in february he passes through trenton, new jersey and he gives a speech to the state legislature. there he says that when he was a boy he read weems' life of washington. of all of the battles that weems recounts the one that made the greatest impression on him was the battle of trenton. this was at the end of 1776, after a disastrous half year for the united states. washington had been beaten out of new york city. he had lost a battle in white plains in upstate, new york. he had retreated across the state of new jersey and across the delaware river. the british had reconquered southern new york and new jersey, and they expected in the spring they would cross the delaware, take philadelphia and wrap this revolution up. but at the end of the year washington and his troops turned, recrossed the delaware and attacked a hessian outpost. these were hired soldiers from germany who were fighting on the british side. they attacked a hessian outpost in the city of trenton, captured 900 soldiers and went on to win the battle of price ton. th princeton. it it was the end of the beginning. it

and in february, he passes through trenton, new jersey. and he gives a speech to the state legislature. and there he says that when he was a boy, he read "life of washington" and of all of the battles he recounts, the one that made the biggest impression was the battle of trenton. the end of 1776 after a disastrous half year for the united states. washington had been beaten out of new york city. he lost the battle in white plains in upstate new york. retreated across the state of new jersey and across the delaware river. the british reconcurred southern new york and new jersey and expected in the spring they would cross the delaware, take philadelphia and wrap the revolution up. but at the end of the year, washington and his troops turned, recrossed delaware and attacked a out post. these were hired soldiers from germany fighting on the british side. attacked the out-postin the city of trenton and captured 900 soldiers and won the battle of princeton. this was not the beginning of the end of the revolutionary war but it was the end of the

sharon sergeant and a 25-year- old deputy were shot last thursday while eating at a restaurant in trenton about two hours southeast of jacksonville. the 59-year-old gunmen ambushed them and left them with no time to react. colleagues say they were the best of the best. >> i refuse to believe that there is more bad in this world than good. i got to believe that what these men did in their legacy will bring something good. i refuse to let the memory die. >> there is no official mode on a -- word of a notice. the two officers were in uniform. the gunmen shot and killed himself. funeral services will take place for the deputies on tuesday. 19 officers across the u.s. have been shot and killed while in the line of duty in 2018. >>> the president will hold his first state dinner at the white house this week. the french president is scheduled to visit washington tomorrow. the three-day visit begins with a dinner at mount vernon on monday. tuesday the two leaders will hold a joint news conference. later on tuesday there is a ceremony at arlington cemetery and a state dinner at the white house. on

thlargespainting is a full-sized portrait of washington between the battlef trenton and the battle of princeton on the eve of the march to princeton and he is in trenton and the british think that they have cornered him but he is going to go around the lines at night and march the to princeton to fight the battle there. it is a terrific painting, but he painted it from life, and it is washington who he got the pose, and i asked him to think about the battle of trenton and get back into the thoughts then. and you know, you can really see that in the painting, and so i was going to be a freshman at yale, and i saw these thing, and you know, i had taken an a.p. american history class, but this showed me something, because a lot of teaching is based on reading, and so we read eloquent guys like jefferson and the federalist papers and lincoln of course, and franklin even, but washington is not eloquent. >> no. >> but he is a man of action and a presence. >> right, right. >> and we don't have any photographs. >> right. >> but we have these paintings. >> i have always thought that washington

he's in trenton. the british think they've cornered him, but he's going to go around their lines at night and march to princeton, fight that battle there. it's a terrific painting. and he painted it from life. washington was president. he got washington to pose, and he says, i made -- i asked him to think about the battle of trenton and get back into his thoughts then and you can really see that in this painting. so i was a freshman at yale and i saw these things and i had taken an a.p. american history class, but this really -- >> the painting. >> -- showed me something because you know a lot of teaching is based on reading. you know, so we read -- >> as opposed to the visual. >> rerewe read the eloquent guy jerchsen and the federalist papers and lincoln. washington is not eloquent but he's a man of action and a presence. >> right. >> and we don't have any photographs. >> right. >> but we do have these paintings. >> i've always felt that washington more than the other founders, he was, of course, may

the 30-year-old sergeant and 25-year-old deputy were having lunch yesterday in trenton when a gunman walked up to the restaurant window and opened fire. deputies responding to the scene found the shooter identified as 50-year-old john shubert dead outside the restaurant. no official word on the motive. the sheriff has suspicions. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent it has been demonized with every type of hate and every type of putdown that you can think of, these only thing these men were guilty of were protecting you and me. >> the sheriff calls the two fallen deputies the best of the best. >>> in texas, the so-called killer granny who was the subject of the nationwide manhunt has been captured. two federal deputy marshals arrested lois riess. lois riess is accused of gunning down her husband and then a woman in southwest florida. authorities believe she shot the woman who resembled her to take her identity. she is currently being held in jail. >>> no criminal charges filed in the connection of the death of prince. he died of the accidental

when was the last time you heard somebody, gee, i want to move to trenton to send my kids to the trenton public schools? they don't even know what trenton public schools look like, but your assumption is going to be, those aren't very good. and why is that? because as milton friedman pointed out some 50 years ago, the way we produce public education is the same way the soviets produced agriculture. we don't produce it through a market system. if you really want to improve the education of people in america, particularly who, the poor, particularly the poor, who is going to gain from choice in schools? who's going to gain from making education the way that we do cell phones? tr it's going to be the poor that are going to benefit. the richest among us, they can buy education, move to where they have the benevolent butcher in the schools. we can't do that if we're a single mom with three kids living in the city of los angeles. you can't do that. what we need to do is to make the statement and make the point that this is beneficial for the poor. there's a really good -- brand new, within two

the 30-year-old sergeant and 25-year-old deputy were having lunch yesterday in trenton when a gunmanked up to the restaurant window and opened fire. deputies responding to the scene found the shooter identified as 59-year-old john shubert dead outside the restaurant. no off. the sheriff has suspicions. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent it has been demonized with every type of hate and every type of putdown that you can think of, these only thing these men were guilty of were protecting you and me. >> the sheriff calls the two fallen deputies the best of the best. >>> president trump will not attend the funeral for former first lady barbara bush. first lady melania trump will attend the funeral to show respect. former presidents clinton and obama and their wives will attend the funeral. former president carter and his wife sent regrets. more than 1,500 people expected to attend the private funeral. there is a public viewing at st. martin's church today in houston. >>> the spurs playing with heavy hearts without their coach. it showed. lindsa

two sheriff's deputies in trenton have been killed.renton is in northern florida, about 35 miles west of gainesville. abc news learn the deputies were shot and killed through the window of a chinese restaurant. the shooter was found dead outside the business apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we'll follow the story and bring you more details as they become available. >>> now to president trump and north korea. the north is removing some obstacles to talks with the u.s. as president trump shares his hopes for the possible summit. abc news reporter serena marshal is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: ama, the south start it add north is open onto complete denuclearization as president trump is leaving hope the door to walk away if he doesn't like where the talks are going. >> north removed a major obltsle to negotiations. south korean president said kim jong un is no longer asking for the withdrawal of u.s. troofs from the peninsula as a precondition for denuclearization. >> the new tone as president trump expr

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i was in trenton, michigan, yesterday and in detroit, too. people want to talk about pensions, wages. they want to know, if i can get a job, can i get one that's going to pay me a livable wage? right now they're fighting in michigan to get fair wages for servers and stuff like that. those are the issues. conor lamb ran and he talked about unions, the right to organize, he talked about pensions. and he talked about workers. and that's what we're going to hit. man, more than talking bad about anybody, we're talking in favor of the american people. we're talking about -- to folks in missouri, michigan, all over the country, we're going to wisconsin. we're going all over. we are engaging people on these kind of things. >> i take the point -- >> keeping the main thing the main thing how people can make a living. >> sir, i take the point. but republicans are saying exactly what you're describing there, they're saying they think it's going to be undercut because they've got this very prominent democrat who the party nominated for president two years

. >>> there is breaking news coming out of trenton, florida, tonight where a gunman ambushed two sheriff's deputies who were inside a restaurant shooting and killing them both through a window. when fellow deputies arrived at the scene, they found the shooter dead outside the restaurant. the sheriff's office says it does not yet know the motive for such a brazen attack. >>> how do you, your children decide what to watch on youtube? you may not have as much control as you think. an estimated 5 billion videos are viewed on youtube every single day, but turns out the site is pushing content to you in ways that may not always be positive. a former employee is telling all to nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: former insiders say it's one of the secrets of youtube, how they try to hook you and keep you watching and it's right here on the side of the screen. the suggested content youtube highlights. >> if you look at that. >> reporter: this is a news video? >> ten reasons people believe the earth is flat. >> reporter: he worked at youtube and its parent company google as a

two florida deputies shot and killed during an ambush in the city of trenton, florida. saying the gunman walked up to the building and opened fire at the deputies through a window. the suspect was found dead outside. motive not known. a press conference about to begin. we'll get more information and pass it along to you as we get it here in "america's newsroom." >> i just cannot believe that mike pompeo is not qualified for the job of secretary of state. he is exactly who you would expect a republican to pick. >> it would be disappointing at a time when he is negotiating one of the most sensitive geopolitical risks we've had in a long time, a nuclear north korea, to take him off the field. >> sandra: leading senate republicans defending mike pompeo and now a possible breakthrough as democratic senator heidi heitkamp says she will vote to confirm his nomination for secretary of state. former arkansas governor mike huckabee is a fox news contributor. interesting to see her do that as she faces a difficult reelection race this fall. a state that trump won by double digits.

places like trenton or paterson. these are the hoods, yal. it got on the park way and went to places up county and places down county. and when the people who didn't look like me, their kids started dying. then there's an epidemic. you can't put this, i say it to governor murphy, you want to know what it will do, stick around and talk to me. the last thing i want to point out, newark, camden, paterson and trenton, we have the the birthrate -- i refuse to allow something else to bring down african american and hispanic children that our chance may have a chance in life, a chance for employment and a chance to live the american dream. let me quote scripture as i go to my seat, the scripture says, what profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? and what will a man give for his soul? there's another question asked and needs to be answered. our governor made a promise that he was going to let everybody out of jail that went. this is not social justice but social injustice. last week he sere-based all of the reentry dollars. he has no

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this happened in the town of trenton, about a half an hour west of gainesville.ificials say the deputies were in a chinese restaurant when a gunman shot them through the window. the suspect has been found dead outside. the investigation continues tonight. southwest airlines is increasing the speed of its engine inspections ahead of a new order from federal regulators. kris van cleave reports there are new questions about whether the f.a.a. and the airline acted quickly enough after a prior failure in 2016. the terror on board the southwest 737 that had an engine blow out in flight on tuesday killing 43-year-old jennifer rirodan. the n.t.s.b. says the mother of two was wearing her seat belt when she was partially sucked out of the plane. >> my heart is broken for them. >> reporter: firefighter andrew needum rushed to help pull riordan back inside. >> i'm trained for emergency situations, and that's just exactly what it was. >> reporter: after an eerily similar engine failure two years ago on a southwest jet, when another fan blade broke due to metal fatigue, the m

blue flags honoring the two fallen officers flying throughout trenton, florida 29-year-old veteran sergeant noel ramirez, leaving behind a wife and two children. and 25-year-old deputy taylor lindsey on the force for more than three years. the sheriff calling them the best of the best. >> victor joins us outside the restaurant. it's a very close knit community and they want answers tonight. >> the gilchrist sheriff has less than 30 departments on the force. they're taking it hard. neighboring law enforcement agencies have stepped into help. >> thank you victor. when national walk outs were planned students demanding help on gun violence in schools, another school shooting. students bar indicating themself in classrooms. tonight our first look at the 19-year-old suspect and all of this came just as they were preparing to demonstrate at that school. here's steve osunsami tonight. >> put your hands up, put your hands up. >> reporter: listen closely, and you can hear the panic today as police cleared classrooms. >> you're safe. everything is fine. >> reporter: students at forest high school in

and 25-year-old deputy sheriff taylor lyndsay were sharing a meal at the ace china restaurant in trenton when a man shot them through the window. authorities say deputies found the alleged shooter dead from a gunshot wound outside in a car. the slain deputies were the best of the best. >> they were men of integrity. they were men of loyalty. they were god fearing and they loved what they did. >> president donald trump also called the deceased deputies heroes and tweeted that his thoughts and prayers were with their families. in a statement, florida governor rick scott said, quote, it is true evil for anyone to hurt a law enforcement officer and in florida we have zero tolerance for violence. >>> and florida senator marco rubio also called for prayers for all law enforcement officials who risk their lives every day. the florida department of law enforcement is investigating the shooting. >> well, you hear it before every flight, right? instructions on how to put on those oxygen masks in case of a flight emergency. well, images were released from inside the plane show many passengers on tu

the last thing i want to point out, newark, camden, patterson, and trenton in new jersey, we have the birth rate of third world countries for our babies. i refuse to allow something else to bring down african-american and hispanic children, that our children may have a chance in life, a chance for employment, and a chance to live the american dream. let me quote scripture as i go to my seat. the scripture says, what profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? and what will a man give for his soul? and then there's another question asked and needs to be answered by those that made promise for our governor, made a promise that he was going to let everybody out of jail that went and so this is not social justice, this is social injustice because he just zero-based last week, he zero-based all the reentry dollars so he has no intention of letting anyone out of prison. don't be bought by the hype. don't believe the promises that are made. they want to have marijuana sold s-o-l-d, but they're giving up your children s-o-u-l. god bless you. [applaus [applause] >> good afternoon,

trenton public school. they don't know what the schools look like but your assumption will be those aren't very good. why? because it ton freedman pointed out 50 years ago, the way we produce public education this say became the soviets producing a agriculture. if you want to improve the education of people in america, particularly who? n the poor. particularly the poor, who is going to gain from choice in school. who is going to gain from making education the way that we do cellphones. it's going to be the poor that are going to benty. the richest can buy private education or we can move to where they have the benevolent butcher and the school, but we can't do that if we're a single mom with three kids in the city of los angeles. you can't do that. we need make the statement and make the point that this is beneficial for the poor. now, there's a really good -- brand new, within two months, the brookings institute has a web site called the world poverty clock, it and is addressing what has been happening to

let's take you to the scene in northern florida, this is downtown trenton, outside of gainesville. the sheriff's office says two deputies were shot and killed while inside of a restaurant after a suspect walked up and shot them both through a window. the shooter was found dead when other deputies arrived. attorney pam bondi saying, "my heart breaks with the tajjic news of two deputies that were essenti essentiallessly killed today." president trump speeding, saying his thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of those deputies, calling them heroes killed in the line of duty. david? >> victor, thank you. >>> we are also following never before seen images tonight, never before released, in the prince investigation. what investigators are now revealing about the medication prince took, and this question tonight -- did he know what else he was taking? here's abc's eva pilgrim with the video. >> reporter: tonight, never before seen images inside paisley park, moments after police discovered sm eed mega m star prince dead in his home by an elevator. a meal and sunglasses on

this is downtown trenton, outside of gainesville. the sheriff's office says there are two deputies shot and killed after a suspect walked up and shot them both through a window. the shooter was found dead when other deputies arrived. attorney general pam bondy saying, my heart breaks with the tragic news of two deputies that were senselessly killed today while in the line of duty. david, the florida department of law enforcement is now responding to this. governor rick scott says that he's been briefed and is offering any support they might need. david? >> victor, thank you. >>> we are also following never before seen images tonight, just released in the prince investigation, from inside his home, his estates right after the music legend was found dead. what investigators are now revealing about the medication prince took, and this question tonight -- did he know what else he was taking? here's abc's eva pilgrim with the video. >> reporter: tonight, never before seen images, moments after police discovered megamusic star prince dead

important and they wrote a book on palm beach that is how i did a ghostwriter for donald trump and trenton my wife and i flew down to mir-a-lago on the way down he imitated the bluebloods of mir-a-lago because he allows blacks and jews there are some places that don't he said i enjoy sticking it to them. he once to be love and he enjoys sticking it to whoever might be in his way. that is the essence of donald trump. now people see him on tv they know very little. and with those details that have never come out about him whether he uses hairspray or why he makes decisions about hiring not having rudy giuliani he thought he was too hawkish on the first go around but he doesn't like people to know that he is out 100-dollar bills as a tip and when i asked him about that. he said what $100 bills? who told who told you that? he tries to obfuscate and does not want that out. he wants to have a tough guy image. and any personal detail like that to make sure he is a very compassionate guy. and it plays out in this book. >>host: talk about your interview with the president because it seems like ther

the suspect found shot dead in the parking lot in trenton, florida.s unclear. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it has been demonized, every type of hate, every putdown you can think of. the only thing these blue were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me. >> reporter: sgt. ramirez spent 7 years in law enforcement and leaves behind a wife and two kids. deputy lindsay was a 3-year deputy of the force. >> the telegram is behind bars captured overnight. lois reetz arrest in texas, a nationwide manhunt, has been on the run since march, and a woman in florida, to steal her identity. and driving the victims -- tracked to a restaurant near the mexico border where the killer grandma was finally captured. 83y walter leroy mooney was put to death by lethal injection in alabama, the oldest inmate to be executed in modern history, convicted in 1996, 7 years after sending an explosive package to the home of judge robert vance. and convicted in the bombing death of a civil rights attorney 22 years later. jillia

host: the discussion comes as to sheriffs deputies were killed of all eating in a restaurant in trenton, florida, not far from gainesville. a gunman shot them while they were eating and they found the gunman dead inside the restaurant. and from clayton, north carolina. republican color. caller: thank you for taking my call. but first istion, would like to tell that i agree with him, that this is tyranny. increasing tyranny. and decreasing freedom. but how can you talk about it without looking at the economic situation. because there's very a simple logic here. the united states has a lot of debt which will eventually lead to decreasing social benefits and entitlements, which will lead inevitably to the social discontents and riots. it if we lookyes, at this underlying logic of the event, we will leave militarization of the police. thank you very much for that call. it's a very pessimistic scenario , hopefully one that does not come to fruition. think there are better ways to deal with this to the extent that is accurate then ramping up domestic militarization. the common underlying them

cho two deputies shot and killed in trenton, florida this afternoon, a gunman shot them through the windownt, responding police found the killer dead outside of the. president trump tweeting his condolences. saying my thoughts and prayers and condolences worry the family and friends of colleagues of two gcs, florida deputies, both hereys whheroes who lost their n the line of duty today. >> we'll be right back. i'm a concrete mason. i had severe fatigue, went to a doctor. became diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma. i had to put my trust in somebody. we recommended chemotherapy, and then a stem cell transplant. when his disease progressed, i thought that he would be a good candidate for immune therapy to unleash his immune system against the cancer. i'm back to working hard. i've honestly have never felt this great. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com appointments available now. charles: washington, d.c. looking to lower voting ai aim r federal and local election. of course, these are same folks push for gun ownership to be raised to 21. that does not seem cons

year-old deputy taylor lindsay later this morning, deputies shot and killed at a chinese restaurant in trentonflorida when a gunman opened fire right through a glass window. the suspect took his own life. sgt. ramirez leaves behind a wife and two kids, deputy lindsay was a 3 year veteran of the force. jillian: george hw bush hospitalized in intensive care just days after his wife barbara's funeral. he was said to be brokenhearted over her death. a spokesman says he has a blood infection but is responding well to treatment adding the 41st president wants to go to maine next summer, the most goal oriented person on the planet. rob: our hearts with him and the family. the pres. will host the first state dinner with french pres. emmanuel macroin. jillian: they are holding talks about the iran nuclear deal, north korea and syria. chris jenkins live in washington dc with a preview. >> reporter: history will mark the formal state dinner, the moment was not lost on the pres.'s esteemed guest. >> a great honor, very important state visit given the moment of our current environment. >> reporter: the war

they were shot in a chinese restaurant in the city of trenton near gainesville. the suspect walked up to the restaurant and fired shots through a window from outside. when authorities arrived, they found the shooter dead outside the restaurant apparently from a self-inflicted wound. a motive for that attack is under investigation. >>> freedom of speech case involving a university professor went before the wisconsin state supreme court today. the case started back in 2014 at marquette university when a teacher posted another teacher's information his blog and called her a totalitarian. the teacher says she received threats due to the post and the university suspended him for posting the teacher's contact information. he argued freedom of speech allows him to post what he wants. if the supreme court rules in favor of him he'd be allowed to teach again at the college and could seek damages. >>> illinois democrat tammy duckworth brought her baby to the senate floor today and is the first senator to do that. the rule change allows her to fulfill her senate responsibil

the suspect has been identified as john hubert highnote found dead in trenton, florida, his motive, they what that was. sergeant ramÍrez spent 7 years in law enforcement, he leaves behind a wife and two children. a man linked to the september 11th attacks in custody in syria, the pentagon says mohamed, syrian-born german national captured by syrian democratic forces a month ago. the public will be able to say good-bye to bash threa bush, today will be lying in houston, a private funeral service will be held at the church tomorrow. 1500 guests, several former presidents and first ladies plan to attend. that's what's happening right now. cheryl: adam, thank you, the dow, what a day again, the industrials avoiding steep losses at the end of the session after deputy attorney general rod rosenstein told president trump that he's not a target in special counsel robert mueller's investigation also told he won't be looked at with regard to inquiry of michael cohen. cheryl: let's bring in, guys, good morning. >> good morning. cheryl: appears the first time that mueller had impact on markets, how

biotech, technology, those are sectors that could see deeper trenton the pullback. areas that will be receiving that money, the financials, industrials, basic materials, that is were we will see the money rotate. we are in the midst of that correction right now. to be choppy going and i don't think the volatility is done. i think it will be more about time and into the summer and fall before we come out of this and reach a new high. market,t feels like a goes theere tech tech markets. we will show you a perspective on the monthly basis on how the s&p has done. our viewers can see here in this , we ended each month a deep in the red and it looks like for the month of april, we will end marginally in the green for the month, which could be a relief for some bowls, but with an earnings season where a majority of companies are beating profits and topline estimates, it is kind of surprising to see what a weak performance we have seen in the markets. i think perfection has been priced dan and companies that did not blow the doors off of numbers are going to be seeing prof

. >> largely in trenton, but also montreal and vancouver.obviously not the mothership office, but they are significant engineering presences with hundreds if not thousands of employees depending on the company. >> up next behind china's , ever-changing gdp figure. >> plus, the so-called big bang that could propel china to an -- economy to even bigger milestones. >> this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i'm taylor riggs. >> and i'm carol massar. you can also find us online at businessweek.com. >> and on our mobile app. in the economic section, china's economy continues to grow at a very consistent pace, maybe too consistent, year after year. >> after year after year. that has led some in the international investor community to look for other ways to track chinese growth. >> here is our editor. >> first quarter, 6.8, pretty much like the quarter before and the quarter before that. [laughter] we have been looking at the amazing lack of variability in this data set. since 2015, it varies by less than 0.

abc's victor oquendo is there in trenton, florida, with more.tor, investigators are still searching for a motive. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the gilchrist county sheriff says he doesn't know why his deputies were targeted. we're right in front of the restaurant where this happened and you can actually still see the bullet holes in the window where the shooter fired through. the sheriff calling those deputies the best of the best. two florida deputies killed in an ambush while on duty. >> need to stage in area, officer down. >> reporter: sergeant noel ramirez and taylor lindsey were eating at this restaurant in trenton, florida when a gunman shot them through a window. >> after 26 years of doing this, nothing prepares you for senseless deaths. >> reporter: ramirez, a veteran deputy and loving father, 25-year-old lindsey, just beginning his career. >> they were men of integrity. they were the best of the best. >> reporter: officials say the shooter is 59-year-old john hubert highnote of bell, florida, found dead at the scene and believe h

trenton washington, michigan, president trump took a few swings at the media.lso talked about midterm, economy, immigration, north korea and the top democrat on the veteran committee. >> throwing things they've heard. i know things about tester that i could say, too. and if i said them, he'd never be it again. >> president trump is still frustrated with comments that senator tester made in regard to the person he hoped would lead the va. the white house doctor, admiral ronnie jackson as the secretary thomas president trump spoke. he reached out to point out that the president also talked about the va accountability act drafted by senator tester. trump said in part we've done a great job at their veterans. we have accountability approved. tester wrote the va accountability bill along with marco rubio and johnny isakson. he withdrew his name from and president trump said last night right now he's looking to five different candidates who want the job. >> ellison barber with the latest. thank you so much. >> let's look at the jokes last night given by "the daily sh

they were fatally shot at a chinese restaurant at trenton near gainesville.gators say the suspect walked up to the restaurant and fired shots through a window from outside. when authorities arrived on the scene, they found the shooter dead outside that restaurant apparently from a self-inflicted wound. at this point, a motive for the shooting is under investigation. >>> the philadelphia police commissioner is now apologizing following the controversial arrest of two men at a starbucks last week. the police commissioner said he was not aware that it is common for people to sit in starbucks without the expectation of buying anything. >> i can appreciate in light of the starbucks policy and how well known it is to many why these two men were appalled when they were asked to leave. for this reason, me, i apologize to them. >> the commissioner says the department would implement a new policy that would help officers handle similar situations but he wouldn't go into details. the two men were arrested for trespassing after the manager called police. they were remove

deputies are dead after a gunman opened fire in what investigators are calling a suspected ambush in trenton, about 30 miles west of gainesville. investigators say the deputies were eating at a chinese restaurant when a man came in and shot them. he then killed himself. jonathan, still no word of a motive now? >> investigators are looking at the suspected gunman's social media profile to see if that offers them any clues, but they're trying to determine a motive for something that really defies logic here. they've identified the now deceased gunman suspect, 55-year-old john hubert highnote, a local resident who apparently had no run-ins with gilchrist county authorities prior to yesterday's shooting, although authorities have yet to determine a motive, the sheriff did comment on the often hostile climate law enforcement officers face around the country. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it's been demonized? every type of hate. every type of putdown that you can think of, the only thing these men were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me

both deptuies were shot and killed inside ace china restaurant in trenton. authorities say a gunman walked up to the restaurant and fired at them through the window before shooting and killing himself. the sheriff says ramirez was a seven-year-veteran of law enforcement, he called the both deputies "the best of the best." officials have not released any information on the shooter. they also have not given a motive for the attack. (steve) today police arrested the bother of the late stephon clark.(steve) sacramento police say 25- year-old stevante clark was arrested and accused of making threats to commit a crime resulting in death or bodily harm. police say stevante clark also called the police with the intention to annoy or harass. stevante made headlines after he disrupted an emotional city council meeting for his brother. stephon who was unarmed, was shot and killed by police. a family member has yet to comment on the arrest. (vicki) back here locally, the search is on for a registered sex offender in petaluma who has failed to register and has had numero

i'm from trenton, new jersey. ready to go home. been here too long. >> 65% of our population are out of county residents. a lot are for drugs. they are going into the city or coming out, they get pulled over. they use bergen county because of its artery of highways down to the eastern seaboard. >> most of the roughly 900 inmates housed here have been accused of crimes and are awaiting trial under the resolution of their cases. like many, deanna collins is not only from somewhere else, philadelphia, she's also facing drug charges but she's unique in another way. >> what happened to your hair? >> really? it was a process. and it fell out. >> it was a process? >> yeah, it fell out. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yeah. i had a chemical treatment. i was supposed to be doing body wave and changing my hair color and they ended up singeing off my hair. now that i look like this, i look like such a scum bag and i look like such a not the kind of person you want to pull for. >> looks like it hurts. >> it does. it hurts my pride. it hurts everyt

debbie, trenton, new jersey. two more teach in middle-class school districts. i live in what and teach in another. want to talk about done tales this last comment about ovetails this last comment about testing. of the men onoth the panel because what they are supposed that we are to be providing a public education so all students can grow. yet we continue, even in a wealthy district right teach, to narrow the focus. that seems to be freely driving budgets. are we testing well in math and labor charts? those are the two great areas. money is attached to that. that is really driving public education and a negative direction. we do have students that need to do hands-on learning. industrial arts was huge. i got to take industrial arts in high school. we all learned to cook and all sorts of things including art, music. those things are really limited. in the district where i live i have to pay if my child was to participate in any extracurricular. host: i apologize for that but we are running out of time. this brings up a point. in the first hour a caller said what

the shooting happened last week in trenton, west of gainsville.tors say the suspect then went to his car and killed himself: and in los angeles, police responding to a shooting at the scene of a house fire. cops say the gunman opened fire while crews were knocking down the flames, killing his mother just outside the home. according to investigators, there was a standoff with the suspect before he surrendered. they say it appears the suspect shot himself. he is in critical condition. and video of a young giraffe on the loose at a zoo in fort wayne, indiana, north and east of indianapolis. seven hours to get her back in the enclosure. a spokesman for the zoo said staff managed to keep the giraffe from leaving the zoo grounds: >> shepard: more now on the uncertainty at very minimum surrounding president trump's pick to lead the department of veterans affairs dr. ronny jackson. president trump has said that he stands by his physician but he also says the decision moving ahead on the process is jackson's and that he doesn't want him to go through an ug

governors in new jersey should stay out of leadership elections in trenton and i think the white house should stay out of leadership elections on capitol hill. >> if i kaud youcalled you a mo republican, is that a term you would embrace? >> yes. i am center right. we believe the best governance is from the center out. >> i ask that because i wonder how difficult it be to be in that position as someone in the republican party? as you wonder about house republican leadership, is it hard to be a moderate republican today? >> no. i think our influence will increase. i am concerned about the democratic party because i think it is moving too far to the left. that's why i'm so pleased to be members of problem solvers caucus, moderate republicans and moderate democrats. >> i mentioned that nbc/"wall street journal" poll. just looking aapproval ratings, 39% approve of the job the president's doing, 57% disapprove. how much he is an issue, president trump and his policy priority, as we approach the mid-terms? >> i will be judged based upon how i have voted. i disagreed with the white house on th

the scene still here in trenton, florida, is still very fresh.hinese restaurant where the two deputies were shot and killed, the styrofoam cups that they were using to drink out of while having lunch are still sitting on the table. there's blood still on the ground there inside. i just spoke to an eyewitness directly across the street. she didn't want to be identified but she said that she saw the gunman after he fired those fatal shots and said he wasn't in a hurry. he wasn't in a rush. he actually was peering inside the sheriff's deputy vehicle and made his way behind the business, reportedly that's where he shot and killed himself. deputies found him inside a car with what they say was a gunshot wound. it is still a very emotional scene here. the community here is caught off guard because it's just such a small place. in fact it was an emotional press conference yesterday by the gilchrist county sheriff who said that these two officers were the best of the best. he didn't go into detail about what could have been the motive but suggested what