like you treat tyler perry after you find out he's tyler perry.so those that are there feel the police are there to protect and serve and not to intimidate and inspire fear. thirdly, i think we need to have a review board that looks at these incidents that repri mands them so they are there to help and not harm. >> that piece of tape is tyler perry and the president of the united states. should the president of the united states address this issue? should he open up a big discussion in the wake of the travesty that unfolded down in florida. are we at that point where we need have that discussion on a massive level in this country? >> i think it would be helpful. look at what happened to trayvon martin. suspicion, fear, a set of stereo types that informed what george zimmerman ended up doing that night. many people don't live on mars. they are born in america. they have the same set of fears as anybody else does. >> could it have gone south fast with tyler perry? >> absolutely. he's a big, black man. he could appear to be intimidating and the need

but certainly when it concerns tyler perry, people are going to take noticed, brooke. >> when tyler perrys something a lot of people listen. he said this was racial profiling which is a very serious accusation. also in this post he talked about trayvon martin. also mentioned these two still-missing florida men. how hard is it, though, to prove racial profiling? >> well in this case it's somewhat difficult and i'll tell you why. what you have sometimes are pretext stops. you're being stopped and there's no basis for it. there's a reason invented why you ear being stopped 37 but in this instance there's been some confirmation by him that he did make some type of illegal turn. when you do engage in activities where it's a violation of the law, sometimes it's criminal, sometimes we speed or go through stop signs, then the police are within their boundaries. what's on their mind while they're doing it is always a very difficult question. that's why you look to statistical analysis to see if that supports any accusation that it's racial profiling and people being stopped should not be. so we'll

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do you think there's that many tyler perry movie openings?>> jon: actually, i think there might be that many tyler perry openings. >> and number two, the difference between the trayvon martin shooting and black on black crime is that word crime. you know, that thing that people get arrested for? since the court of public opinion is the only court that will take the case, everyone feel it is need to jump in and defend or condemn zimmerman. to the right he's an unfairly victimized dudley do-right and to the left he's elmer fudd if you had hunting down black people. "shh. be vewwy quiet. i'm wacially profiwing negwoes." (laughter) >> jon: that is a very good elmer fudd. >> thank you, jon. thank you. look, the point is somehow the death of a 17-year-old kid got turned into a chance to score ideological points. >> if i had a son he would look like trayvon. >> is the president suggesting that if it had been a white who had been shot it would have been okay? disgraceful. >> trayvon was hunted down like a rabid dog >> why even have a trial based on w

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tyler perry can do no wrong when it comes to movies.those guys that people never really thought that his movies would be huge, and every time he does one it ends up hitting. and this is a big one. >> another surprise. "think like a man," which is based on a comedian's dating book. >> steve harvey. >> steve harvey. it is an ensemble cast. gabrielle union. turtle from "entourage." taraji p. henson. altogether it made $33 million, number one. it was the first weekend "the hunger games" wasn't number one. so that was number one. 33 million. 22 million number two was "lucky one." zac efron's nicholas sparks movie. number three finally "hunger games" moved off the mantle. >> the zac efron movie did very well. didn't have the greatest reviews but a lot of people obviously love, love seeing him. right? >> well, any -- you know, nicholas sparks is just like a machine for these like weepy movies. and yet another one. and they always do well. >> tyler perry is unreal. >> he's unbelievable. he's really amazing. >> midas touch. >> he's got it. >> ma

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. >> tyler perry was trying to steal my grandmother's act because she was hilarious.hat's where i get a lot of comedy from, family. a lot of time people do comedy from story, 'e embellish somethg they have seen. i'm talking about my tour experience. growing up, there was so much stuff you could talk about and laugh and then laugh with a family oriented crowd that you cannot feel bad about afterwards. >> that's the thing about comedy, so much of it is tasteless. >> i make sure you have a big head, but i make you feel good about it. >> are you saying i have a big head? no, you're beautiful, but i try to bring people up because life in itself is already hard. i want people to come to the shows and feel good leaving. there was a grandmother, long story short that said, thank you. my baby passed away. i was at a funeral. i came to your show and laughed. i still miss my child, but i feel better because laughter is like medicine. that encouraged me to keep doing what i do. >> i remember when i saw you open for mary, mary. people were ready for the music. you help people. you

in fact, they had stumbled into the backyard of movie director tyler perry. not really that bad. hopefully they got to lay out in the sun. >>> in kentucky the search is on for the bride who's missing her wedding dress. it was found on a farm a few days after last month's devastating tornado. it was still on the hanger, actually. the man who discovered it thought it might be a curtain, but he later realized it was a gown. he's gotten in touch with the woman who's trying to help people found their belongings lost in the twister. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather. >> that's in the strange category. >> it is, especially because it stayed on the hanger. looks like it wasn't that dirty. >> most people have them sealed up if you're going to keep your wedding dress. >> what did you do with your wedding dress, bill? >> under the bed. yesterday we were watching severe weather move into the southeast. all in all it wasn't that bad. we did see large hail, damaging winds, two reports of weak tornados near the border of arkansas, boot of missouri, areas of western tennes

people tell me i'm white and i believe them because my tv show doesn't have the name "tyler perry's"n front of it. [ laughter ] but, and i don't care how many emmys this costs me: i believe racism is bad. that's why i was so excited to hear about this anti-racism breakthrough on fox news, the official channel of white people. >> racism can be reduced by popping pills. that's according to a new study from oxford university. the researchers used propanolol, it's a common drug used for heart disease. tests show those given the drug had less racial bias. the scientists say the drug impacts the parts of the brain and nervous system that deal with fear. >> stephen: yes, an anti-racism pill. that's why i'm giving a big tip of my hat to whatever oriental genius came up with this. [ laughter ] they are a smart people. and that's not taking anything away from the jews. [ laughter ]ç until now, folks, science has created only substances that increased racism, like my aunt rita's gin gimlets. [ laughter ] i don't know what she puts in there, but hoo-boy, does she have some crisp opinions about

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tyler perry's reps have confirmed it to showbiz tonight.ng character on the sitcom. we know that she wants to continue her mother's legacy and become a performer. he just reiterated that to oprah a couple of weeks ago. this show is shot in atlanta, where she lives. it's a great opportunity to start her career in a familiar place. the second season of "forbetter or worse" is set to premier on tbs in july. >> do we know how this came about? did tyler perry approach her personally? >> you would think he probably did. he knows promotion. i'm sure he put a lot of thought into this. he's close to whitney houston. he's close to the family. he tried to take ownership over bobbi kristina and proe pekt te in the process. he's known for giving first-time actors a shot. this is a recurring role. not a big part right now. he may be trying to give her encouragement and a nudge on the right path to keep her together. >> all right, we wish her the very best. good luck with her new role there. we'll be watching for it. thank you. >>> don't forget to catch "

they had stumbled into the backyard of movie director tyler perry. not really that bad. hopefully they got to lay out in the sun. >>> in kentucky the search is on for the bride who's missing her wedding dress. it was found on a farm a few days after last month's devastating tornado. the hanger was still on it. the man who discovered it thought it might be a curtain, but he later realized it was a gown. he has gotten in touch with the woman who is trying to help people find belongings lost in the twister. let's hope he does. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's bill karins. >> would you claim the dress after someone called it a curtain? it was an older dress. >> just happy to have it back. >> maybe someone had it in their closet for a long time. drier weather in the northwest but the tail end gets iffy. first things first, montana, western montana, northern idaho, not fun. temperatures are cold in a late to middle of the spring storm system coming through with snow and we're actually going to see the snow really increasing over the last two hou

atlanta police are investigating this traffic stop involving tyler perry. iling. in response, the atlanta police department released this statement -- mr. perry's concerns will be the basis for referral of the matter to the office of professional standards. it goes on, ops has soaped an investigation to determine if mr. perry's claims can be substantiated and whether any departmental policies or procedures were violated during the stop. in that facebook post i was t l telling about a moment ago, he said it should be a hate crime investigated by the fbi and he described this intense run in with two atlanta police officers. this happened last month when he was pulled over for making an ill looel turn. he told officers he signaled to get into the turning lane then made the turn to make sure he wasn't being followed. perry said it wasn't until a third officer, an african-american officer arrived on the situation th-- scene tha the situation was defused. he also made a reference to the killing of florida teenager trayvon martin. i'm not sure how a murder in flori

they happened to wander into the backyard of movie director tyler perry. >>> and finally in kentucky, the search is on for the bride who's missing her wedding dress. it was found on a farm a few days after last month's devastating tornado. it was still on the hanger, actually. the man who discovered it thought it might be a curtain. he then realized it was the real deal. he's gotten in touch with the woman who's trying to help people find their belongings lost in the twister. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> good morning. one of those weird fridays where some are working, some don't. it's a mixed breed out there. if you are getting ready to go to school or work, we'll update you on the forecast. strong storms rolling through yesterday. we had about 111 reports of severe weather. we only had two weak tornadoes reported right along the border of arkansas and tennessee. actually we did pretty well considering we had a pretty good threat throughout much of the southeast. we didn't have all that much severe

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recently film maker tyler perry became a victim of the misuse of authority on last sunday he tweeted about his experience of being stopped by two atlanta police officers in his posting which has drawn more than 100,000 likes and 118,000 comments told what happened when two white police officers stopped him while driving from his southwest atlanta movie studio last month. a department of justice report on racial profiling shows an alarming racial disparity at a rate at which motorists are are searched by local law enforcement. their findings demon stlat a clear and significant racial disparity in the way in which motorists are treated once they have been stopped by law enforcement officers also. the report also found that blacks were roughly three times as likely to be searched during a traffic stop. blacks were twice as likely to be arrested and blacks were nearly four times as likely to experience a threat or use of force during the interaction with police. this is why i'm in support of the ending racial profiling act because police officers we are empowered with a term called discr

. >> atlanta police are investigating a traffic stop involving tyler perry. it happened last month. claims he was racially profiled by two white offices. a post on his facebook page he says he quote, didn't feel safe at all. the police department is investigating but so far no sac been taking against the officers. >> in tonight's health watch, a salmonella scare here and around the country is linked to sushi. 90 people are sick and investigators say it has caused at least 7 hospitalizations. >> in all the world there are only 175 copies of the first printing of the king james bible. it turns out maryland happens to have one of them. alex reports it's a rare find of a very rare book. >> reporter: glenn john ton is the archivist which has been entrusted by the maryland bible society to dare for this 400- year-old book. it is the first printing of the king james bible. experts know because of a typo in the book of ruth. >> that makes it the real thing. >> reporter: william shakespeare was writing plays when king james commissioned the bible. >> got rid of the word tyrant. brought in a

tyler perry gave $5,000 and he also got checks from the the long korea, allen to generous and jane lynch. his suber pack got a man get a gift from bill marr. >> $1 million. >> ted johnson says the white house also of posts and then also a secret weapon. >> and george clooney will host a fund-raiser for the president next month. the actor has been urging stars to stop their griping. >> he has pretty much said get on board because this will be an important election. >> there is still some doubt that obama can generate the enthusiasm that he did four years ago when starts if lauded hands in song. >> that is the big question, whether we will see the violent videos. i am skeptical of that >> the obama campaign did those a short film on line that attracted more than 2 million views but still a far cry from the popularity of the yes we can at video that when a barrel in 2008. >>justine: the tea party rallied in the east bay. jeff pierce takes us there. them i am surprised to see anyone here. i have been told that the tea party movement is dead. >> in the pleasanton, the tea party movement came

bobbi kristina brown has been cast in tyler perry's sitcom for better or worse. there's no word on who she's playing or when the shooting, but she recently told oprah that she plans to carry on her mothers legacy. the show premieres in july. >> a prestigious affair last night as notre dame rolled out the red carpet for its white and blue ball. hundreds gathered for the black- tie event that featured michael kearny orchestra for $250 per person. people dined and dance the night away and all the proceeds will help establish the first scholarship fund at the university on the east coast. >> notre dame. >> it's hard to keep track of. >> the weather doesn't say it, but spring is here. that means many local farmers will start bringing their foods to the baltimore farmer's market. >> today is the first day of the 35th annual baltimore farmer's market. sharon gibala is there. she's probably already been shopping. she knows all of the specific vendors and what they bring every gear. >> i am a regular here at the farmer's market, but i don't work. i come down here myself.

do you think there's that many tyler perry movie openings? >> i think there might be. >> and number two, the difference between the trayvon martin shooting and black on black crime is that word crime. you know, that thing that people get arrested for? since the court of public opinion is the only court that will take the case, everyone feels the need to jump in and defend zimmerman. to the right, he's a victimized dudley do right. and to the left, he's elmer fudd hunting down black people. shhh, be very quiet. i'm racially profiling negroes. >>> here are the facts. check them out on fbi.gov. in 2011, preliminary figures show violent crime in the united states down 6.4%. that includes murders. now to doj.gov. the latest report released in 2005 shows most people are murdered by someone of the same race. 94% of black murder victims are murdered by black people. 86% of white murder victims are murdered by white people. so that brings us to the what about chorus? and the media. so the number of black on white and white on black murders are far low

atlanta police are investigating a traffic stop involving television and film star tyler perry.tudio. he claims he was racially profiled by two white officers who pulled over his car. he said he did not feel safe. atlanta police say they will investigate whether any department policies or procedures were violated during the traffic stop. a burglary suspect's smooth move could help police in galveston, texas, to make an arrest. >> this man captured on surveillance video was one of three men that broke into a abuilding. police say that the dancing footage is the current video they have of the culprits. i'm not sure how that is tied into the crime. >> i'm not sure either. >> you might want to go to our facebook page for a chance to win a new ipad. >> go to wjla.com/facebook to sign up and we will announce the winner tomorrow on abc 7 news at 5:00. there is something to dance about if. there's a new abc series called "scandal" and it is set in washington. >> it is inspired by judy smith, a real crisis manager in washington and one of. the of >> we hope that you watch and enjoy and a

. >>> and tyler perry shines a light on the case of two florida men who disappeared without a trace years ago. >>> we begin with the fiery crash of a navy jet into apartments in virginia. good news is three people who were missing have now been accounted for. sandra endo is live. you have good news. rescues were going door to door as this fire raged. >> reporter: absolutely, randi. it's a very active scene. investigation is ongoing. we have dramatic video moments after the crash. take a look and listen in as well. >> one more. >> police. >> anyone in here? get out? any pets spets? any pets? >> reporter: part of firerescuetv.com. that retired firefighter showing the scene right after the crash. you can see the smoke and flames billowing out of the apartment complex. five buildings were hit in this crash. we're talking about 40 units, and it's remarkable when you see this. new dramatic video that there have been no fatalities so far. only seven injuries and out of those seven injuries, six have already been treated an released from the hospital. you can also see, rehandi, portions of this j

on his blog, film director tyler perry describes a tense traffic stop he had with police in atlanta. he's also calling attention to the disappearance in florida of two men whose last known encounter was with a now fired but never prosecuted sheriff's deputy. details from randi kaye. >> reporter: marcy yeah williams hasn't seen her son in more than eight years. >> do you have any hope your son is still alive? >> i don't believe terrence is alive. at this point i have to find out what happened to him. >> reporter: what happened to terrence williams is anybody's guess. he was last seen outside this names, florida, cemetery on january 11th, 2004 with this man, sheriff's deputy steve caulk ins. >> reporter: raters say his story doesn't add up. at one points caulk kins says he pulled terrence williams' car over because it was having problems. when he called his friend in dispatch, he report the car had been abandoned. he never led on he had any contact with the driver, terrence williams. >> i have a homely cadillac on the side of the road here, signal 11, signal 52, nobody around. maybe he

that got 1,000 into tyler perry's estate or for free. mitt romney had kid rock sing to 1,000.. couples mesmerized by michelle paid $40,000 in d.c. one of three fundraisers this week. those are small potatoes. a new obama campaign asked for 75,800 to be a conference chair. that's the largest ever. that gets divvied to meet campaign finance laws. nearly 31,000 for dnc. the last across state party commissions many of which are key battleground states as you can see including ohio and florida. now the dash for cash jump-started long ago try day 65 of the obama presidency. tony bennett crooned on march 25th, 2009. why so early? candidates cannot ignore history. more money means more votes. obama beat mccain in money and won. bush, xliii the same. exception, dole led in cash but lost. where cash is not king. white house correspondents dinner, even celebrities jockey for tickets to the annual presidential roast that bring hollywood and d.c. together. this all may sound daunting to you. this obama campaign tweet may give you hope. $3 gets you in on a raffle for that dinner with the pr

on his blog, tyler perry describes an intense traffic stop he had in atlanta. and the disappearance in florida whose last known encounter was with a now fired but never prosecuted sheriff's deputy. >> she hasn't seen her son in eight years. >> do you have any hope your son is still alive? >> i don't believe terrence is alive. at this point i have to find out what happened to him. >> what happened to terrence williams is anybody's guess. he was last seen outside this naples, florida cemetery on january 11th, 2004 with this man, sheriff's deputy steve cocins. >> his story about meeting terrence williams here at the cemetery just doesn't add up. at one point hawkins said he pulled his car over because it was having problems. but when he called his friend in dispatch he reported the car had been abandoned. he never let on he had had any contact with the driver, terrence williams. >> i got a homie cadillac on the side of the road here signal 11, snag 52 nobody around. >> maybe he's out there in the cemetery. he'll chemical back and his car will be gone. >> but if th

recently, filmmaker tyler perry became a victim of the misuse of authority on last sunday when he treated about his experience of being stopped by two atlanta police officers. in his posting which has drawn more than 100,000 comments, told what happened when two white police officers stopped him while driving from his southwest atlanta movie studio last month. a department of justice reported racial profiling shows an alarming racial disparity at a rate at which motorists are searched by law enforcement. they are -- their findings demonstrate a clear and significant racial disparity in a way in which motorists are treated ones that have been stopped by law enforcement officers. the report also found that blacks were roughly three times as likely to be searched during a traffic stop. blacks were twice as likely to be arrested and blacks were nearly four times as likely to experience a threat or use of force during their interaction with police. this is why i am a supporter of the ending racial profiling act. as police officers, we are empowered with discretion of powers. the way we use tha