then, george zimmerman killed trayvon martin.looked at the face of the boy who became a symbol and wanted more. i wanted more for him than the choice between moderate token. wanted more it for him than eulogies. a wanted more for him than just an opportunity to create himself. i wanted for him, for all that trayvon's in waiting a world where they did not have to grope broken or not grope at all. i wanted to fear how to greet that world. i look to my life to ask targeted to 25. i asked who influenced me to think the way i did, what events have been most important shaping my worldview, who in what challenged me to see different. i asked myself how did you learn to be a black man. that i wrote down some answers for the martyrs and tokens, for that trayvon's that could have been and are still in waiting. go to read one more section after i-- next section comes in chapter four of the book. the book gems around in time quite a bit and deals mostly with my college years and the years immediately after that. so, part of the book is part

trayvon had already been shot and killed, so it wasn't actually for trayvon. what we have done collectively is we represent other children. >> ""good morning america"" begins at 7:00 a.m. after the abc7 morning news. tune in if you can. >>> there has been another shark sighting in pacifica and this time it was caught on camera feeding near beachgoers. lilian kim is live with the story tonight. lilian? >> reporter: dan, the warning signs are out. they say sharks sighted in the last 48 hours, and it was sunday morning to be exact near where many people were surfing. >> the video captured the shark doing what it is supposed to do, feeding on a seal in the natural habitat. the fact that it happened so close to dozens of surfers out enjoying the waves at -- in pacifica, made for a frightening experience. >> all of the water i could see turned red. >> reporter: stephanie was surfing with her family during the close encounter. like everyone else they hurried ba >> i turned to my daughter right next to me and i told her to paddle in as fast as she could and get a wave

trayvon had already been shot and killed, so it wasn't actually for trayvon.t we have done collectively is we represent other children. >> ""good morning america"" begins at 7:00 a.m. after the abc7 morning news. tune in if you can. >>> there has been another shark sighting in pacifica and this time it was caught on camera feeding near beachgoers. lilian kim is live with the story tonight. lilian? >> reporter: dan, the warning signs are out. they say sharks sighted in the last 48 hours, and it was sunday morning to be exact near where many people were surfing. >> the video captured the shark doing what it is supposed to do, feeding on a seal in the natural habitat. the fact that it happened so close to dozens of surfers out enjoying the waves at -- in pacifica, made for a frightening experience. >> all of the water i could see turned red. >> reporter: stephanie was surfing with her family during the close encounter. like everyone else they hurried back to shore. >> i turned to my daughter right next to me and i told her to paddle in as fast as she could and ge

you know their children's names including trayvon martin, eric garner and michael brown. it should be one of the most emotional moments of the night and it's coming up this hour. jake tapper is with us. jake, the big speech tonight will be bill clinton and his first test as a speaker promoting his spouse who might be the next president of the united states. >> that's right. the first time he's going to speak to a crowd this big about that. we are told by the campaign that bill clinton will testify as to his wife's skills as a change maker throughout her career, but i have to say bill clinton in front of a microphone and the biggest audience he's been exposed to since 2012, you never know what he's going to say. he 10s to deviate from the script. he tends to ad lib and if he did that to a very long extent in 1988 with mike dukakis i cannot even imagine how much he's going to be tempted to effusively praise his wife. he desperately wants the american people to feel the same way about her that he does, to see what she is going to be able to offer the country and so far, obvi

eric garner, trayvon martin, michael brown, sandra bland. these are all names that have become for perverse and violence reasons household names over the years. >> and i think that in and of itself is a statement. because for them to be household names for the reasons they are means that we've come a long way but we have a long way to go. and i think that they were already household names in the households they came from, which is why their mothers being here tonight to put it in households around the country to say wait a minute, this was my son, this was my daughter, all we want is a criminal justice system that gives us fair hearing and gives us justice when that hearing is over. and i think this is a paramount moment tonight to come together as a country and deal with this issue. >> reverend al sharpton from the floor of this convention in philadelphia. as mothers of the movement are revealed. after a short film played to a standing ovation from the democrats. >> we expect to hear first from geneva reed field, who's the mother of sandra

it includes freddie gray, alton sterling, and trayvon martin. none of those incidents happened in d.c. >> these people did not die at the hands of police officers. we have trayvon martin who was killed by an armed zen. >> it's not all about the police. i made my point clear in my resolution. >> members of the group will not support the re-election of the council members who support the resolution. >>> it will be next week before the fourth officer on trial in the death of freddie gray learns his fate. closing arguments wrapped up yesterday in the trial of lieutenant brian prosecutors say as shift leader, he should have been aware of the danger when officers did not put a seat belt on gray in the back of a police van. he died from injuries he sustained while in custody. >>> parole and probation agents in maryland say they are extremely under staffed. maryland must hire more agents to deal with this influx. they say an average agent should have about 82 cases but many are carrying more than 100. state officials estimate that 1,600 prisoners could

trayvon martin, for example, always a dicey proposition with regard to the republican convention, theemocratic convention unfortunately people attended to take sides in this assort of all or nothing. you're either with the police or you're with these young african-american men. there is a middle ground there. there are folks who say, look, both sides have made that are mistake both sides are trying to do the right thing zone it is a very politically risky proposition i would suggest to try to balance it out. are you for this group or for that group? that can be a real challenge. we'll see how it plays out in the days and weeks ahead. >> that's embodied by that local effort picks or peace from south jersey here, bruce. bruce gordon, thank you so much live with us all week. let's take another look at the historic moment that went down in philadelphia today. >> here's when democrats officially nominated the first female major party candidate for the presidency of the united states. >> all in favor avenue motion say aye. >> aye! >> opposed, no? >> the ayes have it! >> wells fargo sent kam

. >> i am here today for my son, trayvon martin, who is in heaven. >> reporter: in their memory, theyre now uniting for the one candidate they believe can make change. >> i am here with hillary clinton. because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children's names. >> reporter: i sat down with these seven women, collectively called the mothers of the movement. >> i know her heart. i know her heart. you know, it's just like -- i know them. it's like i know the pain because i live the pain every day. >> a driver asking the people in another car to turn their music down. moments later the scene turns deadly. >> i'm the mother of jordan davis, the young man shot and killed in jacksonville, florida, for playing loud music in his car. >> sabrina fulton, mother of trayvon martin. he was coming from a store and a neighborhood crime watcher decides to follow him and murder him. >> reporter: the details of their tragedies differ, in some cases not everyone agrees about what happened. but each of their children's deaths sparked outcry and cast a spotlight on what they say is injustice i

>> the boy hicks is referring to is trayvon williams.n friday night, heading into fifth grade, this child was with his father at a local store celebrating the fact that his dad had agreed to buy him some candy. his joy abruptly ended when trayvon, his father, and another man walked outside of the store and were gunned down. joining me now is colorado senate candidate darryl glenn, who recently shared powerful thoughts on the need to unite america. darryl, thank you for being here. they believe that third party was the intended target, that it was gang violence. and this has plagued the black community for many, many years, and we're hearing more and more people ask if black lives matter why don't we hear more from the movement highlighting that issue? your thoughts. >> thanks for having me on. that's precisely the point. unfortunately we have -- it starts from the top. when you have the president almost race baiting and picking and choosing which issues to i important. you have to look at the fact that you can either be a part of the pro

like trayvon. after subsequent shootings he was never so personal for his remarks and very careful to wait for the system, the legal system to render its verdict. he's never been that personal again and it seems in this case he's sort of in between the two. what does he do next? >> i think a couple of things. first of all, let's not forget this young generation of african-americans is actually squeezed between some police violence, yes, but also street violence. the vast majority of african-americans when you're talking about funerals is african-americans that have been killed by other african-americans and you have street violence crushing this generation. we have to be honest about these factors. one thing that could help on the police side. it seems like we can't get easily the officers once they've done something bad, disciplined, demoted, fired, prosecuted, but why don't we start off on the front end and have better screening. we need to make sure every officer hired is screened psychologicall

talks to the mothers of eric garner, michael brown, jordan david, blair holt, idia pendleton and trayvon club we have not chosen to be in. stand your ground or police brutality or murdered in another city. so we developed a strong message and voice in this election system what needs to be changed in the world today. we give our voice to this. our children will not die in vain, none of them. >> what is the conversation has to be had that needs to be had for young boys and young african-american men in this country? >> they feel that they are under assault. we know they are under assault, but we would tell them, you have every right to walk with your head held high, but do understand that, you know, there are those in this country that don't necessarily value your life. so being empowered, stand up, and fight for what you deserve. >> reporter: do you blame obama for what has happened? >> i do not, only because he didn't pull the trigger. a lot of us, you know, feel like more could be done, but we know that it is a process. >> reporter: a lot of people will not be happy to see you on that s

. >> i think about trayvon martin. >> reporter: the shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin.he danger of being a black teenaged boy. a fear my cloeg sunny hostin knows all too well. >> i have a 13-year-old, a 6 foot tall black kid. i have to have this conversation with him about how to interact if he ever has a police encounter. >> reporter: difficult conversations like these mostly only happen among those we feel most comfortable with. >> i wanted to go around the room. >> reporter: so last night we invited a diverse group of americans from different parts of the country, this time to have the conversation together. >> you see a police officer, you go in the other direction. you nod, you smile, you do whatever you have to do to have no interaction whatever. >> reporter: the father of three, author of many books on race and class. >> we all all kinds of rules with our black boys. you don't go out after night, don't wear a hoodie, sunglasses, don't do anything people can prong their biases and stereotypes of what the dangerous black boy is supposed to look like. >> reporter: t

that wasas sabryna fulton, the mother of trayvon martrtin.e will speak to actor and activist danny glover and representative -- this is democracy now, democracynow.org, we are breaking with convention. ♪ [music break] the "rise up" performed at democratic national convention after the mothers of the movement spoke out. mothers of children killed by police or vigilantes. this is democracy now, democracynow.org. we are breaking with convention, war, peace, and the presidency. we are broadcasting from the dnc in philadelphia. juan: to talk more about the convention, we're joined by actor and activist danny glover and new jersey delegate larry hamm. he is a bernie sanders delegate and is chairman of the people's organization for progress. night you were there last when the mothers of the victims of police murders or abuses spoke. your reaction. larry: well, it was very painful. let me say first of all, that it was an extraordinary moment. i have been involved in electoral politics going back to the national black political convention in 1972 and

wanda johnson did not speak but we did hear from trayvon martin's mother, sabrina fulton. >> i would not have signed up for this or any other mother standing here with me today, but i am here today for my son, trayvon martin, who is in heaven. >> this is a look at california senator boxer, a big hillary clinton supporter. later tonight the prime time portion continues and the headliner is former president bill clinton. he's been a prolific speaker at the dnc. this will be his tenth live appearance. >> there there was an he megsal moment for sanders when his brother, larry, cast his vote. he is part of the democrats abroad celebration. >> they would be especially proud bern would be doing something. so i cast my vote for bernie sanders. >> and senator sanders swelled with emotion during his brother's speech and vote. let's go back and listen in live to a few seconds to senator barbara boxer who has been speaking. tonight's line up includes a speech by former president and alicia keys will be performing. abc news will have it all beginning after this newscast. >> bernie sanders lost fa

the group includes the mothers of trayvon martin, eric garner and sara bland, among others. they spoke about their efforts to end gun and police-involved violence. philadelphia's police union says they would like to see speakers on behalf of the officers killed in the line of duty. they feel the dnc should offer widows of slain officers to share think their side of the story. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. she isn't afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. >> as we're standing outside, making sure that people's rights are protected inside, we don't have any say for our fallen heroes in philadelphia or around the country. >> police downonpresident john mcnesby says he's open to speaking to the committee about providing a speaker for the convention. he said police and our community need to have a genuine conversation in order to unite. >> i think tonight showed both sides of her, showed that compassion and love she has for people, for children. you know, for all races, for all religions. >> the foun

you were involved in ferguson and the trayvon martin case.ore any evidence was presented. wait, wait. he rushed to judgment. he didn't give these cops due process or george zimmerman or officer wilson due process. did he? he rushed to process and made it as a case. go ahead. >> well, let me say this to you. i think without question the message the president had today was about showing honor to the officers that lost their lives today and not about rhetoric. this today was about bringing the country together. >> we played him talking about rhetoric. why does he speak out in cases you have been involved in, trayvon and ferguson and also spoke out in cambridge and high-profile cases with some racial component and 3,470-plus dead people in chicago since he's been president, virtually silent. why? >> he's the president. he has -- >> what a hypocrite. >> respond to the pain on both sides. he's responsive. >> why is he silent about 3,470? why does he rush to judgment in cases you're involved this? >> he is not sigh lelent. >> 3,470. >> spoken out. >

he was not running for president when ferguson pd that, trayvon martin, baltimore, new york.e this against donald trump is politically convenient for the democrats but has no place whatsoever. let's put that to the side. stars what happened in baton rouge and minnesota let's remember both of these victims were armed. they were not unarmed. emily is incorrect in saying. that as far as the discussion on guns, sadly it is not the guns that are the problem. again, the problem is what is happening in inner cities that is having people resort to violent activities, resort to crime. whether or not there was gun control would not have prevented the 60-plus shootings in chicago on july 4th. we need to go to the root of the problem. the root of the problem is the fact there is not a light at the ends of the tunnel for a lot of folks in america and we need to respond to that. and donald trump will get that done. >> emily i'll give you a chance to respond. >> we can say it's all economics. i think that has sort of a black on black crime underpinning to it which is a bit of a racist under

wanda johnson did not speak but we did hear from trayvon martin's mother, sabrina fulton. >> i would not have signed up for this or any other mother standing here with me today, but i am here today for my son, trayvon martin, who is in heaven. >> this is a look at california senator boxer, a big hillary clinton supporter. later tonight the prime time portion continues and the headliner is former president bill clinton. he's been a prolific speaker at the dnc. this will be his tenth live appearance. >> there there was an he megsal moment for sanders when his brother, larry, cast his vote. he is part of the democrats abroad celebration. >> they would be especially proud bern would be doing something. so i cast my vote for bernie sanders. >> and senator sanders swelled with emotion during his brother's speech and vote. let's go back and listen in live to a few seconds to senator barbara boxer who has been speaking. tonight's line up includes a speech by former president and alicia keys will be performing. abc news will have it all beginning after this newscast. >> bernie sanders lost fa

the group includes the mothers of trayvon martin, eric garner, sandra bland and others.about their efforts to end gun and police-involved violence. philadelphia's police union says they would like to see speakers on behalf of the officers killed in the line of duty. they feel the dnc should offer widows of slain officers the chance to share their side of the story. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. she isn't afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. >> as we're standing outside, making sure that people's rights are protected inside, we don't have any say for our fallen heroes in philadelphia or around the country. >> police union president john mcnesby says he's open to talking to the dnc committee about provide a speaker for the convention. he told nbc 10 police and our community need to have a genuine conversation in order to unite. >> i think tonight showed both sides of her, showed that compassion and love she has for people, for children. you know, for all races, for all religions. >> the fou

talked to the mothers of eric garner, michael brown, jordan davis, blair holt, hadiya pendleton, and trayvontin. >> we are a group of sisters in a sisterhood none of us chose to be in. all of our children taken one way or another, stand your ground, police brutality or murdered in the city of chicago you know, by another teenager with a gun, so we've developed a message and a strong voice in this election season about what we need to see change in the world today. we have to stand up and, you know, give our voice to this. our children will not die in vain, none of them. >> reporter: what's the conversation that has to be had for young boys and young african american men in this country? >> they feel they're under assault. we know they're under assault. but we would tell them you have every right to walk with your head held high. but do understand that there are those in this country that don't necessarily value your life. so be empowered, stand up, and fight for what you deserve. >> reporter: do you blame obama for what has happened? >> i do not only because he didn't pull the trigger. a lot

among them there right there on stage, the mothers of sandra bland, jordan davis and trayvon martin.rst of all, i'd like to say it's an honor to be here to stand with these mothers and be amongst you. i am an unwilling participant in this movement. i would not have signed up for this or any other mother that is standing here with me today, but i am here today for my son, trayvon martin, who is in heaven. >> now, the women say clinton is the candidate fighting for commonsense gun legislation, and they're urging everyone to vote in november. >>> a fifth baltimore police officer is set to go on trial in connection with the death of freddie gray. garrett miller is charged with assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. prosecutors so far have been unable to win any convictions in the case of gray, who died from injuries he received while in a police van. >>> and two central florida deputies are being called heroes after responding to a frantic domestic violence call. >> get a unit to south houston drive. [ gunfire ] >> they arrived to find a mother lying in the driveway shot in the l

be sympathetic. >> wrong in cambridge, wrong with trayvon and george zimmerman, wrong in ferguson. this narrative becomes very anticop. we don't know those people's names. >> i was a homicide detective. today i did a lot of homework, got pages and pages and pages. people don't realize since january this year, 2,110 people were shot. last year the total was 2,900. i have a map over here where i show all the shootings since january. you can see the clusters here. i have never seen anything like this, even as a homicide detective in new york. we're talking about 1970s here, but the population of chicago is so small. when you get a 3 year old and a 10 year old shot with their dad, sitting in their apartment, sean, i mean it's outrageous. looking at these kids getting shot in the back, in the face. >> where is the outrage? >> if there was a racial narrative or cop versus a plaque suspect of some kind or unarmed person of some kind, the president would jump all over it. we're losing our children. these kids, we're losing our kids, we're getting people shot and killed. and then he only ju

clinton will speak tonight, also speaking is a group called mothers of the movement, speakers include trayvon martin's mother and michael brown's mother as well. >>> we'll break down the story lines coming out of the wells fargo center here and around philadelphia as the city remains in the national spotlight for the next few days. >> first, we check with first alert meteorologist bill henley. he's keeping an eye on another hot day ahead. good morning, bill. >> the temperatures will be climbing. the good news is, the humidity won't be as extreme as it has been. in repeat of the storms yesterday. the lehigh valley, easton, just a few scattered clouds. fog, a little bit in the distance. you can see it as the temperatures cooled down into the 60s and 70s. 75 degrees right now in philadelphia. the numbers will warm back into the 90s this afternoon but the humidity will be decidedly lower. 95 degrees in center city, doylestown up to 93. plenty of sunshine for kutztown, 93 degrees this afternoon. need your sunglasses for new jersey into the middle 90s today. the humidity will make it feel like it's

martin, all right in the trayvon martin the defendant was acquitted.rguson, michael brown, they didn't even bring charges against him. the justin department couldn't bring anything against him. so it was based on a lie hands up don't shoot. now, this whole black lives matter movement is based on something that is not true. here is the bottom line. as a prosecutor i prosecuted cops who didn't do their jobs. but there is a social contract in this country. and we have vigilante justice if we don't follow it that means the police do their job. you don't like what they do then you make a complaint. you don't go out and kill cops like five in dallas because they are white. >> so, an del, stay on the convention here. do you think it was wise of the part-time who put this thing together to have the mothers of eric garner and michael brown and the others have them first and talk about how their sons and their children were killed by cops. why not have a moment where you bring out the parent -- bring them together. the ones that came out last night, bring those

there are songs about walter scott, michael garner, trayvon martin, michael brown.nt. >> ♪ we are going to be all right ♪ >> kendrick lamar at the bt awards has this over all right his celebrity and popularity to get movement to the black lives matter movement. artists provide a voice to people who might not always be heard otherwise. >> we are presenting this exhibit not as a look at artists and generous, but as a look at our culture through the lens of rock 'n roll. this is a powerful artform that has the ability to process things -- help us process things. it helps us work through some of the most important conversations in american culture. >> our cities to her staff recently traveled to cleveland to learn about its rich history. learn more about the city and other stops on archer online. -- on our tour online. you are watching american history tv. next, on american history tv, talks aboutessor his book, bigger bombs and a broader look at tomorrow. thatrofessor argues nuclear war strategies after world war ii

why is trayvon martin -- >> we have both sides. >> no. both sides here. the police have the power and obligation to protect them. it's not a negotiation. it's not something whereÑi you have -- >> they have to have transparency and accountability for that power. >> no. the people cannot take it into their hands. the courts do it. >> we're going to have to leave it this. a hot debate. it's going to stick around for a while. judge, thank you very much. >> directly ahead, the head of the fbi sounding new alarms about isis threats to the homeland since donald trump or hillary clinton have the right plan to take them on? we'll be right back with that. >>> tonight the isis threat to america. this week, fbi director skwams comey issued a disturbing prediction. when the coalition succeed there is confidence that is crushing the islamic state through the fingers of that crush are going to have hundreds of people that are going to flow out towards western europe. but right next door to western europe. and this is an order of magnitu magnitude donald trump says and i

possibility that someone else would have to join this. >> what has the it been like living without trayvoniya, jordan, mike brown, eric garner? >> it feels like you continue to live your life and something major is missing. like your heart is missing. a limb is missing. it feels like something is missing. >> sometimes people walk up and say things. sometimes you see someone, reminds you. smell something, eat something. i could be in the kitchen cooking for my other kids. >> it's okay -- okay. >> what about the senseless killings of cops? do you still bear their burden as well. >> absolutely. >> of course. >> nobody should be a victim of violence. >> right. >> we don't condone what happened with the policemen. >> not at. >> murder is murder and it is wrong. whether law enforcement or civilian. >> do you still have hope? even after cases? >> we have a long way to go. if we lose our hope, then what do we have left? hope is all we have. ♪ ♪ >> demarco morgan with some of tonight's speakers. we'll have more from the convention in just a moment. ,,,, >>> firefighters making progress against a hu

he gave four press conferences with trayvon martin.tin was not killed by a police officer, a white hispanic, right? preposterous. he gave four press conferences. that sends a message i'm pro-black regardless of the facts but instead of a fair and balanced president. i think he added to racial divisions. we know according to one of the police associations that killings of police officers have soared 44% over last year. you know, we're not in an environment where we have a president looking at all americans equally, regardless of the color of their skin.stal, t. watch the president tomorrow. former president george w. bush will be in dallas. crystal wright. the rally continues we've been covering on wall street. new high for s&p, nasdaq, crossing 5000 mark today. nintendo up big, pokemon ghost story we'll get back into. we'll get into that in a few minutes. criminals looking back at that whole craze, pokemon go. chris christie wrapping thing up. it is donald trump now in virginia beach. we'll keep an eye on it. back in a moment. >> good

this is bigger than trayvon martin. this is bigger than sandra bland.igger than all of us. so, today, i just want justice, for everyone, everyone around the world. >> cnn this day has also been following these protests, protesters who marched peacefully in various cities on friday one day art deadly police shooting that played out here. they chanted black lives matter but also condemn the attack that took the lives of five police officers here in dallas. randi kaye has more on the movement that began with a simple hash tag. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> reporter: what started with a hash tag has turned into a rallying cry. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: the goal, to shine a light on racial injustices. >> this is the generation that wants to dismantle structural ra racism. this is the generation that wants to get at the core of it, that wants to get at the system, the systemic problem. >> reporter: the black lives matter movement was born after the shooting death of trayvon martin. when his neighborhood watchman george zimmerman was

. >> i can't help trayvon but there are other trayvon martins that i can help. >> i believe in my heart that there is a seed planted so me and these different mom's can bring our voices together and our ancestors fought and fought and fought and i just want us to love one another. i want people to stop hating one another, stop taking from each other, let's build, let's unite. >> would you mind giving us a prayer before we go home? i would so appreciate it. these people here are among some of the people that i treasure and admire so much. ♪ ♪ we're walking to the same place. we are walking to the same place we're walk to the pearly gates. we are walking to the pearly gates. ♪ ♪ >> wow! >> amen! >> the mother of sbrina fulton, trayvon martin, several mother's, gwen carr, the mother of eric garner, mrs. pendleton, the mother of michael brown, the mother of oscar brant a young man who was shot by a police officer in oakland, california. >> we should say that just a few moments ago the democratic delegates also heard from the police chief in pittsburgh a city where the strain between police

it includes freddie gray, alton sterling, and trayvon martin. the union is upset over the list saying that none of those incidents happened in d.c. >> these people did not die at the hands of police officers. we have trayvon martin who was killed by an armed citizen. >> it's part of the frustration that's happening in our country. >> it's not all about the police. i made my point clear in my resolution. the union chief said members of the group will not s council members who support the resolution. >>> it will be next week before the fourth officer on trial in the death of freddie gray learns his fate. closing arguments wrapped up yesterday in the trial of lieutenant brian rice. prosecutors say as shift commander, rice should have been aware of the danger when officers did not put a seat belt on gray in the back of a police van. he died from injuries he sustained while in custody. six officers were charged. two acquitted. a third faces retrial. >>> parole and probation agents in maryland say they are extremely under staffed. next okay, a wave of

it was started after the shooting of trayvon martin.'s when the organization made its presence felt and since then in demonstrations following the deaths of african-american men in police custody. randy kaye takes a look to where we got here today. >> reporter: what started with a hashtag has turned into rallying cry. the goal, to shine a line on racial injustice. >> this is the generation that wants to dismantle structural racism. this is the generation that wants to get at the core of it, to get at the systemic problem. >> reporter: the black lives matter movement was born after the shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin when his killer, george zimmerman was cleared of any wrong doing. >> we find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: the deaths of african-americans at the hands of police gave rise to more voices of protest. there was eric garner in new york. and michael brown in ferguson. where the movement really began to take hold. . >> the people, the local neighborhoods in ferguson were willing to call attention to the

martin could have been his son. 35 years ago, trayvon martin could have been him.n to say there are a lot of kids out there who need help and getting a lot of negative reenforcement. finally he said there has to be more we can do to give the sense this country cares about them and values them and willing to invest in them. as you all know the challenges and disparities that boys and young men of color face are significant and they start in the earliest days and follow them throughout their lives. some of these statistics, one in two black boys have no fathers at home. one in four latinos. by age three, children from low income households have heard roughly 30 million pure words than higher income peers. by age three. african-american students represent 16% of the public school population, make up 42% of those suspended more than once and 34% of student expelled. many are preschoolers, 3 and 4-year-olds suspended from preschool. isn't that startling. they're like little people about this tall. we can do better. the high school graduation rate in america is now 82% b

trayvon martin's mother will also address the crowd tonight. day one of the dnc did not kick off without some controversy as alex mentioned. hundreds of protesters lining the streets of south philadelphia, especially. >> when it comes to conventions protest are expect but 50 people were taken into custody and issued citations but it was one of the many protesters message that got people talking. >> steve keeley is in center city to explain, steve. >> reporter: mike, we didn't mention highlight many people watching, it was paul simon singing and appropriate song one of the biggest hits, bridge over troubled water which really sets the mood for the entire country, lately. seventy-five years old, by the way, this october, paul simon and still doing great work. anyway, we're looking at these police officers at 12th and arch and they have the toughest shift of the week is my prediction and they just had a change of shift. they are coming on at 6:00 a.m. they have to work until 6:00 p.m. that will be a highlight time because you'll see biggest protes

coleman, that ever since trayvon martin there have been outpourings. the black lives matter group came up. and every time it happens there are protests. it can't happen again, it can't keep happening again. why does this keep happening? >> well, one of the things that i've been talking about quite a bit of late is the fact that absent from all of these conversations is the willingness from the law enforcement community to genuinely come to this conversation and enter the discussion with the sense of being willing to think about things differently and examine their practices in different ways. it continues to happen because racism and implicit bias are continuing to be real things, and they're pervasive in american police culture. you can't take that oust a person just because you give them a badge and a gun. and that's one of the things that becomes problematic. american law enforcement is one of the only professional communities that is unable for some reason to stand up and say hey, you know what? we can improve our practices. we can do things better

trayvon martin's mother whose son died at a george zimmerman will also address the crowd. >> this is not sitting well with the philadelphia fraternal order of police they are criticizing the clinton campaign for not inviting families of fallen officers. >>> speaking of police they were busy as protesters took to the streets at least 50 people were taken into custody and issued citations. steve keeley is live at the convention center with more, good morning, steve. >> reporter: well, lauren, funny thing about those citations they come with the 50-dollar fine that is one dollar less and poor folks in south philadelphia who got parking ticket. so $51 for parking in the median last sunday at 8:00. fifty-one dollars for local, $50 for out of town protesters who got sip tied but not officially arrested. official police word is cited. we also cited them, running for cover during the rape last night. so yesterday we're here at 12th and arch and we will see police are on duty around the clock doing their 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. shift right now, 12 hour shifts for police officers, many of these

losing her son trayvon martin. saying this is about losing our children. >> amanda carpenter, last week, rudy giuliani was talking about why are we dividing ourselves by race why are we dividing ourselves by black lives matter and blue lives matter. very different views between that and this week? >> right. are we picking sides, police officers or are we supporting mothers a lot of this gets tied up with black lives matter who really aren't associated with people on that stage. i think how they did it last night, everyone can emphasize that. i do wish that both conventions, both democrats and republicans wouldn't ever be in a position to choose us who we emphasize with. there's no reason to pick sides. >> there's a lot more to discuss, including what about russia. what's russia doing right now in this presidential election? are they trying to influence? are they trying to tip the scales toward donald trump? hear what president obama has to say about that, next. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead.

the president spoke candidly to the nation when he said trayvon martin could've been his son. , trayvonould've been him. the president went on to say there are a lot of kids who need help and are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. finally he said there has to be more that we can do to give them the sense that this country cares about them and values them and is willing to invest in them. as you all know, the challenges and disparities that boys and young men of color are significant and follow them throughout their lives. -- one the statistics into black boys have no fathers at home, one in four latinas. by age three, children in low income households have heard roughly 30 million fewer words than their higher income peers. americanafrican students represent 16% of the public school population, that up 42% of those suspended more than once and 34% of students expelled. are of those children preschoolers, three and four-year-olds, suspended and expelled from preschool. isn't that startling? they are like little people about this told. we can do better. the high school graduation ra

trayvon martin's mother who died at hands of the neighborhood watch volunteer george sim american will also address the crowd this isn't sitting well with the philadelphia fraternal order of police. they are criticizing the clinton campaign for not inviting the families of fellow officers. >>> police were pretty busy last night as pro esters took to the street, 50 people taken in custody and issued citations, steve keeley is at the convention center with more, hi there, steve. >> reporter: police want to point out they are not calling those arrests, but just citations in other word, ticket like you get when you are driving or parking wrong and the fine just 50 bucks which is dollar less than parking tickets they put out on day one on sunday with the people, still in the median. police here wrapping up their 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. shift, just a few more minutes to go for these guys. also busy all of the ambulance crews for philadelphia fire department. they were dealing with people being overcome by the heat either working in this stuff or protesting in this stuff starting with the the