amy: this was around the time that george zimmerman was acquitted of killing trayvon martin. and here in tampa, florida we , will speak to a syrian refugee who just graduated from saint leo university near tampa. he gave the graduation address. .> so we went out to the street we were met by the regime security forces with live bullets. friendsseeing your getting killed in front of you. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the house of representatives is poised to vote today on healthcare legislation that would repeal much of the affordable care act, replacing it with a plan that medical experts which will drive up the cost of medicine while leaving millions without health insurance. house majority leader kevin mccarthy said after an evening huddle with party leaders that republicans have enough votes to pass the bil the schedulevo came after repuican congressmemrs fred upton of michigan and billy long ofissouri erged fromalks at thehite house saying they had flipped from "no" to "yes" after

face charges including aggravated assault and hazing. >>> a university in florida set to award trayvon martin. florida memorial university says it will award martin way bachelor of science in aviation next week. they say it's an honor of the 17-year-old's ambition to become a pilot before he was shot and killed by george zimmerman in 2012. a jury later acquitted him of trayvon's murder >> we got exciting news. a disco diva is in studio >> we're going to sit down with gloria gainer. >> i might i'm at the university of maryland. where they're holding a juggler's convention this weekend. officially starts well, right now. but it's really going to be going strong. both saturday and sunday and i've kind of found myself in the middle of all the action. we got a few guys here that are juggling and jumping around, we'll have more coming up in a couple minutes. this is interesting. stay with us, fox 5 news at 5:00. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. <

florida memorial university has awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in tovh and -- in aviation trayvon martincept that the degree for stop the university said martin had taken steps towards becoming a pilot before his death. wasman who shot him accorded. a special mother-daughter moment in time for mother's day. of everything hunter learned during college, the most impactful came from a fellow graduate, her mother. hunter dropped out of years ago to take care of her older daughter. she urged her mother to go back and finish what she started and fulfill her dream. it, picking up her degree in sociology this week. her daughter graduated this weekend. >> ♪ and i will always love you ♪ thank you! kimberly: that takes courage. will ferrell ended his commencement address at usc for the graduate. he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree. he graduated from usc with a degree in sports information, before becoming an actor. robert:

the's bill moves on to the state senate. >>> next week trayvon martin will receive an honorary collegers after his death. florida memorial university will award trade on martin a bachelor of science degree in aviation during its commencement ceremony. he was a teenager shot and killed by neighborhood watch member george zimmerman february 2012. that shooting triggered outrage and protests around the nation. in 2013, a jury acquitted zimmerman of second degree murder and martin's parents will accept that honorary degree for their son. trayvon's mother went to the university it's historically african-american university and the university says on facebook the degree is in honor of the steps trayvon martin took to become a pilot. he took aviation classes in high school. >>> reports suggest that justice department is the best getting uber and secret software that helps cars go unnoticed by regular leaders. a grand jury in northern california had subpoenaed uber. uber admitted to using the feature called grave vault to collect evidence they were breaking taxi laws. less month uber said it w

first, following the killing of trayvon martin in 2012 three activists started a hash tag, black lives matter. they had that crazy idea that maybe you couldn't kill black people for no reason. it started polarizing debate. for them shouldn't it be all lives matter? have you heard of phrase black lives matter? >> yeah. >> what do you think about that? >> i don't know if it's a colored thing but i think all lives matter. >> what does black lives matter to you? >> it is a touchy subject. i want to say it means all lives matter but right now there are hardships going on with black lives. >> that's a perfect answer. >> can you tell me a little bit? >> all lives should matter. >> i know that. >> but not right now. >> i know. >> because all lives don't really matter in the same way and all lives matter is an aspirational goal. white people, learn from her. >> i love the black lives matter movement. i think it's important and i think -- but i wish there was more of of a focus on education. >> yeah. >> well, lady that was such a big fan that she pulled her car over, ask and you shall receive. m

we'll address that but first following the killing of trayvon martin in 2012, three activists started a #black lives matter. they had this crazy idea that maybe it shouldn't be cool to kill black people. it's sparked a necessary but for some reason polarizinging debate. because for them shouldn't it be all lives matter. what do you think of that? >> i don't know if it's a color thing but i think every life should matter. >> what coz the phrase black lives matter mean to you? >> it's a touchy subject but i want to say it means all lives matter but right now there's hardships going on with black lives. >> that's a completely acceptable answer for a white lady on the south side of chicago. all lives should matter -- but all lives don't really matter in the same way and all lives matter is an assprational goal. >> i love the black lives matter movement. i think it's important but i wish there was more of a focus on education. >> lady who was such a big fan of the show she pulled over to talk, ask and you shall receive because i'm meeting with one of the lead thofrz black lives matter. he'

but first -- following the killing of trayvon martin in 2012, three activists started a hashtag, blackives matter. they had this crazy idea that, i don't know, maybe it shouldn't be cool to kill black people for no reason. their hashtag has turned into a movement and sparked a for some reason polarizing debate. polarizing for some people because for them, shouldn't it be all lives matter? have you heard the phrase black lives matter? >> yeah. >> what do you think about it? >> i don't know if it's a color thing, but i think every life matters. >> see. what does the phrase black lives matter mean to you? >> that is a touchy subject, but i think -- i want to say it means that all lives matter. but i know right now there's some hardships going on with black lives. >> that's a perfectly acceptable answer from a white lady on the north side of chicago. no, it's great. come here. >> can you kind of tell me a little bit? >> what you said is true. all lives should matter. but right now, but not right now. to many people -- because all lives don't really matter in the same way. and then all live

. >> other news this morning aviation school in florida honoring trayvon martin with a bachelor's degreemartin on march 13th. he dreamed of becoming a pilot. awarding the degree is important for the school. trayvon martin mom is an alumni of that university. >>> back here in d.c. retired police officer who spent years chasing drug dealers and burglars throughout the district turned what he learn into a new series of books. >> david swenson writes about a deeply flawed private eye. fox5's paul wagner has his st story. >> reporter: david swenson grew up just blocks from where his novels set and remembers what 14th street northwest was like back in the day. >> this whole area was like heroin central and the prostitutes used to, you know, come up and read you a menu report roar after college in california swenson came back and join the force. first working patrol before matching wits with dealers and thieves. >> i specialized in burglary and i like it. because the burglar has their ear to the track. i mean, they know if there's a shooting right up the strt, if they're working this area, you

this college degree, just one more way trayvon martin leaves a legacy. >> has what florida memorial university. >> talk about an accomplishment here, 14 year old texas boy is officially a college graduate this morning, or today, before he even fish carson is the youngest person ever to graduate from texas christian university. he earned bachelors degree in physics and two minors in chinese and math. he began his college career when he was just 11 years old. being offer the charts, apparently runs in his family, his younger brother enrolling at the same university in the fall. >> roomies. no. some times it is important to know your place in life for better yet know about places, the annual national geography bee underway in d.c., 54 student friends around the country are competing to be this year's champion, student range in age between ten to 14 and the preliminary rounds is going on right now, the final rounds will take place on wednesday, winning is a huge deal, because the student wins $50,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the national geographic society, and all expense paid

. >> trayvon martin after their son was killed, he has his posthumous degree in science. >> the parentsn honor of their son's dream to become a pilot before he was killed. hit shooting death captured the attention of the world and sparked a debate about racial profiling and civil rights. >> what are your learning about the nascar crash last week? >> three cars involved in a fiery wreck at kansas speedway sends one driver to the hospital and tell tell you who that is coming up in this morning' "bleacher report." if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop.

florida university will be awarding trayvon martin with a posthumous degree in aeronautical science in a ceremony with his parents on the degree aims to honor the saturday. african american teenager's pilot, before he was murdered by white neighborhood watch vigilante george zimmerman in 2012. and in san diego, california social justice activist and , priest thomas melville has died at the age of 86. he was one of a group of catholic activists who became known as the catonsville 9 after they broke into a draft board 1968, office in catonsville, maryland, stole 378 draft cards and burned them in the parking lot as a protest against the vietnam war. others involved in the action were his wife, marjorie melville, and the late berrigan brothers daniel and phil berrigan. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. voting rights activists are expressing alarm after president donald trump signed an executive order thursday creating a presidential advisory commission on election integrity. the move comes after trump