i just knew there was trouble at topeka high. i remember the days of blockbusters where people would sell off the real trs not to sell to black people because the perception was the value of your home would go down if a black family moved down. it didn't sit right with me but it was a fact of the times. i have a two-part question. i want to dress affirmative action for just a moment. it's my understanding that in the case of several cities, i believe also in xtopeka where i am residing, black students have a choice of going to any school they want. however, that same right is not aforward aforwarded non -- i'd just like to kind of get some feedback from you and see what you think of it. one other note i wanted to say that i find it kind of ironic that the black served with distinction during the civil war. a bet with white officers. and there were the tuskegee airmen that served in military. but they were very limited. but they did a lot of driving and, of course, catching and that sort of thing. that said, i'd like your thoughts

i just knew there was trouble at topeka high, that sort of thing. but i remember the day of blockbusters where people would pay off the realtors not to sell to black people because the perception was, rightly or wrongly, but that the value of your home would go down if a black family moved in. that didn't set right with me but it was a fact of the times. now, i guess i have a two-part question. i want to address affirmative action for a moment. it's my understanding in the case of several cities, i believe also in topeka where i'm now residing, black students are allowed to -- they have a choice of going to any high school they want within the city 501 district, i'm in favor of. however, that same right is not afforded nonchildren or students of color. affirmative has been a controversial subject. i would like to get some feedback from you and see what you think of it. one other note, i find it ironic that, you know, blacks served with distinction during the civil war , with white officers. they did a lot of bribing. that said, i would like to hear

however, carrying for elderly parents has brought me back to topeka. i am proud and pleased to say that i work at a school in the shadow of the brown versus board of education building. the old monroe school building. it's a magnet school where 30-plus percent of our children get to choose

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among the stores that will close are in topeka kansas ohio and.audio not understandable] as for bloomingdale's atlanta oak brook illinois and the mall of america. macy's issued a statement saying in part we are continuing to be be committed to maintaining heaty port folio for stores that allow us to focus can on growth from our best and most productive locations. now as for the workers who will be laid off especially here in maryland, macy asays the company will -- macy's says they will offer severance benefits. >>> the economy downturn has been tough on some but not everyone. dunkin donuts is doing well. the company says it plans to double locations in the u.s. during the next 20 years. no word on the new locations or if any of them are coming to the state. dunkin donuts has nearly 7,000 stores across the u.s. >>> when was the last thing in fresno, california expected to see. how the car ended up on top of a roof at an apartment building. it's dark and you can't see it. we will show you more. >>> also, what's now had one -- made police open fire

come there from anywhere including outside of topeka. they're a magnet school that teaches science and fine arts. but i am proud and pleased as i think i could be as well that we have around 40% black students at our school. 30-plus percent hispanic students. and work on all the issues still continuously. but less and less of them are racial issues. more of them because they're disadvantaged students. and i wanted to thank you for all you've brought to the table. thank you. >> well, with that, our time is up today. i would like to thank everyone for coming. and also if you have other questions for our panelists, i hope they will be willing to stick around for a bit to address your concerns 37 thank you all for coming. >>> coming up next, two veterans share their war stories at the annual veteran center's 14th annual conference. first we hear from general robert titus who served in the air force in the korean war and received the flying cross. after that from francis sanza who served as general patton and eisenhower's driver in world war

familiar images the l larger than life abolitionist that adorns the walls of ourat state capitol ina topeka. brown, in his mid-50s, waged a d bloody renegade war to end slavery that started in the kansas territory, and ended when brown was captured after his famous rate on harper's ferry. n relying on his self-proclaimed archive a defeat tony horwitz blocked the path to harper's ferry, at the same time and on the same date, october 16th,ame as brown and the band of made it -- mandate. he relied on written archives to write about a sharply dividedvid country in the fiery incidents leading into the work. with yuri contemporary parallelf "midnight rising" confirmsst history does repeat itself. please help me welcome back to ppchita tony horwitz. [applause] >> thank you, beth. [applause] thanks for that kind introduction and historical museum and watermarks books and cafe, it's great to be back in wichita. this is my second consecutive book with the strong kansas connection. i don't know what that means,dow but i seem to be drawn to your u state, or at least the darker chapters of your --i' [la

image for kansans, the larger than life abolitionist that adorns the walls of our state capitol in topeka. brown waged a bloody war that started in the kansas territory and ended when brown was captured after his famous raid on harper's ferry. relying on his self-proclaimed archive of dephoenix, tony horwitz went to harper's ferry on the same date and time as brown and his band of men did. he relied on written archives to write about a sharply divided country and the fiery incidents leading up to the civil war. midnight rising confirms that history does repeat itself but questions whether ways justify means. please help me welcome back to wichita tony horwitz. [applause] >> thanks for that kind@ñ introduction and historical museum and watermark books, it's great to be back here in wichita. i realize this is my second consecutive book with a strong kansas connection. i don't know what ha means, but i seem to be drawn to your state or at least the darker chapters of your history. [laughter] um, i'm going to try and be reasonably brief tonight and leave lot of time for questions because this

kelly stegman of our topeka station reports. >> reporter: olive has been alive for every university oftball championships. starting with the team's first in 1908. coincidentally, the same year she was born. but -- >> i've never been inside that field house yet. >> reporter: until now, her 104th birthday. >> we're going to be right on the front row. >> and do what? >> and watch them. i'm not going to get out on the floor and play with them. >> reporter: this gift of a lifetime for her, all thanks to her nephew. >> oh, i think she'll really enjoy it. a little concerned about the noise. so, i brought some cotton balls. >> the noise. >> she says she's going to yell. so -- >> you know i will. >> reporter: bows in her hair and tattoos on her face. although, a shock at first. >> oh, my god. that's crazy. >> reporter: are just adding to the jayhawks spirit she's had quite some time. >> well, to begin with k.u., because that's where my nieces and nephews is going. going to state, it would have been the other way around. but the way it is, that's the way it is. >> reporter: and she'll be that k.

among the macy's stores that will close are topeka kansashas, parma ohio and texas city texas. as for bloomingdale's atlanta, oak brook illinois north bethesda and mall of american in bloomington. macy's issued a statement saying in part we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy port folio of stores that helps us focus on the best and most productive locations. for the workers laid off, macy's says they will offer severance benefits. >>> we told you yesterday about the fact starbucks prices are going up. now bacon and eggs could be going up too. denny's is considering a price hike for 2012. so far they have not said when or by how much but they are blaming it on the rising cost of ingredients from a recent announcement. >>> we learned that amtrak train service is rolling again after hours of delay in new jersey caused by the river there that was stuck in the open position. now service to the northeast corridor was affected and all services are back to normal. >>> u.s. airways says they are expanding at washington reagan national airport. they will begin flights in

after the supreme court issued its decision striking down segregated schooling in the brown versus topeka board of education case. when the supreme court announced the decision in may 1954, the president made no public comment about the ruling other than to assert his willingness to obey the court's decision. his perspective on the brown ruling may have been expressed best in remarks that he made to his staff. quote, it's all very well to talk about school integration. but you may also be talking about social disintegration. we can't demand perfection in moral questions. all we can do is keep working toward a goal and keep it high. and the fellow who tries to tell me that you can do these things by force is just plain nuts. unquote. these comments are the perfect expression of the go slow approach to civil rights, and they have caused many to question his commitment to racial equality. especially when he refused to condemn the southern manifesto, a document signed by over 100 southern congressmen who demanded a retraction of the brown ruling. in the judgment of historians this cautious at

among the stores that are closed will topeka kansas, laurel maryland, parma ohio. antioch tennessee and texas city texas. bloomingdale are in atlanta, and the malls of america in bloomington minnesota. macy's says in part we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy portfolio stores that allows us to focus on growth from the best and most productive locations. as for the workers who will be laid off especially here, in maryland, macy's says the company will offer severance benefits. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> authorities believe someone using a generator caused a carbon monoxide care in northwest -- scare in northwest baltimore. they reported a strange smell and when firefighters arrived they found the high levels of co. six people were checked for co poisoning and no one was seriously hurt. carbon monoxide buildup can be deadly. here's symptoms to look out for. headache, dis aniness, weakness and nausea. people are asleep often when they become victims and they don't know they are experiencing the symptoms. install a co detector to keep this from hap

topeka kansas, laurel madison palma ohideo and texas city texas will slow close. bloomingdale's in atlanta, maryland and the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota. macy's said we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy portfolio of stores that allows to us focus on growth from the best and most productive locations. as for workers laid off especially in maryland, they say the company will offer severance benefits. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> and health news this morning. a tragic story leaving behind a warning for parents about the dangers of food allergies. a 7 year old virginia girl toyed after a allergic reaction to peanuts at her school and they had a allergy action plan. the girl's mom says the school didn't do enough to help her daughter. even with the action plan she ended up dead. the school system declined to discuss the case and sent a note home to the parents about that incident. >>> and a scare in northwest baltimore has official warning people about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. officials say to install a co detector and

places reich rockford, kansas city, topeka, topeka at 71 degrees yesterday. dallas. jackson at 70.ta, 66, new york city, 55 degrees. that's right in line with what is going on in the deep south. with orlando at 75 degrees so not too bad there. here's where the heavy rain sets up today. we'll talk more about that throughout the morning. for right now, that's the warm weather around the nation. that's the warm weather around the nation. a >> we like to say, a step on the mild side. >> we don't want to see june-uary. >> i think we're about ten degrees off june-uary. it's more april-uary. >> but sleeveless february. >> sleeveless february. >> sam has integrity. >> a short amount. >> all right, you two. >>> now to prince harry. and what he's revealing about life inside the royal family. his dishing on the queen. prince philip and what really keeps the couple going. abc's nick watt has the story. >> reporter: prince philip is seen by many as a loose cannon, an irascible buffoon. king of the tactless comment. harry says the old guy is a royal rock. regardless of whether my grandfather see

i spent a lot of time in topeka at the kansas state historical society which has one of the best repositoriesof brown paper. it's where i found a lot of these love letters between aaron stevens and jenny dunbar. it's sort of like digging for hidden treasure, you know? you're going through these boxes. wonderful. but i also, yeah, i like to go to the places where history happened, and i think you can learn a lot from the landscape, particularly in a place like harper's ferry where the landscape is very significant to the story. and hasn't changed that much. so you can, you know, really grasp what happened. his mountain hideout is still there, the armory engine house, the courthouse where he was tried. but, yes, i also went to potowatomie creek, site of his massacre, site of his most famous battle in kansas and also blackjack. um, and, you know, again, i think it's very worth while to kind of get a sense of -- i guess i was surprised not being from this part of the country that eastern kansas, particularly around potowatomie creek, is kind of swamp pi. i mean, it doesn't look the way most peopl

rockford, topeka, dallas. jackson at 70. atlanta, 66, new york city, 55 degrees.s right in line what is going on in the deep south. here's where the heavy rain sets up today. for right now, that's the warm weather around the nation. bright and sunny today, it like april rather late january. spring-like air is moving in. winchester.n hagerstown and 34 in gaithersburg. look at these high temperatures -- we will be in the low to mid locally opera 60's south of the metro area. there is not a big chance of rain tomorrow but a better chance the first half of thursday. >>> we like to say, a step on the mild side. >> we don't want to see june-uary. >> i think we're about ten degrees off june-uary. >> but sleeveless february. >> sleeveless february. >> sam has integrity. >> a short amount. >>> now to prince harry. what he's revealing about life in the royal family. abcs' nick watt has the story. >> reporter: for instance philip is seen by in as a loose cannon, an irascible buffoon. harry says the old guy is a royal rock. regardless of whether my grandfather seems to be doi

rockford, topeka, dallas. jackson at 70. atlanta, 66, new york city, 55 degrees.s right in line what is going on in the deep south. here's where the heavy rain sets up today. for right now, that's the warm weather around the nation. >>> we like to say, a step on the mild side. >> we don't want to see june-uary. >> i think we're about ten degrees off june-uary. >> but sleeveless february. >> sleeveless february. >> sam has integrity. >> a short amount. >>> now to prince harry. what he's revealing about life in the royal family. abcs' nick watt has the story. >> reporter: for instance philip is seen by in as a loose cannon, an irascible buffoon. harry says the old guy is a royal rock. regardless of whether my grandfather seems to be doing his own thing, harry told a bbc reporter, wandering off like a fish down the river, the fact that he's there, i don't think she could do it without him. especially when they're both this age. >> it's the first time a royal has said anything like this. >> reporter: she's 85, he's 90, he spent christmas in the hospital with a heart s

. >> from topeka, kansas, republican governor sam brownback delivered his second state of the state address last week. he talked about overhauling the state tax system and creating fair and funded pension system. prior to this post, governor brownback served in the u.s. senate from 1996 to 2011. his speech runs about 25 the minutes. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] >> governor, welcome. [applause] >> mr. speaker, mr. president, legislators, justices of the kansas supreme court, my wonderful wife mary has joined us, my fellow kansans, welcome to the first day of winter. [laughter] yeah. this is pretty amazing outside. good evening. glad to have you back in town. our family has just experienced its first wedding with our oldest daughter abby marrying eric, and this is an exciting -- thank you. [applause] it was exciting, it was emotional, and it was very expensive. [laughter] so i need to get back to work, and it's great to see you and being able to get back to work with you. let me start off by saying that i am bullish on kansas. [applause] and as i go through some of the things t

topeka, kansas. caller: i would just like to say that the way the republicans are fighting against each other to get in the white house -- i am living here in kansas. a few months ago our president came to visit us. our congresswoman and our governor failed to visit with the present. what that tells you, it shows you they are all against our president. our president is trying to do the best he can but yet everything he says, it is always a no. thank you very much. host: senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, also tweeted his response to richard cordray's appointment -- there is on the screen. mitt romney's response to the appointment. chicago style politics. here is the headline in "the hill." by the way, we will returning to new hampshire in about 15-20 minutes and will be up there for several sections -- sessions. we will be live there every day until tuesday, january 10, primary day. and, of course, we will have live primary coverage that evening as well. this is a picture o

this call comes from topeka, kansas. lou, a republican. how close would it come to kansas? caller: western kansas. one question has to do with the offer that this would cross. where is the water going to come from to pump the oil sands from canada to texas? this is naturally dry country. we need something to put in the pipe the size -- pipe besides sand and oil. the second question is, somebody -- i have heard inflated numbers on both sides from the range of 8,000 jobs to20,000 jobs. surely somebody has a better estimate than the political people who wants to make a case for the big numbers or the little numbers but i hope you ask somebody those two questions. where is the water going to come from to put in the pipe to boost the oil? how many real jobs are there? thank you. host: if you are just joining us now, "the des moines register" reported this morning that the iowa caucuses are up in the air, that rick santorum is currently leading by 34 votes, but there are eight precincts out that cannot be certified. therefore, at this point, they are not declaring a winner. 9:15

this call comes from topeka, kansas. lou, a republican. how close would it come to kansas?aller: western kansas. i have two questions to ask somebody. one question has to do with the offer that this would cross. -- aquafier that this would cross. where is the water going to come from to pump the oil sands from canada to texas? this is naturally dry country. we need something to put in the pipe the size -- pipe besides sand and oil. to liquefy it, to push it down the pipe. the second question is, somebody -- i have heard inflated numbers on both sides from the range of 8,000 jobs to20,000 jobs. surely somebody has a better estimate than the political people who wants to make a case for the big numbers or the little numbers but i hope you ask somebody those two questions. where is the water going to come from to put in the pipe to boost the oil? how many real jobs are there? thank you. host: if you are just joining us now, "the des moines register" reported this morning that the iowa caucuses are up in the air, that rick santorum is currently leading by 34 votes, but there ar