soledad: topeka, kansas is a small midwestern city, population roughly 127,000, of which about 14,000d the city's public schools. in size, it is similar to manchester, new hampshire and medford, oregon. its history, however, sets it apart. in 1954, topeka was at the center of the debate over school segregation during the landmark supreme court case "brown versus the board of education." the ruling overturned the doctrine of separate but equal, declaring unconstitutional any law allowing racial segregation in education. 60 years ago, the issue was integration. so what dominates the discussion today? i traveled to highland park high school in topeka, to moderate a conversation about equality, in a place where they don't shy away from challenges. d'andre: all my life, i've been homeless. me and my family came from a single-mother household, single-parent household. and, you know, we never had really consistency or structure. we moved almost every year or half a year. soledad: what made the biggest difference for you? d'andre: i actually had teachers and principals who took a step outside

. >> reporter: these young-looking 20-somethings went undercover in topeka, kansas. they're all part of a&e's new docuseries, undercover high, which sheds light on challenges teens today are sexuality, social media and bullying. they thought they were being filmed for a report on high school life. only a few administrators knew the truth. they transformed themselves physically. >> the term brace face comes to mind. >> new cell phones with a new social media profile. >> reporter: and virtually to better fit the part. >> it's harder to be a student today. now you have what kind of social media do i post? who follows me? and it doesn't just end at school. >> reporter: in fact, a recent national survey found that 94% of american teens ages 13-17 use social media. the participants sometimes facing very real and unexpected threats. what surprised you the most about what's happening in our high schools and what teens are dealing with today? >> i can't imagine, it can't be said enough the impact of social media. >> reporter: the undercover experiment was high school relation

soledad: before we leave miami, we will be back in d.c., and i will have l report from topeka, kansasor 65 yes ago the schools made history in the education.s case brow i traveled to topeka for the first publicne series where aduk to high 60 years ago, the issuef integration, and today's students deal with the lien and poverty. we hope you f for that conversation. signing off from miami, i am son. we will see you next week for t." robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we have a very rewarding program ahead, rewarding for us because we are able to be a part of helping some groups who help the community. today, we are highlighting some of the recipients of new grants for local nonprofits. nbc bay area and our sister station telemundo 48, in partnership with the nbc universal foundation, is launching project innovation, a new competitive grant challenge once known as 21st century solutions, but still the focus is on a local grant competition for nonprofits implementing new and innovative pro

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i learned today that you are -- were born in topeka, kansas. i was born in topeka. >> what?lly made that up. [ laughter ] this is a good rallying point for us. >> yes. >> jimmy: is that where you grew up? >> well, i was born in topeka, then we moved to wichita when i was 1. and we were there till i was 7. i'm the youngest of four. we moved to san diego, and i was there till i went to college. >> jimmy: gotcha. how did you -- what was your first experience with acting? was it in high school, then it went from there? >> yeah, it was in high school. then i went to community college in san diego, a place called mesa college, where there was an incredibly great --dy just hear a "yes" for mesa college? thank you. >> jimmy: people who work in community college are really excited when someone's successful -- >> we are, we are. >> jimmy: it wasn't a "yeah" it was a "oh!" >> yes. it was literally a dollar a unit, i think, when i went to community college. as you know, obama thought it was a good idea to make community college free for everyone. which i also think is a great idea. [ ch

topeka, kansas was minus 14 today. 17 below in minneapolis.e town of north dakota, yesterday's temperatures were 40 degrees below zero. in michigan, a frozen track switch led to delays on the amtrak train. the cold even hit the south where firefighters had a tough time putting out a house fire. >> ice accumulated on a couple floors. firefighters slipped and went down. that is not normally something that we worry. >> milwaukee, the subzero conditions are blamed for at least two deaths. forecasters say the freezing temperatures are expected to last throughout the week. >>> in the meantime the weather is so cold that niagara falls is now an ice sculpture. the mist from the falls has left everything coated in ice. snow is expected throughout the week with temperature hovering between 8 to 21 degrees. >> i love the topeka, kansas updates. >> you lived there for a while. >> i almost quit the business six months in. >> it is something that you have to think about when you're working out in the field. i lived through a chicago winter and a phoenix sum

alicia acuna explains from topeka. >> as sam brownback took the podium, one question swirled over thexecutive office. as the state of kansas have two governors? >> no, the state of kansas has one governor. governor brownback is in charge. >> lieutenant governor jeff collier is waiting the wings. expecting a quick confirmation by the g.o.p. dominated u.s. senate, governor brownback began handing over duties. that was six months ago. >> one thing i teach is you don't count on the u.s. senate to do anything until it's done. especially confirmations. >> the senate ended the year without a vote on brownback or other nominations. now there is confusion in kansas. >> lieutenant governor jeff collier is making appointments, doing major events, and then governor brownback was doing a christmas tree lighting. the question is who is in charge? to go reminiscent of the abbott and costello routine. >> president trump had to renominate his appointees who do not receive confirmation in 2017. brownback tweeting: "thank you, potus. i will continue to serve as governor until confirmed." t administratio

topeka, kansas, 14 below zero. it was 17 below in indianapolis. in the town of mine it's, north dakota, temperatures hit 40 degrees below zero. in michigan, a frozen tracks which led to delays on an amtrak train. the cold even hit deep in the south where firefighters and central texas had a hard time putting out a house fire. >> ice accumulating. the firefighters would slip and go down from the ice created. that's not something we worry about. >> officials in milwaukee have not given us details but they say subzero conditions are blamed for at least two death. the forecasters say the freezing temperatures are expected to last through the week. >>> an invasion of stingrays at southern california beaches. the recent attacks that have prompted a warning. >>> teaming up to defend their own. how women in hollywood are behind a new project to help protect women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace. mu-um dinosaurs only eat meat! actually, the biggest dinos only ate plants! and country crock is made with plants. country crock has

topeka, kansas, minus 14 on monday. 17 below in minneapolis.wn in north dakota, yesterday's temperatures hit 40 below zero. in michigan a frozen track led to delays on the amtrak train. firefighters in central texas had a hard time putting out a house fire. >> the ice accumulated on a few floors and the firefighters slipped and went down from the ice that was created. that is normally not something that we worry about in. >> milwaukee, officials say the subzero temperatures are blamed for at least two deaths. they haven't given details on exactly what happened. the forecast says the freezing temperatures are expected to continue throughout the week. >>> here at home, two men suffered serious injuries after a delivery truck hit them in a crosswalk in the richmond district. it happened just before 4:00 last yesterday afternoon. officers say the truck driver swerved and hit the two pedestrians and crashed into a carolina eking a family of five. an officer on scene say the people in the car only had minor injuries. the two people that were hit, the

in topeka kansas, alicia acunas, fox news. gillian: much more ahead in the next hour.sident trump says democrats are to blame forestalled immigration reform. why, he says, bipartisan meetings are not working. and from the front lines to the top brass, we'll give you a sneak preview of a brand new series that looks at how the military makes the most important decisions of the day. stick with us. . >>. >> everything we do will have an effect. . . ♪ do you want clean, stain free dentures? try polident. the four in one cleaning system kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria, cleans where brushing may miss. helps remove stains and prevent stain build up. use polident daily. >> welcome to the second hour of america's news headquarters from washington. i'm mike emmanuel. >> and i'm jillian turner, here is what's making news right now. president trump strikes out against democrats over not hammering out a deal on daca and the wall. we will get the latest from the winter white house. >> plus growing criticism of robert mueller's russia investigation and calls for better transpare

topeka kansas got down to -14. it was 30 below near helena, montana. frostbite warnings were issued as well, which can happen in just a few minutes when the temperatures are this low. >> if you are getting cold, then go inside if you are getting a tingly fingers or toes . you may need to go inside. and the frigid temperatures are expected to continue to the weekend, with the east coast bracing for a snowstorm later this week. >>> it is so cold in parts of the country, and more cold weather is on the way as another storm is getting ready to hit the east coast. >> it is not over for them yet. temperatures right now are a little bit warmer today than yesterday. but you have been hearing about that intense storm that will be developing later in the day wednesday and especially thursday. check out some of the current numbers out there right now as we have 4 degrees in fargo. they have improved a little bit from the -12 degrees below they had a few days ago. out west, we have a completely different story. we have had clouds all day today, and there is a chan

we will give you in-service, but we will provide direct care, so whether it's baton rouge or topeka or new york, we know we have expertise deployed. dr. inglesby: yeah, i do think that would be valuable. we do have something like that on a smaller scale called dmat teams. sen. cassidy: they are more generic. dr. inglesby: we do not have infectious disease oriented like the one you're talking about. it would be good for us to be able to build those teams. sen. cassidy: i yield back. sen. burr: i would like the record to show that north carolina tried to deliver to louisiana after katrina and affordable hospital. it was the governor who would not sign the liability agreement that put that hospital in mississippi. so we have this incredible surge capacity i'm learning about. it's just that we have hurdles in the way that stop it dead in its tracks if it never stops the motion of collectively addressing the problem. so these are things we can work out. sen. cassidy: we in louisiana continue to be indebted to other dmats around the nation. they so generously deployed. i cannot tell you the

i most think is public health emergencies in baton rouge shreveport or topeka or you name it how does every region have that expertise as opposed to a public health hospital set up in your local va which is a government -- boom we have commandeered aware taken over. better way to understand -- respond is we truly have expertise and we can respond. >> i do think we should be able to rely on local institutions. fee azar greats source of strength in some cities but they disaster medical system and the d teams are the teams that some teams responded to katrina. >> let's go back to you bolo which is very -- the u.s. was not prepared to send doctors and nurses for ebola. we spent health specialists. my point is would be better to have that expertise that truly could go to a community and we are going to be the expeditionary force. >> and expeditionary force that will be able to manage this and we don't have a lot of in-service for the people in the door right now. we will give you in service but in the meantime we will provide direct care and whether it's baton rouge or topeka or new york w

host: what kind of work do you do in topeka, kansas? caller: i am medical. host: what does this mean for you? caller: i believe i'm an essential employee. i believe i am essential. host: james, from virginia, and independent. go ahead. this shutdown over immigration, the people, the 70%crats realize, already are on welfare, and do they realize that in the future, how many immigrants are going to take jobs away from the kids that were born and raised in this country? i think it is ridiculous to shut down the government over a little thing like immigration. linda, line for democrats. go ahead. caller: i'm wondering what happened to this country. all of these republicans are so -- on destruction. i don't understand. why mr. mcconnell will not put beingngle bill without attached to anything else on the floor? right, larry, fayetteville, north carolina, republican line. go ahead. caller: i appreciate you all letting me come on. i was just going to ask about president trump's first year and the shutdown to all of the american people that is listening. i appreciate

topeka, kansas, -14 and it was -17 in indianapolis. the severe cold prompting health officials to issue frostbite warnings as well that can happen in a few minutes with temperatures this low. >> make sure if you get cold you better go inside. if you're getting tingling fingers or toes go inside. >> reporter: the frigid temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend with these guys pressing for major snowstorm later this week. >>> mark joins us now and i will never complain again about our weather. >> taking a quick scan of the current temperatures across the country, not to bad in comparison to what they have been dealing with. they are above zero. fargo, north dakota at 11. new york, 23 and 62 in los angeles. phoenix, 74. we finally have change to talk about. lots of clouds working their way back into the bay area. most of the screen is falling in the upper levels but there is a chance you may encounter if you spangles tonight into tomorrow morning. the neck system is offshore in its circulation in the pacific that will gra

as far as the snowfall goes, the highest snowfall totals in central kansas north of topeka, you could get 4-6 inches of snow. des moines, two inches for you. maybe a little bit of shoveling and slippery conditions. blizzard-like conditions with the winds in north dakota. here is where things get interesting. this is through saturday. this is a friday afternoon, friday evening, friday morning snow event. look at western new york, 4-6 inches of snow. northern new england, 9-12 inches. the areas that don't get the snow are going to get the ice. we are going to see ice as far south as tennessee, indianapolis, pittsburgh and central new york. if you don't get the snow, you are getting sleet and freezing rain. a lot of problems on the roads. i didn't mention what is going to happen in southern new england where we get two inches of rain on top of the snowpack. flooding problems. >> different from southern california to new england. thanks for that. >>> a historic night as the warriors face-off with the clippers. he's not too bad at pranks. we'll see next in sports. shawn evans: it's 6 am. 4

topeka, kansas, was minus14 on monday. 17 hello in indianapolis and 30 below in montana. anyone dealing with those temperatures would be unlikely to find sympathy and northern north dakota. one town was at 40 degrees below zero. in michigan, a frozen tracks which contributed to delays on an amtrak train. a wisconsin polar bear plunge was the coldest to date, -20 degrees. another plunge in indiana was actually canceled because of the chill. even the south was not spared. these fountains were no match for the cold in southwest arkansas. conditions in central texas hampered efforts to put out a house fire. >> we had ice accumulating. some firefighter slipped and went down from the ice they created. that's not normally something we need to worry about. >> reporter: ice covered branches in washington state eventually snapped bringing down power lines and dozens of polls. in a small area we counted over 50 downed power polls. thousands were still without power and heat monday night. new york city saw a high as 17 degrees on new year's day, downright balmy after sunday's wind ch

topeka, kansas, -14. indianapolis was at -8. one town north go -- north dakota kit minus40. in prison tracks switch cause delays on amtrak train in michigan. firefighters and central texas had a hard time putting out a house fire. >> we had ice accumulating. a few firefighters slipped and went down from the ice they created. that's not normally something we worry about. >> the problems did not in there. officials in milwaukee have not released details but they say subzero conditions are blamed for two deaths in that city. forecasters say the freezing temperatures are expected to last throughout the week. >>> stay with us. more news after the break. >>> looking at the market. upbeat so far. gains in tech and healthcare is helping push the main indexes higher. the dow jones is up 72 points. a great day for the nasdaq, up and 91. >>> minimum wage workers in the south bay will see bigger paychecks this year after both sunnyvale and mountain view increased the minimum wage from $13 per hour to $15. the move is designed to help low-wage workers in one of the most expensive areas o

i almost think since a public health emergency could happen in baton rouge, shreveport, or topeka, or you name it, how does every region have that kind of expertise as opposed to a public health hospital that may set up at your local v.a., which is a government facility? boom, we've commandeered, we're taking it over. it seems like a better way to respond because you truly have expertise that is deployable in a moment. any thoughts about that? dr. inglesby: we should be able to rely on the local institutions. v.a. is a great source of strength in some cities. the national disaster medical system, the dmat teams, some of the teams that responded to katrina -- they responded to harvey. sen. cassidy: let me go back to ebola, which was specialized. you have to take off your booties in a correct fashion or else you were exposed. as happened to the nurse in dallas. dr. inglesby: the u.s. was not prepared to send doctors and nurses to ebola. we sent public health specialists, but they did not take care of patients. sen. cassidy: would it be better to have that sort of expertise that truly co

topeka, kansas was that 14 blood. 17 below in indianapolis.nd north dakota, one town was 40 degrees below zero. in michigan a frozen tracks which led to delays on an amtrak train line. the cold hit the south where firefighters and central texas had a tough time putting out a house fire. >> we had ice accumulating. some firefighter slipped and went down from the ice they created. that's not normally something we worry about. >> reporter: >> in milwaukee, the conditions are plain for two deaths but they have yet to release details on what happened. forecasters say the freezing temperatures are expected to last throughout the week. >>> a driver plows through a guardrail and into the water. >> look at these pictures. we will show you how the coast guard rescued an elderly man from that sinking car just in time. >>> traffic looks good except things are getting busier at the bay bridge toll plaza. we will look at the commute coming up. >>> this morning, partly cloudy skies and cool conditions. we check on those conditions and take you into the after

our needs and los angeles are different than fresno or topeka or new york or boston. historically the rules for transportation have had much more of a prism and mindset to them for suburban communities than for urban communities. los angeles is a place on the cusp of a transportation transformation. we are really trying to prepare ourselves for the new world of autonomous vehicles. and for a multimodal type of city. in losow what we have angeles, i imagine almost everyone in this room is an advocate of net neutrality. we want every service provider, every service to be able to have equal access to the internet and for us to have equal access at an equal speed. what we have done in los angeles is, we have designed a system that we do not have mobility neutrality in los angeles. we have one service provider we exalt above all others. the automobile. if we do not approach autonomous vehicles as if these added to a multimodal future, and we continue to use it as an opportunity to exalt the single occupancy vehicle, we will continue down a road that will lead us to more in

. >> reporter: but the 20 somethings undercover in this topeka, kansas high school didn't come to fighthe american teen, discovering the challenges and complexities. >> you got a student walkout. rebellion. >> reporter: both new and old. >> they're probably going to be a nude on facebook tonight. >> what was the idea behind it? >> we felt like public education in america wasn't being talked about. it was really how do you pierce the teen bubble. >> reporter: in the show the young adults ages 21 to 26 go back to school for a semester. >> you can sit anywhere. >> reporter: and make friends. >> jordan. what's your name? >> my name is shawtera, but you can call me shawn. >> reporter: their true identities unknown to the students, faculty and even each other. you were one of the fouad there ares to know what was really going on. >> yes. >> reporter: were you worried at any point that this could blow up? >> well, i won't say worried but i will say aware. >> reporter: transforming wasn't easy for the young participants. >> when i was in high school i was bullied and it was because i was gay. s

topeka kansas was minus 14 monday. 17 below in indianapolis and 30 below in montana. that's nothing compared to how it was in northern north dakota up to of minic clocked in 40 below zero even deep south is feeling deep freeze. fountains froze solid in arkansas and cold conditions in central texas hampered efforts to put out house fire. >> ice accumulated as firefighters slipped and wept that's not something we worry about. >> in washington state thousands were left without power in heat after freezing rain covered power lines with ice causing dozens of polls to snap. wisdom martin milwaukee the annual polar bear plunge went on in negative 20 degrees. paramedics railroad on hand to make sure all participants were safe. >> meanwhile officials in indiana made call to cancel annual plunge because of chill and i think i heard the same to chicago as well. >> in potomac terrace fire that started in the basement and they believe it may have been burning sometime before detected and family of five and family dog all able to make it out safely and they're displaced now and red

topeka kansas minus 14 monday. 17 below in annapolis. and 30 below in montana.nyone dealing with those temperatures would unlike toll find sympathy in northern north dakota. the town of mine nut was 40 degrees below zero. in michigan frozen track cribbed to delays on amtrak train, wisconsin polar bear plunge was the coldest to date at negative 20 degrees. look at this. >> are you kidding me? >> was that person standing in the water to high five everybody else that came out. >> how is that possible another plump in indiana was canceled because of the chill. out west frozen branches brought down power lines leaving thousands of people without heat. the national weather service says most regions will see a warmup midweek. then back down to freezing temperatures going into the weekend. >> i know they did the pole bare plunges in the chesapeake yesterday. if any of you did it let us know how you're doing today. got to be adrenaline rush when you're jumping in there. a day later wrap myself in warm blankets. >> my heart stops on memorial weekend because the pool water

neil: people in topeka have no idea what we're talking about. >> they want to tax us to death.n say just work together with the government. this is a major problem. and now i'm talking about they're all grandstanding. everybody has got to get alon a. neil: are you when you look at this and you were being touted as running for governor and a lot of other. people like you. you're a very popular guy. but you have to not to when you see these shenanigans and other stuff popular as you are. great host as you are. do you ever regret it? >> not going in. neil: yeah. >> yes, i do. i lick my wounds, and they know that. so now what do we do from here? do we make the move? i'm having fun grace of god, everything's going great. but sometimes you think want to go in. you want to put the animus aside because you can't run a state on anti-trump. you just can't. show me some ideas. neil: you have to come up on something. >> you can't tax us to balance the budget. they don't create revenue. they don't cut spending. neil: are you happy for the eagles? >> for my philadelphia friends, i'm going ou