he was working for the united college fund, uncf, but first, we will have more from his single. >> ♪ike just like delilah say woo-oo-oo-oo oh, girl, you're so bad woo-oo-oo-oo but it feels so good woo-oo-oo-oo i ain't never seen a girl so bad i've been like mr. perfect goody two-shoes couldn't break me down for nothing uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ tavis: so the experience of working with babyface, what was that? >> it was magical. i had to get over being a gritty, you know what i mean? i had to simmer that down, but other than that, i learned a lot. very important. we went up to lake tahoe actually. you can add a song, and you think it is done, and he will come back and say, "we have to change it." tavis: i am curious, when baby face says the wordplay is important, what is that? >> the words to convey the message. you have to make sure that it is exactly right for the emotional. tavis: i do not want anyone to misunderstand this comment, because i love babyface, and we are from the same place, but you are the most soulful artist out there today. babyface has a hip found, a pop sound, but when you

but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the unitedge fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> the right to vote allows us to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that the

but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. [roll call] >> you have a quorum. please be devised that the use of telephones, pagers, or similar sound-producing devices are verboten in this meeting. approval of the minutes of the january 17, 2012 regular meeting. the motion is adopted. any comments? all those in favor? item five, communications. there will be no closed session today. introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> when are we scheduled for another safety update? do we have one coming soon? can we get that on the calendar to get an update on what as a going on? >> i don't know the answer to that, i have a brief highlight to give you. but we will come back at some point soon, i think there is an outcome from the pedestrian safety task force. within a month or so, it might be a good time to report out front. >> item 7, the safety directors report. >> the afternoon acting chair person, as members of the public and staff. we are happy to be start

of the united negro college fund, the so-called uncf. ropic organization that helps more than 60,000 -- let me say that again -- 60,000 minority students each year to obtain a higher education. the united negro college fund not only manages 400 scholarship and intern ship programs which again 10,000 students but also provides operating funds for 38 historically black colleges and universities. tuition at these colleges average 30% less than tuition at similar universities. bill gray has said that he wanted to support historically black colleges and universities during a period when black students were choosing to attend a wider range of colleges. during bill's 12 years as president and c.e.o. of the united negro college fund, his success in supporting these institutions was unprecedented, and that's an understatement. bill sought innovative ways to attract new investment and increased existing funding. by the time he left the united negro college fund 12 years later, bill and his team had raised more than $1.54 billion. to put this in con

but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the unitedro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures. there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i am the secretary to the police commission. on behalf of the commission, i would like to welcome everyone to the san francisco police department's 2011 medal of valor ceremony. please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america into the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. please be seated. mayor lee was scheduled to attend but was not able to make it. he sent his congratulations to our medal of valor recipients. we're joined by the police commissioners and the commission presiden

. >> she asked me to emcee for a function for the united negroes college fund and she performed this.s was at the height of whitney houston. >> reporter: simpson said he was blessed to know houston as a person who struggled valiantly to beat her personal demons. >> she was a very special down to earth woman. >> reporter: i asked simpson if there will ever be another voice like houston's. >> i believe that there is someone out there watching right now that is truly great that wants to be the next whitney houston or even sees beyond whitney houston and to say that we won't see that again is to give up hope on that person and i can't do that. >> as university grammy awards tonight here on wusa9, look for live updates -- as you watch the grammy awards tonight here on wusa9 accident look for live updates from -- wusa9, look for live updates from our chatroom. after the grammys we'll take you backstage and break down some of the major awards and big surprises. we might even talk about the best and worst dressed all tonight on 9 news now immediately after the grammy awards. >>> cold enough f

but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the unitedegro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> so good morning and welcome mr. mayor, mr. council general. everybody. it's great to see such a great crowd here for what for us is an extremely important event. my name is ed reiskin. i'm the transportation director here in san francisco and very pleased to welcome you all here this morning for what we expect will be a very lively and productive couple of days here in san francisco. the san francisco m.t.a. is the agency that's charged with implementing the city's transit first policy, which is about getting people out of their cars and into more sustainable modes of transportation, such as bikes, such as walking and transit in our great muni system. as someone who myself gets around the city often by bike, and i do that by choice, but more importantly, i'm given the charge of our agency to get folks out oaf their cars. i can't tell you how exciting it is for me to think all of the brain power and enthusiasm for cycling that's

the united negro college fund.t's how i will remember her. >> you know, i don't want to miss this. it was something that our crew said as fox report was ending tonight. we hadn't gotten word of this, about 13, 14 seconds went by we started hearing about it. it is black history month. the month of february. known for singing our anthem in one of the most memorable ways, you remember that at one super bowl. this is particularly tough for the black community this month. >> think of so many young singers who have been inspired by her from mariah carey to christina aguilera, it is a loss for everyone. especially during black history month. looking back at her charitable work with united negro college fund. how much she did give back to the community. we learned through all of her highs that she did have serious drug problem. but i know that takes away from the impact and inspiration. >> absolutely. >> that that she providedded for the community. >> harris: sometimes we're on the internet together and talk with viewers t

met her was before we had her come to the white house was at an event in new york city, the united negro collegeed and she was seated as well and she came to every single person seated on the bench and said "hi, how are you, i'm whitney houston." i thought what a classy person to do that. that to me is who she is and was. >> we are getting word the co-founder of def jam records russell simmons "she is one of the greatest singers this world has ever heard." we are covering the story of whitney houston's death at age 48, her body was found in the beverly hilton hotel, she was in los angeles for the grammys. police went into her room at 3:23 this afternoon. the lapd say there is no obvious sign of drug use, no obvious sign of foul play. they are continuing their investigation. right now to jinah kim at our nbc station in l.a. for the latest. jinah, what you can tell us? >> we're waiting for another update by the beverly hills plr police department. they had the press conference, they were called at 3:23 this afternoon, that is pacific time. they responded within two minutes and paramedics began wor

. >> if she had asked me to come to new york to emcee a function for the united negro college fund, andrmed there. this is at the height of whitney houston. >> reporter: simpson says he was blessed to know houston as a person who struggled valiantly to defeat her personal demons. >> she was a very special down to earth woman. >> reporter: i asked simpson if there will ever be another voice like houston. >> i believe there's someone out there watching right now that is truly great that wants to be the next whitney houston, or even beyond whitney houston, and to say that we won't see that again is to give up hope on that persons and why do. that. >> reporter: in washington, armando trull, 9news now. >> donnie and sonny are going to be back later. elsewhere, all this week we're trying to reunite people with money and valuables that are being held in city and state coffers. it could be from old safe- deposit boxes, bank account, all sorts of places. if you see your name at the bottom of the screen under claim your cash, this means you have something coming to you. we'll be running those nam

active in all kinds of campus service activities including meeting to raise funds for the united negro collegers earning a b.a.in economics and he and barbara proud parents of their first child, george w, set out to tex. he was going to try his hand in the oil exploration business. >> he went the day after he graduated from college. offered a job there. he needed a job. he had a wife and a baby. >> by 1949 they had a child child, robin and living in midland, texas. bush became an entrepreneur, starting an oil company. and they imersed themselves into their community, finding time to give back. he was involved in creating little league teams and traditional activities for benefiting the city and the region. >> almost bred into his dna to give the others, values led him as a young businessman to help found the first ymca in 1952. it's not something he did for political gain. >> in 1953 their third child, john ellis was born and 3-year-old robin was diagnosed with leukemia. incurable at that time. she died in 1963. the bushes donated her body to science to help other children. it didn't stop ther

degree from louisiana state university, a masters in education from north georgia college, another master's degree from the united states naval war college, and a ph.d. from kansas state, where he has been teaching since 2001. his research is centered on military history, and he has written a well-regarded book on military prisons in the civil war titled "while in the hands of the enemy." one reviewer for the "georgia historical quarterly" wrote, quote, no one can claim to be a serious student of civil war prisons until reading sanders' book, unquote. what i admire most about dr. sanders' ability is his skill as a teacher, which i have heard about from students and others at kansas state. one anonymous student posted a comment on the ratemyprofessor's website exclaiming best teacher i have ever had! seriously! dr. sanders changed my life and outlook in history and critical thinking. if you go through college without taking a class from him, your education is incomplete. it's the kind of praise that all of us who are university educators envy. today, dr. sanders will give us the benefit of his expertise and skills

yale he was active in all kinds of campus service activities including raising funds for the united negro college >> he graduated with honors earning a ba degree in economics. he and barbara now proud parents of their first child george w. set out to texas. he was going to try his hand in the oil ex poploration business. >> went the day after he graduated from college broke down the little red studebaker. he was offered a job there. he needed a job. he had a wife and a baby. by 1949 he had a second child. the bushes began making a life for themselves. he started his own oil company. they immersed themselves in their community always finding the time to give back. >> he was involved in creating little legal teams and additional activities that benefited the city and the region. >> almost bred in his dna to give to others the values that led him as a young businessman in midland, texas to help found the first ymca in 1952. not something he did for political gain. >> in 1953 their first child john ellis was born. sadly also the same year 3-year-old robin was diagnosed with leukemia an incurable dise

she was involved in aids and pediatric aids and did benefits and the united negro college fund.when nelson mandela came to washington for the state dinner president obama hosted for him, a grand affair and everyone was so excited that he was coming here, not only as a free man but president he requested whitney houston be his state dinner entertainment speaker, performer. and i was in the back of the room. she sang "the greatest love of all" which of course is that anthem to self-love, something that this young woman never really maybe grasped enough of. >> joey, just quickly, can you give me any kind of indication, i mean, can you compare this to other early losses in hollywood? i know larry king talked about others that have died so young, judy garland one of them. does this compare to michael jackson or a judy garland? >> absolutely. i mean, this is someone who was the biggest pop star when she was in her prime. she was unbelievable. and not only as a singer, but also you know in movies. she had hit movies and so you know, this is definitely one of those cases where you know

met her at a dinner at the united negro college fund.he came up to the table and said, hi, i'm whitney houston. i thought that was so sweet that she would take time to introduce herself. we all knew who she was. she was a superstar. but she individually introduced herself to each person and said, hi, i'm whitney houston. i knew immediately this was somebody special. >> she was one of a kind. one thing being reported is that her ex-husband, bobby brown, may be getting the cold shoulder from the family. he's denying that. do you know if there's any truth to these rumors about what their relationship is in the times that we're seeing right now? >> well, i don't know about all of that. i've certainly met him. i was there at the wedding back in 1992. and i was on tour with them. but i think right now the family is trying to deal with all the challenges that are facing them. this is a difficult time. and i know i'm grieving. i know her family, much more importantly than me, is grieving right now because they're missing her. and they're just th

united states. [laughter] went to college. my great point average was really good, but you had to take the law boards, which was graded from 200-800. if you could write your name, you got 200. if your einstein, you got 800. if you work alan zweibel, you got 390. that classified me as mineral. [laughter] i remember going home at easter, and i told my long island jewish parents that i got 390 on at the louisiana board. and about a week later, this was just as they uncovered the mirrors -- [laughter] my father gave me $1,000, which i then it took in gave to a man named stanley kaplan. stanley kaplan has these schools all over the country where they teach you to take standardized tests. so i gave him the $1,000. for six months, i studied it to retake the louisiana board -- the law board. six months later, i reject the test. my score catapulted up to a 401. [laughter] i figured, at that rate, i would be about 90 before i got into an english-speaking law school. so i started writing jokes for all comedians who played in the catskill

she gave money, also, she was very generous towards the juvenile diabetes foundation, the united negro collegeust to have a few. >> we have a screen up there. the children's defense fund, also raised money for the new york firefighters disaster relief fund, the new york fraternal order of police. the list goes on and on. >> and speaking of the new york firefighters and police, she's the only person to have sung the national anthem and had to go to the top of the charts. and she waived those royalty rights and donated that money. re-released the song after 9/11 and donated those funds to new york firefighters and police as a part of the disaster release. >> it may seem ancient history now to some people, but speaking out against apartheid was not an easy thing to do. she did that in the face of ronald reagan and margaret thatcher's support of the south african regime, and nelson mandela never forgot her for that. >> and she did it in '88. she did it in london, in thatcher's own backyard. even before that, she refused to working with modeling agencies that had business in south africa. she was a

off-broadway hip-hop theater production, he has lectured and performed at over 100 colleges and correctional facilities in the unitedtes, africa, asia, latin america, and europe. he has released two albums to critical acclaim, taught at brooklyn college, new york university, the new school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics for lockdown. one of those is sponsored by the naacp. i learned that he is beginning rehearsals for the remakes of "the wiz." let's welcome him. [applause] our moderator for this afternoon, world renowned anti- racist, multicultural educator. [applause] yes. as many of you in the audience know, she is an accomplished front line teacher. a teacher, educators, researchers, writers, consultant, speaker. she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative

even if they go to college, some have offered them to be employed in the united states. >> all right.with you. and he's adamant that the university system follows state and federal law and pointed the testimony to the senate committee which passed this bill last week. in it, huckabee announced a system. if the university of georgia charges them out of state tuition. also, undocumented students are not allowed admission into a public college and it seems confusing here, sir. because at the end of the day i'm sure you're aware of the dream act which is sitting before congress right now and a lot of these students have not come to this country legally. they came here -- or came here illegally. they came here because their parents chose to bring them here. this is a way to continue their education and hopefully become contributing members of the society. so why is this a problem? >> it's a problem because we've received testimony from students, even returning veterans who have not been able to receive seats. our technical colleges are being overwhelmed. they are attracting a lot of people

college in annandale earlier today. his comments were about a half an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, to introduce the president of the united states, please welcome, mike phillips. >>> good morning, welcome to northern virginia community college. my name is make phillips and i am a student in information's technologies in northern virginia. cyber security is a complicated field which includes many different disciplines. our data, devices and finances are constantly under attack. as technology advances, so does the risk. new jobs have been created such as security analyst, incident responder and digital forensics and there will be others in the future. i enrolled in nova in 2009 and received a certification. my experience at nova has been very enjoyable. one of the greatest assets here are the instructors, whether taking a course online or in a classroom, the instructors are dedicated profegssionals and nothing less than outstanding. i recommend others who have -- today we are pleased to welcome the president to our campus who's committed to america's community colleges and recognizes the importance of the education today fo

by the 1960s, we have 100 african-american colleges in the united states. we've got tulsa, we've got wilmington, and all of these communities become targets for white mobs. because white supremacy says african-americans, that no black person can do any better than the poorest white person. that's right. this goes on. now, so our reality in terms of the political and whatever is a little different. now, we're also operating in a community -- and the reason why i went to holing springs as a civil rights worker is because they were 70% black. if we can get register a few people to vote without getting them killed, we can elect a sheriff and a judge. by the time barack obama gets elected in 2008, there were 19 million african-americans registered to vote, 405 black mayors in the united states too. there were thousands of school board members. and these people helped to provide some kind of defense against the terror, the tyranny, the violence, of people who not only operated under the code of law but also formed up mobs to come burn your house down at night. th

and by the time we get to the 1960s we have 100 african-american colleges in the united states. we've got tulsa, we've got wilmington, we've got all of these communities become targets for white mobs. because white supremacy says african-americans that no black person can do any better than the poorest white person. that's right. this goes on. now, so our reality in terms of the political and whatever is a little different. now, we're also -- if we can register people to vote without getting they will killed, we can elect the sheriff and the mayor and the city councilman. so by the time barack obama gets elected, by the time barack obama is elected in 2008, i said it was 19 million african-americans registered to vote, there were 405 black mayors in united states too. and these people helped to provide some kind of defense against the violence of people who not only operated under the cover of law but they formed mobs to help burn your house down at night. and they're going to go to jail and end up in one of these jails. so for the african-american community, the reality is a li

. >> there are probably about 60 or 70 all-women's colleges out there in the united states now. y! not me," keep in mind that single-sex colleges often have close relationships with other schools. in barnard's case, the other school is right across the street -- columbia university. >> there are columbia students taking courses at barnard and barnard students taking courses at columbia. >> back in 1889, when barnard was founded, women were not allowed to attend columbia. they weren't allowed to vote, either. nowadays, most schools are co-ed, meaning they accept both male and female students. but even though many doors have been opened to women, barnard is here to open more. >> well, i think that barnard has just a very long history of providing leadership opportunities for women and really pushing women out there in the working worlds. and that's true, i think, from a number of the women's colleges. >> and here's the proof -- only 2% of all college grads come from women's colleges, but listen to this. 20% of the women in congress came from single-sex colleges. graduates from wome

in the united states, women got 50% of the college

from suburban and down state teachers to university and community college employees every unit of government has a stake in this mission. we must repair this broken system, and we must do it now. it is imperative to get this job done this year for our state to move forward. we also need to move forward to fundamentally restructure our medicaid program which is on the brink of collapse. medicate provide health care to 2.7 million people in illinois. seniors, people with disabilities, young children, newborns they're all part of the medicaid system ... it is vitally important that we restructure medicaid so that it will always be there for our neighbors who need it. unfortunately at the end of the current fiscal year illinois will have $1.9 billion in unpaid medicaid bills. let us be clear, the number fell $1.9 billion short of the actual cost illinois is the only state that intentionally takes its current medicaid bills into future fiscal years. we cannot allow this to continue. look at the recent report of the civic federation. they reached the same conclusion they project $21 billion in on

college. >> the president of the united states said that every child in america should go to school. what a snob. >> reporter: again, whether or not you agree with these statements or the subject matter in the gop contest, it appears to be turning off some independents. in an abc news poll out today, among independents, just 32% see santorum favorably. 29% romney. four years ago at this time, both barack obama and john mccain were at or above 50% favorability, among the candidates. >> it will distance them all from independent voters they need to get in november. >> reporter: this has left some republicans wondering if another candidate should get in. >> they barely win his home state of michigan. and that puts them in a position where they know he's still vulnerable in the primary, but really vulnerable in the general election. >> thanks, you guys. you are the best. >> reporter: a win is a win. and for mitt romney, victory in michigan is sweet. but that applause from republicans you hear, might be feint, the sound of one hand clapping. i'm john berman, for "nightline," in new york.

. >>> and our own soledad o'brien honored by the united negro college fund friday at its annual leadershipational legacy award for outstanding service to higher education. soledad, congratulations. >> thank you very much. and roland is killing my joy by saying, oh, that trophy looks familiar. didn't i win one of those? i'm teasing. i'm teasing. thank you, christine. >>> all right. we have some poll numbers to give you, a new national abc "washington post" poll of republicans. in that poll, mitt romney has a commanding lead, 39%, to newt gingrich's 23%. you can see how the rest of the folks come out under that. this is following newt gingrich's loss in nevada this saturday. tea party leader dick armey says that newt gingrich's time may have come and gone. listen. >> south carolina was an aberration because newt gingrich had what is likely to be in final analysis his best moment in south carolina. he had just one masterful moment where he transformed himself from perpetrator to victim, attacked the media, which as you know is always popular with our base, and just sort of took that momentary