little team. >> barack obama was the first black candidate who really had a chance to win. he was cruising along, and then out come these tapes. >> barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich, white people. hillary can never know that. hillary ain't never been called a [bleep] >> new polls say barack obama is taking a big hit because of his pastor. >> the government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law, and then wants us to sing "god bless america." no, n

of time but nassau county nating book and i hope everybody goes out and reads it and this is an update to the story we brought you last night about the evils going on inside a st. louis gender clinic. missouri senator josh holly is here next with what he's calling for. plus a main school tried to transition one of her students even advising her to keep it all from her parents. that student's mom is here next with the horrifying details coming up. >> laura: when the left tells us we care about the children. nancy pelosi tells us that. it's usually a climate reality is they're beholden to powerful force that seek to help our kids. take the move from the cdc and they're adding covid-19 vaccinations to the list of recommended immunization for children. not only is it experimental and new studies show the bivalent vax doesn't work against the new valents and it works for big pharma and not to protect your kids. heart breaking stories of children being brutally attacked or bullied at school as school administrators do nothing and in new jersey, 14-year-old and she should have gone to the hospital for the attack and the school did not send her nor call the police and today

county. there will be reports of also hail as well. probably many reports of low snow, but the usual areas. santa cruz mountains, mount hambleton diablo mount tamil pious, of course, mount st louis and all in there, but i mean there's already some areas now showing some pretty low snow levels would not be surprised if we get a lot of reports of hail as well as the entire system rotates in so low snow levels will be the big screaming message here. i do think it gets below 500 ft. you know, i just it's just there's too much cold air in place for the entire day. winter weather advisories out there could be some isolated areas of 6 to 12, depending on elevation, but there's going to be some snow totals here stacking up. it's just a broad brush here. now the freeze warning really only applies to the north bay. there's just too much cloud cover and activity areas east and south, and there's some mid twenties upper twenties to the north, but a lot of thirties to forties areas south, so it's a rain and snow thursday cold morning. scattered showers. increasing clouds throughout the day. rain develops and it'll be a cold rain. 13 santa rosa 34 wanna creek livermore's 39 3 months 39 mid th

really a wild coincidence, now i have the honor of representing a few counties on the other site of st. louis. he represented st. louis for a long time, so i get the opportunity to represent the district in illinois. i had the privilege of interning for former senator paul simon, who i always considered to be one of my northstar is that i look to in public service. he taught me about bipartisanship, it even though he was a democrat he is from downstate illinois, just like i am. getting to represent the district. he would work across party isles to get things done, i think he was an effective senator. that is the type of congressperson i want to be. iran that i am going to work with anybody that will help working people throughout the 13th district, i think that was his philosophy when he was u.s. senator and that is what i want to take on. >> how did you become injured in politics? did you discuss it at the dinner table? >> my mom was my inspiration, she has always been very involved in the community. she is a leader with the league of women voters, soda very early age i learned the importanc

a wild coincidence that now i have the honor of representing the two counties that are on the others of st. louis. i get the opportunity to represent the district in illinois. i also have the privilege of interning for former senator paul simon who i have always considered to be one of my right northstar's that i look to in public service. >> what did he teach you? nikki: he taught me about bipartisanship, even though he was a very stalwart democrat, he was from downstate illinois, just like i am. he would work across party aisle to get things done, and i think he was a very effective senator. that is exactly the type of congressperson i want to be. when i ran, i ran that i will work with anybody who will help working people. i think that was his philosophy when he was a united states senator, that is what i want to take on in this role. >> how did you become interested in politics? nikki: my mom was really my inspiration. he has always been very involved in the community. she has been a leader with the league of women voters. at a very early age, i learned the importance of being involved in you

really a wild coincidence that now i have the honor of representing the two counties that are just on the other side of st. louis. he of course represented st. louis for a very long time. so i get the opportunity to represent the district in illinois. but i i also had the privilege of interning for former senator paul simon, who i've always considered to be one of my kind of bright northstar's that i look to in public service. >> what did he teach you? he taught me actually about bipartisanship. i mean, even though he was obviously a very stalwart democrat. he also is from downstate illinois. like i am, as well, and getting to represent this district, but he would work across party aisle to get things done. i think he was a very effective senator. and that is exactly the type of congress person i want to be. when i ran, i ran that i'm going to work with anybody that is going to help working people throughout the 13th district. i think that was his philosophy, when he was a united states senator, and what i want to take on in this role. >> how did you become interested in politics? did you discuss politics at the