brown who is in topeka and he was a welder. >> he was also a part-time teacher. in some you see he's wearing his collar which adds another dimension to this case. >> is very powerful. but he's approached by the naacp. the reason that thurgood marshall chose the brown case and not the other case was to avoid a dispute about whether or not they were equal. it was confusing according to marshall and that's why he picked a school where there was no allegation of separate but equal. he was assessing the fact of what she said of her upbringing. the fact that she had to walk six blocks to a school bus and take a ride to another school which was seven blocks from her house. for her and her father it was an and it indignity. >> it was filed in 1951. the argument was represented by carter and greenberg. they were arguing for lester caddell. the judge wrote the opinion. can you tell us anything about that opinion that we should know about the stories. >> i would say that although the judges rejected the application of two cases where the naacp had prevailed, it did include

. >>> also breaking this morning four federal agents have been shot in topeka, kansas. it happened outside a motel while they were trying to make an arrest. they suffered injuries that are not life threatening. the motel caught fire during the shootings. it is not clear how it started, and no word as to whether the suspect is still inside or has escap escaped. tom, thank you for about with us. one of the things that stood out to victor and i as we were talking about the situation, was the fact that that apparently had to do with federal law enforcement was involved in this. why would federal law enforcement be involved. what does that tell you first and foremost? >> well, good morning. i think part of that is that they had a task for looking for this individual. he had committed, or alleged to have committed a number of armed robberies in northeastern kansas, especially involving sawed off shotguns, so they assembled this task force. and tracked him to this particular motel. and you know, somewhere in the process of trying to make the arrest and we don't know the detail

the suspected shooter is in custody. >>> the other shooting in topeka, kansas.deral agents were shot while trying to make an arrest at a motel. a fire broke out at the motel. it's not clear whether the suspect is still inside or has escaped. >>> today, apecial tribute to honor prince, his native city in minneapolis, holding a series of memorials, movie screenings, performances, a block party. the first avenue block party has been going on since 1:30 this morning. the classic film "purple rain" in twin city theaters. the city still working on a public memorial for him. >>> north korea has released new pictures of its new ballistic missile launch. they say it was a success and will continue with it. the u.s. officials say they are monitoring the situation closely. cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of the photos. >>> donald trump supporters say their candidate is being denied delegates, after maine's gop convention awarded 19 of the 20 delegates to ted cruz. the lone exception is paul lepage. >> in the meantime, he is slamming donald trump over the recording. >>

board of education in topeka, kansas, came in between o'connor entering the world and ginsberg entering the world and i believe all those varicose in age, their social histories are very different end their attitude towards blow role of marion and raising children and having a fulfilling career are very different. o'connor i think would agree with michelle obama that being a feminist is all about having she leases a doesn't matter what choices you make. ruth bader ginsburg would never say that wishy thought the choices you make mattered and she thought for a woman to be able to use their capacities in the public world was part of a fulfilling life. so she was very different from o'connor. interesting to hear the o'connor's point of view from the mouth of someone young enough to be her daughter or younger. o'connor married john o'connor who she met in law school and had three children and at one point her nanny quit her job and stay home five years with having justice o'connor as your stay at home mom was probably not the best experience because she had such unbelievable energy and never

marshals and the fbi were looking for an armed robbie -- arm robbery in topeka. >> a little panic, trying to listen for gunshots because it was a lot of gunshots. it wasn't just your typical if you hear gunshots, it's a few. it was a lot of gunshots. it was like grand theft auto. >> fire broke out in the hotel during the siege. a body was found inside. no word on whether it was the suspect. the four agents who were wounded are expected to be okay. >>> a massive five-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction near phoenix broke out last night and was whipped up by strong winds. flying embers prompted firefighters to evacuate a nearby apartment complex. two firemen and three police officers suffered minor injuries. the cause not known. investigators say the construction site was in the framing stage and the wood provided plenty of fuel. >>> in minnesota tonight, a sea of purple as tributes to princeton to grow. the unique ways the singer's hometown is honoring the man who put minneapolis on the musical map. >> reporter: the bells at minneapolis city hall didn't ring.

it happened in topeka. two u-s marshalls and an f-b-i agent were shot. a 4th agent was shot but it's unclear which agency he works for. none of the injuries are life threatening. during the shooting a fire broke out at the motel. we do not yet know if the shooter was captured or managed to escape. we will keep you updated on this story as more details come into the newsroom. happening today -- it's game four of the warriors playoff series with the houston rockets. all the talk is about star guard steph curry. curry participated in practice on saturday after missing games 2 and 3 with an ankle injury. he will be re-evaluated this morning but both curry and head coach steve kerr expect him to play today. without steph in the lineup -- the warriors lost game three. the warriors still lead the best of seven series two games to one. tip off for today's game is set for 12:30 this afternoon in houston. if can't watch the game make sure and download the kron-4 mobile app. and we'll keep you updated on the score. coming up. a dramatic rescue at ocean beach and it

. >>> three federal agents are recovering after being shot outside at topeka kansas motel over the weekend. two u.s. service marble deputies had been trying to serve a warrant when the shooting started. >> officials are expected to announce a grand jury indictment today of quarterback johnny manziel. the former cleveland browns signal caller is accused of beating his ex-boyfriend in january. the browns cut him last month. >>> the two pilots of that solar airplane are taking a much needed rest in san francisco after completing half of their around the world journey. they describe some grueling conditions on their three-day flight from hawaii. we'll have more on that and the rest of our top stories on this monday, april 25th. >> reporter: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin this half hour with a major development. more u.s. personnel are heading to syria to fight isis. >> president obama is expected to announce the increase later this morning in germany, battling isis has been a main focus as the president wraps up a week-long trip overseas. we have been traveling with the p

they were sholt while looking for a suspect at a mot el in topeka. the agents are expected to be okay. an 18 year old who opened fire at a wisconsin prom last night has died. police shot jakob wagner after prom at the high school where he had been a student until last year. police believe he chose his targets at random. wagner's victims are expected to survive. >> an explosive fire has destroyed a large apartment complex under construction in gilbert, arizona outside phoenix. the ruins ruins were still moldering today. here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: from a helicopter you could see just how far the flames traveled. the fire could be seen for miles away. the national weather service tweeted that smoke was even picked up by weather radar. at least 120 firefighters responded. >> because of the wind, extremely fast. the flames, i felt like i was getting i a tan. >> reporter: it happened just after 6:00 last night at an apartment complex that was under construction causing exposed wood from 17 buildings to burn fast. heavy wind gusts spread the flames

process is beginning he has wooedthat and won over the political establishment in places like springs, topeka, kansas, augusta, georgia. file were going to stuff those delegate spots with vote for him.ld >> alexis, is it looking like donald trump will win the ballot?on on the first >> oh, i think it's not possible to even exactly say that right now. know that right now? so many of these important big states to go. now? is he a little over 700, you know. >> yeah. toand he's got a long way go. >> the other thing to take into account, because of these getsnd delegates, if he within 20, 30, 40, he doesn't have to hit that number exactly, point he's going to be threatening the whole party, if you don't put me in this position, i'm walking and take all my people and you will lose the general election. compelling. pretty >> paul ryan invoked the words of civil war general tecumseh sherman, who famously said, "i will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." that he absolutely, positively does not want to presidentandidate for at a contested convention. >> i simply believe that if you t

. >>> and to topeka, the officer searching for a suspect on a most wanted list, a fire breaking out at the same time. burning for more than three hours. authorities not sure who was shooting at the officers, or how the fire started. all four, expected to recover. >>> next to the race for president. the next big showdown coming in two days. donald trump defending his over the top behavior. and polls showing donald trump with double-digit leads in three of the states voting on tuesday -- connecticut, maryland, and pennsylvania. mary bruce with the trump campaign tonight. >> reporter: donald trump back in brawler mode tonight, making an accusation. >> cruz is working hard to, i don't want to use the word bribe, but to bribe the delegates. >> reporter: a republican establishment waiting to see a more presidential trump, still waiting. >> if i changed and everyone said this is the most presidential candidate since abraham lincoln and then we started to lose. wouldn't that be terrible? we need to be a little bit careful. >> reporter: just days ago his top strategist was recorded pledging a t

. >> reporter: swift water teams outside of topeka forming a human chain, ferrying a family of nine to safety. a tug of war with dangerous currents. david, the family living in this home says they are thankful they were able to make it to a protected room, seconds before the tornado hit. and more severe weather is expected here tomorrow night. david? >> absolutely right, phillip. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking it all for us. hey, ginger. >> reporter: already six reported tornadoes on the map tonight. you can see in the tornado watch regions from parts of iowa and into missouri and illinois, also indiana and kentucky. we've got those tornado watches for the next few hours. you can see the low pressure system circulating before we put it on the map. but there it is. along the cold front, strong to severe storms tonight. the primarily threat, obviously, in the tornado watch, of tornadoes. but damaging wind and hail also big. then, a new storm comes in. that's what phillip was talking about there. that low, that very active jet stream. north texas into okla

they were shot while looking for a suspect at a motel in topeka.gents are expected to be okay. an 18-year-old who opened fire .t a wisconsin prom last night has died. police shot jakob wagner after he shot two people leaving the prom at antigo high school where he had been a student until last year. police believe he chose his targets at random. wagner's victims are expected to survive. an explosive fire has destroyed a large apartment complex under construction in gilbert, arizona outside phoenix. the ruins were still moldering today. here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: from a helicopter you could see just how far the flames traveled. the fire could be seen for miles away. vee national weather service tweeted that smoke was even picked up by weather radar. at least 120 firefighters responded. >> because of the wind, extremely fast. the flames, i felt like i was getting i a tan. >> reporter: it happened just after 6:00 last night at an apartment complex that was under construction causing exposed rnod from 17 buildings to burn fast. heavy wind gust

weekend, shutting down traffic on one interstate, damaging cars in one town about two hours west of topekavers took cover beneath an ç overpass just to avoid that falling ice. wind and rain battered the area and a brief tornado watch was in effect. >>> it is 23 minutes past 5:00 a.m. 48 degrees right now. one man is shot and killed just seconds after talking with a political candidate. hear what philadelphia police are saying about the shooting and how it could be connected to another deadly shooting in the area. >>> plus, remembering prince. see how the musical icon is still being honored following his death and how his music is now back at the top of the charts. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as... much as if it were a man- male this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. a little child with big dreams. dwight evans. first a

of it. 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m., and by the time we get to 6:00 p.m., they explode over wichita and topekaut 10:00 p.m. do we get dallas into the mix and kansas city with wind damage out of i. then tomorrow, we do it all again. the worst of it is this afternoon. >> hopefully folks will -- >> hopefully they'll miss. they're going to happen. we need them not to hit any towns. >>> still ahead, food fight. wait until you see donald trump's latest line of attack against john kasich. "way too early" is coming back. if legalzoom has your back.s, over the last 10 years we've helped one million business owners get started. visit legalzoom today for the legal help you need to start and run your business. legalzoom. legal help is here. now that i work there, i value dothe food even more. i feed it to yoshi because there are no artificial colors, preservatives and it's made with real chicken. i'm so proud to make dog chow natural in davenport, iowa. >>> a dreary new york there you see on screen. this is a fun story. senator tom carper campaigned for hillary clinton yesterday at a rally in wilmington,

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shot looking for a suspect at a motel in topeka.are expected to be okay. >> an 18-year-old who opened fire at a wisconsin prom last night has died. police shot jacob wagner after he shot two people leaving at the prom at antigo high school a student until last year. police believe he chose his targets at random. wagner's victims are expected to survive. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> late today officials called killings of eight members of an ohio family friday a preplanned execution. the manhunt continues in southern ohio for who ever is responsible. and tonight david begnaud is in pike county, ohio. >> reporter: law enforcement finished collecting evidence at the homes where the killings took place to. night crews are searching the wooded area around the properties. ohio attorney general mike dewine is leading the investigation. do you think the perpetrator was a stranger to the family or think the individual was a known to the victims? >> you know i think we should not speculate about whether or n

. >> reporter: protesters lined up in front of the state house in topeka kansas to pressure legislatorsot similar to those in mississippi and north carolina. >> it frightens me. i know that something like this is going to open up a lot of leeway for in tolerance and harassment. >> reporter: while kansas considers its own bathroom law backlash consent -- continues in north carolina were cirque du soleil has canceled its upcoming shows because of the new laws. which makes it illegal for individuals to use bathrooms that don't correspond with the sex on its birth certificate. commissioner says the league can do more good but not moving the games. >> if we announced we were moving our all-star games now, 1st i'm not sure what incentive would be left for the legislature to change the law. if we announced now that we are moving our game. >> reporter: performer cyndi lauper also has no plans to cancel. she announced friday she will donate the proceeds to an lgbt rights group in north carolina. i am andrew spencer's reporting. >>> distracted driving awareness month. police departments are looki

shot looking for a suspect at a motel in topeka. the agents are expected to be okay. >> an 18-year-old who opened fire at a wisconsin prom last night has died. police shot jacob wagner after he shot two people leaving at the prom at antigo high school a student until last year. police believe he chose his targets at random. wagner's victims are expected to survive. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪music runners on your mark! ♪you're rolled out at the dawning of the day♪ ♪heart racin' as you made your little get away♪ get set! ♪it feels like you've been runnin' all your life♪ ♪but why? oh why? (sfx: starter pistol shot) ♪so you've pulled away from the love that would've been there♪ ♪you start believin' that your situation's unfair ♪but there's always scars, when you fall back far♪ ♪we lose our way, we get back up again♪ ♪it's never too late to get back up again♪ ♪one day, you're gonna