sot - synethia white, hampton youth violence prevention program manager - clip 4 22:21:42 bullets dont stop on city lines 22:21:44 that's why hundreds of people from the peninsula to the southside will gather in hampton for the first ever symposium titled - "the urgency of now: changing the narrative for black males from failure to hope" sot - mayor george wallace, hampton - clip 1 22:11:53 i think its timely. i think it addresses an issue that is pervasive not only in hampton but nationally and more importantly regionally. 22:12:03 in hampton alone african american men between 15 to 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes but that group is less than 5% of the entire population. sot - synethia white, hampton youth violence prevention program manager - clip 4 22:21:10 work or what you do for a living or what the color of your skin is this is violence prevention program. she's spearheading the event that will bring virginia's governor and other state leaders along with representatives from every hampton roads city here - the hampton roads convention center. sot - if we

sot - synethia white, hampton youth violence prevention program manager - clip 4 22:20:03 its something that has to be done because we can't afford to ignore it anymore we're losing young people specifically young black men that could definitely have more of a positive contribution to our society." 22:20:014 in hampton alone, african american men between the ages of 15 and 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes, but the group is less than five percent of the population. in our next half hour, we'll dig more into those staggering numbers and the overall crime rate in hampton. in the meantime, the symposium starts at 5-30. there will be resources for youth and opportunities for adults to volunteer. we have put all of that information on our website at wavy dot com. in the newsroom, rico bush, 10 on your side. today virginia beach mayor, will sessoms, will update us on how the city is doing. deliever the state of the city address at noon. you're looking at video from last year's address. 10 on your side will be wavy news 10 starting at four. deputies in maryland killed i

sot - synethia white, be done because we can't afford to ignore it anymore we're losing young people specifically young black men that could definitely have more of a positive contribution to our society." 22:20:014 in hampton alone, african american men between the ages of 15 and 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes, but the group is less than five percent of the population. in our next half hour, we'll dig more into those staggering numbers and the overall crime rate in hampton. in the meantime, the symposium starts at 5-30. there will be resources for youth and opportunities for adults to volunteer. we have put all of that information on our in the newsroom, rico bush, 10 on your side. a big honor for three men who saved a teen from the elizabeth river. in about 30 minutes, norfolk police say they plan to meet and thank the men who pulled that teen out of the water, after he jumped off the campostella bridge yesterday. the three shipyard workers in their tugboat rescued the young man. paramedics took him to the hospital where he's expected to be okay. 10 on yo

sot - synethia white, hampton youth violence prevention program manager - clip 4 22:20:03 its something that has to be done because we can't afford to ignore it anymore we're losing young people specifically young black men that could definitely have more of a positive contribution to our society." 22:20:014 in hampton alone, african american men between the ages of 15 and 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes, but the group is less than five percent of the population. in our next half hour, we'll dig more into those staggering numbers and the overall crime rate in hampton. in the meantime, the symposium starts at 5-30. there will be resources for youth and to volunteer. we have put all of that information on our website at wavy dot com. in the newsroom, rico bush, 10 on your side. today virginia beach mayor, will sessoms, will update us on how the city is doing. he's is scheduled to deliever the state of the city address at noon. you're looking at video from last year's address. 10 on your side will be there to hear the mayor's plans. we'll have complete coverage la

sot - synethia white, hampton youth violence prevention program manager - clip 4 22:20:03 its something that has to be done because we can't afford to ignore it anymore we're losing young people specifically young black men that could definitely have more of a positive contribution to our society." 22:20:014 in hampton alone, african american men between the ages of 15 and 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes, but the group is less than five percent of the population. in our next half hour, we'll dig more into those staggering in the meantime, the symposium starts at 5-30. there will be resources for youth and opportunities for adults to volunteer. we have put all of that information on our website at wavy dot com. in the newsroom, rico bush, 10 on your side. today virginia beach mayor, will sessoms, will update us on how the city is doing. he's is scheduled to deliever the state of the city address at noon. you're looking at video from last year's address. 10 on your side will be there to hear the mayor's plans. we'll have complete coverage later today on wavy news