joining us from philadelphia, professor adolf reed, who teaches political science. from chapel hill, north carolina, author of "reparations: ,pro and con, and professor of law at university of north carolina. and from the university of tennessee, professor darren smith. by bringing an actual legal case doedoes it take us to new terriy to where this is even adjudica adjudicatible. >> thank you for giving this the attention that it deserves. there are some other lawsuit that have been filed going back to the early 20th century, but none are of the scope that this lawsuit is going to be. this is going to attempt to bring together legacies of violence and brutalization that stretch over half a millennium. it's going to be unparalleled in its scope. i do have to say i think the case for reparations are morally justice but legally very problematic. >> is there really a venue in which to take a pleading like this where people can mull it over and decide whether it's got merit or not. or is even that an open question? >> you know, courts are not well suited to adjudicating

. >>> and these are live images coming to us from philadelphia right now. you can see the river overflowing its banks as well. nicole mitchell, our meteorologist, saying that some of the east coast is seeing 2 feet of rain in the last two days by perspective. and that's more rain than the state of california saw all last summer. and meanwhile, mississippi neighborhoods have reduced to rubble. more than 100 tornadoes since sunday. one family returned to find what was left. >> for the first time, michelle bots is seeing what 124 mile-per-hour winds can do. >> michelle was set to return from a contract job in alaska this weekend, her family was planning to welcome her home with a party. instead 5 bedrooms gone, three generations, homeless. >> where am i going to stay daddy where am i going to stay " >> you are going to have a place to stay." >> officials in winston county mississippi still don't know how many homes were damaged. the destruction rolls on for miles. the result of a storm system that killed nine people in this town alone. michelle's grown son was

he joins us from philadelphia. you are a writer for the philadelphia "daily news", is that right. >> yes. >> i wanted to make sure i got that right. thank you. give me your reaction to this story. you have been covering this story. what kind much person was devon. >> for the people i talked to - i talked to his team-mates, coaches, administrators at the school, a word came up when talking about devon, and that was leadership. i watched him play a couple of times. he was a guy that was vocal on the floor. you could tell that he loved the game. always a smile on his face. it's a sad thing that happened. >> what was it about basketball for him? >> basketball for him was everything. it was his life. the day that he passed, i went to where he worked at footlocker and talked to his co-worker, and they told me that devon loved basketball. i wrote a story about him. he told me that he was estranged from his parents and lived op his open since he was 16. he worked at footlocker, 30 to 40 hours a week and paid for his open ap

michael crancellor was the secretary of environmental protection in pennsylvania, and joins us from philadelphiawelcome. good to have you on the programme. >> it's an honour for me to be with you here on al jazeera. >> what are your thoughts about what the geological survey says? >> it's of academic interest, it's much ado about nothing. the earthquakes - i wouldn't call them that, the seismic activity can barely be felt. it's really, i think, a fuss about no big deal. >> the geo: iccal -- geological survey says:. >> you think that's not true? . >> i don't think it's not true. it's been true for years. underground water has been related to seismic activity for many years. it's nothing new. >> it's nothing new, so no threat, no alarm to the people of oklahoma if these earthquakes continue. is that what you suggest? >> my view is that there is no policy issue involved in this. this, again, is an academic - of academic interest to academics and seismologists. certainly we want to follow this and keep an eye on it. it's never been identified as an issue before in terms of policy making. >> let me pl

us from atlanta georgia. and ed rendell is the governor of pennsylvania and he joins us from philadelphia. k you all in that order to give us your take on the role that these two races, involving women legacies, if you will. both from famous family names with family names. in states where they are shows such ability in the polls that they could knock off republicans and perhaps also what looks to be a dangerous situation for the democrats, keeping control of the senate. chuck todd? >> well, obviously, the democrats have already conceded three states. they're never going to say that, but they already had to almost concede three with west virginia, montana and south dakota. there's always a chance lightning could strike but they're sort of down three. so putting two back into play at least suddenly makes the math. republicans need six. if somehow they win one of these. then you have to look at the different buckets of senate races. the red state democrats that we talk about. hagan, begic, pryor, landrieu. the republicans would have to sweep those. tor if they don't do that, they have to go kn

joining us now from philadelphia, our philadelphia daily news investigators, wendy ruderman and exposing this alleged rogue narcotics squad within the philadelphia, police department. busted, a tale of corruption and bees trail in a city of brotherly love, great of both of you to join us. wendy i'll start with you. i know a lot of the people you spoke to some of whom received civil settlements formula the city, what is your reaction, why do you think they refused to file these charges? are. >> you know, everybody's pretty puzzled over this. federal prosecutors seen puzzled by it, the shop owners have the right to be upset. some of them have told me they were never interviewed after they came forward in 2009 to tell us their story which we chronicles in "busted" and when we interviewed these shown owners they came from all cornsers of the city. we had 22 shop ownerse owners ag the same thing. we thought their collective voices would be very strong. the investigators didn't even hear their voices didn't bother to talk to them. >> we called the philadelphia police department they said they

six people hurt on a us airways jet flying from philadelphia to orlando. the airline says the plane was climbing after takeoff when it hit severe turbulence and had to return to the philadelphia airport. listen to one passenger describe this ordeal. >> and it was a crazy experience. we were just up in the air, like, lifted out of our seats, seeing things flying all over the place. i got sick from it. there was people injured. running all over the plane. it was really scary. >> at least she can smile after all that. four passengers and two flight attendants were injured. not clear at this point the nature of the injuries, but one passenger said a woman hit her head on the ceiling. most of the passengers did continue on to orlando. >>> if search teams ever hope to find malaysia airlines flight 370, they're going to need more sophisticated equipment to get a better look at the ocean floor. officials from malaysia, australia and china announcing an expansion and a new direction for the mission, while insisting they still believe they're looking for the plane i

. >>> breaking news overnight to tell you about, six people hurt on a us airways jet flying from philadelphia to orlando. the airline says the plane was climbing after takeoff, when it hit severe turbulence and had to return to the philadelphia airport. want you to listen to a passenger describe this ordeal. >> and it was a crazy experience. we were just up in the air, lifted out of our seats, seeing things flying all over the place. i got sick from it. there was people injured. running all over the plane. it was really scary. >> nice to see her smiling at least. four passengers, two flight attendants were injured. the flight attendants were later released. it's not clear the nature of the other passengers, but one says a woman hit her head on the ceiling, common in this turbulence. the others continued to orlando. >>> if search teams ever hope to find malaysia airlines flight 370, they're going to need more sophisticated equipment to get a better look at the ocean floor. officials from malaysia, australia and china announcing an expansion and a new direction for the mission. while they insis

a us airways plane hitting turbulence shortly after taking off from philadelphia. s hurt. one passenger said the spot where a flight attendant hit her head made a dent on the plane's interior. >> a us airways spokesperson says the pilot made the decision to turn back and landed the plane safely. the faa is investigating. i was up flying yesterday. it was actually a very bumpy day. but i wasn't 17,000 feet up. >>> one teen gets the surprise of a lifetime on prom night. carly was in shock to see her celebrity dream date, two-time olympic gold medalist shaun white showed up at her prom. what happened to carly's date? >> did you have to ditch your date? >> well, i mean a little bit. but trust me, he didn't mind. he was like, god, shaun like stole my prom date. >> how would you feel if you were that guy that was taking her to prom? >> i'd want shaun white to give me my money back. he's quite wealthy. thanks for joining us. >>> "the real story" with gretchen starts now. >>> house republicans taking another step toward a special panel now to investigate benghazi. but democ

from philadelphia trust loves them. from the operating system of the lot, it'sch i use a incredibly difficult to use.s and it's an absolute nightmare. i don't know where the back button is in it does not work as well as the xbox 360. hopefully they have improved on the ground they lost. >> whenever i see a surface tablet in the wild, i am in shock. i have to ask the person what the experience is like and they say it's great. >> they like it and they probably got it for free. >> the phone is also well loved. cory johnson in new york, thank you so much and matt miller, great to have you here. thank you all for watching the show. . ♪ >> from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm mark crumpton and this is "bottom line come" in intersection of main street and economics with a dash of wall street and economics with a main street perspective. also, microsoft unveils a new version of its tablets. and eight look at crushing student loan -- and a look at crushing student loan debt. to our viewers here in the united states and those of you joining us from around the world, welcome. we have full coverage

. >> reporter: it is the mystery of flight 715, us airways 330 was on its way from venice, italy to philadelphia when a number of attendants complained of nausea, runny eyes and dizziness. unconfirmed reports say there were fumes in the galley. whatever the source, the symptoms were enough for the pilot to request an emergency landing in dublin. four ambulances and fire fire engines rushed to the remote section of the airport where the plane landed. nine flight attendants were taken to a local hospital. they have now all been released. us airways says none of the passengers or pilots reported any signs of illness. the airline is scrambling to rebook those passengers on other flights while health authorities in ireland try to determine just what hit the crew. david? >> jeffrey kofman, thank you. >>> now to the breaking weather headlines back here at home tonight, a huge stretch of the country on alert for severe storms this evening straight through tomorrow, from the gulf coast all the way to the great lakes. a giant system already creating trouble. a storm darkening the sky over evansville, indi

us know what you take away from this story. tweet us. there'll be more investigations involving other schools in philadelphia, and around the state. >> i hopes not the tip of the iceberg. thank you. >> straight ahead - protecting those that protected our troops overseas, we tell you what steps congress is taking. also, why are so many fleeing the flock of catholicism, and the whistleblower who called attention to cheating on campus to benefit college athletes at a major university. >>> thousands of afghans are still waiting for visas they earned by working as interpreters alongside american forces. while they wait they live in fear of retribution of the taliban for helping their enemy. state department ramped up the approval of these visas. many believe the government is not doing enough. that is why senator jean shaheen with bipartisan support extended the programme. >> i believe we have a responsibility to fulfil the obligation to the thousands of civilians who risked their lives to help our country during the time of war. without on extension, the failure to help those that help us is a dark spot abroad and hinder our ability to obtain c

. - lemon, hank hooper is on his way up from philadelphia, and he wants to meet with both of us. - why does he want to meet me? do you think it's a good thing? - it's not, hon. i saw that in a movie once, but in the movie, the guy was dead. nice tie, jack. - how long have you been there? i was sitting in that chair a minute ago. - nope. that was me. what can i say? i smell like leather. and you must be elizabeth lemon. [chuckles] - oh. - well, i'll be bake mcbrided. i know a philly gal when i hug one. now, elizabeth, i like to look someone in the eye and smile when i say that what you're doing is bad. it's just horrible. without tracy, your show is like my cholesterol. the numbers are killing me. so i'm gonna canctgs. - hank, as you know, tonight is tgs's 100th episode. and we've been getting some good media buzz.

from hard hit new york. >> reporter: high floodwaters in philadelphia turned a city bus into a submarine. three people had to be rescued. firefighters used small boats to ferry stranded residents and pets from a flooded apartment building. 24 hours of nonstop rain forced residents in manville, new jersey, to paddle around in canoes. dozens of cars had to be fished out of a parking lot turned into a pond while homes were completely cut off from dry land. investigators and cleanup crews were at the scene of a landslide in baltimore. cars and mud were sent tumbling 75 feet down a hill, but no one was injured. a landslide north of new york covered train tracks with debris, and at a law firm on long island, cars got buried under mud and mulch when a huge retaining wall caved in. this neighborhood in howard beach, queens, got hit with a month's worth of rain in just 36 hours. some residents say the damage was worse than superstorm sandy. francis medina lost everything in her apartment under two feet of floodwater. >> you see, your property, you've lost your memories. it's horrible. >> reporter: her neighbors were up to their chest in sewer wat

from them. joining us for that conversation with from our dc studio, senior director of state policy atment health america, a network advocating for changes in america'sment health policy. from philadelphia, a social worker and writer for the atlantic and also here in washington, pete early, author of "crazy," a father's search through america's mental health madness. jeff, let me start with you. even though there have been advances in neurosciences, advances in treatment and complete set of laws to help everyone along the spectrum, it's still not an easy question to answer, what are you supposed to do? >> it's not, ray. it's not an easy question. you know, each part of the picture has its own complications. there are medicines that people can take to treat psychiatric imnesses, but many of them could with adverse side-effects that are unpleasant. and the quality of care you may encounter when you present voluntarily, if you seek care voluntarily, sometimes isn't that graduate, and people aren't being engaged and retained in the voluntary treatment that they seek. and when things do escalate to a crisis, one thing people don't understand is that first of all the bar is set very, very hig

she joins us now live from philadelphia. t., thank you for joining us today. in on this. with the bipartisan support, it seems very positive. do you expect anything to come from these bills? >> definitely. i think with the advancement in regards to the recognition that congress has given to this issue, any type of highlights or aware niz about what's going on is great. so the five bills are amazing, the bills are something of an incredible advancement for the work that we've done. >> which of those stand out to you as a former victim and now a survivor? >> well, a lot of the advocacy i do is primarily to contribute back from my experiences and the experiences of young people i've worked with. and of course we've had a lot of cross system involved for people who have become vulnerable and sexually trafficked. the improving youth and foster care act identifies and responds to child trafficking within the foster care system and really promotes stability for young people in foster care. >> go ahead. >> i was saying in addition the second bill i really greatly suppo

in pennsylvania, simple message from the philadelphia inquirer, it's time to decide. first, join us for a deep dive into these races with jim galloway on the ground and bird's eye view from chuck todd in d.c. first up, kentucky, ground zero in the battle between republican establishment candidates and the tea party. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is fending off a challenge from matt bevin. mcconnell has more at stake than just kentucky. if republicans gain six seats on election day he becomes senate majority leader and let's just say he's not not into that. >> there's only one thing we do about it in 2014. in 2014, you which change the united states senate and make me the offensive coordinator instead of the defensive coordinator. >> take that, harry reid, bevin may be down in the double digits but don't count him out yet. >> the only poll that truly matters, really, is the one being taken right now. it started at 6:00 this morning and it will end at 6:00 this evening. in the voters of kentucky will decide who they want. he is not a conservative, he just pretends to be one e

. - lemon, hank hooper is on his way up from philadelphia, and he wants to meet with both of us. - why a good thing? - it's not, hon. i saw that in a movie once, but in the movie, the guy was dead. nice tie, jack. - how long have you been there?

from 2000 on it's pretty flat. it seems to have stabilized. >> the middle class is a reflection of the city's mental health. like philadelphia's italian market for the last 100 years. the middle class uses and pays for a city's services and it serves as a stepping-stone for those who want to climb the economic ladder. but philadelphia's middle class carries a much larger burden than other cities do. for one, its taxes support one of the largest groups ever middle class in the country second only to detroit. only that, philadelphia that is fewer rich residents just 9% to offsettle that burden much lower than most other cities. this is stretching philly's middle class, higher taxes, and limiting what philadelphia can spend on police, fire and updating its infrastructure. philadelphia's middle class may have hollowed dramatically since the 1570 -- the 1970s. the corner of passiunk avenue is one of those neighborhoods. traditional blue color italian-american, the new middle class of young professionals move in. they could be the foundation of a new middle class here. philadelphia magazine news editor brian howe bought a house here in 2009. you could call him the face of a middle class. >> h

using it. >> i am reading from philly.com, march 30, you wrote i love visiting this city, philadelphia. the fun of history, the sheer number of great americans. it gets me every time. it does us, too, and we're glad you were there to defend in washington. ladies and gentlemen, jim demint. >> thank you, folks. [applause] >> thanks to come to us and it will stick around and sign some books. he has a 9:00 train to catch so we want to get into the lobby to meet him and say hello. thank you for listening to talk radio wpht. it means a lot to us. have a great evening, drive safe. [inaudible conversations] >> i focus on trying to stop wasting to go to in the past but to go out and figure it out and ham it up if it's 50% of their predicament 20%, 50% i think we spent a lot of money. my staff time can be better spent on to find the wrong, i can buy the bonds and help correct them. >> so if i ask you have the american people got their moneys worth speak with therefore money's worth? no. definitely not. there have been some good things done, a lot of good things done. a lot of hard-working people d

there is nothing to fear from people who fear vaccines here to tell us we're all going to die is the director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia dr. paul offit, dr. offit, thank you so much for cominging ba. good to see you all right, okay. let's get to the here. 29% of americans believe vaccines cause autism. but apparently you scientists think you know better, okay. don't parents have the right to make the decision for their children and their children alone what is best for them? >> well, unfortunately, they're not making the decision for their children alone. when you choose to put your child at risk of getting a vaccine-preventable disease are you also putting everyone who they come in contact at risk. >> those people can get vaccines. >> but often they too, those children too have a parent that is choosing not to vaccinate. >> stephen: well that is the choice of the parent, the parent knows best for the child. >> but do they. >> stephen: yes they do, okay. they do. >> if a parent knows f a parent is not getting a vaccine for example because they fear as you eluded to earlier that it is caution autism then what they are d

the world today, and it all started from humble beginnings under a tree just over two centuries ago this week. next week join us for the special series philadelphia'srocky middle class sylvester stallone's characters in philadelphia. we'll look at rocky's philadelphia monday. that is our show for today. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. for everyonal rea everyone, "re" >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. landslide election results in the world's biggest democracy. what india's change in leadership means for american business. >>> crisis in ukraine, hoping to end the conflict with russia. >>> anger at sea, tensions rising over a territorial dispute between china and vietnam. >>> punished. general motors find millions of dollars. safety workers say

from philadelphia is one of them. his battle is with moore house college in atlanta. he joins us.r. >> good evening, greta. how are you? >> very well. so what happened to you last year? >> well, i mean, it's the bottom line. it's about free speech. i love moorehouse. i love what it stands for. and what moorehouse really taught me when i was there at the college is the importance of free speech. and to think critically. and so those are the values that i learned there. and the issue really just boiled down to an expression of free speech i'm glad in the end the college allows me to come and speak. it produced dr. kick and many great leaders. i'm thankful for the opportunity to speak to the students last year for baccalaureate. >> it that was after you had set them on the straight and narrow. written an op. ed. weren't enough for instance for instance african-americans than you thought there should be there was a brouhaha given them a speech in free thought. is that your description. >> that's your description. >> tell me. >> what i would tell is you that moorehouse has already been

us now is the "a team." monica crowley and syndicated radio host my old friend jim, good to see you. and our radio talk-show host from philadelphiaand monica but me ask you this. obamacare is this ever going to go away? whistle-blowers' act of the day of everything the administration is touching, is outraged. it should be there is incompetency throughout the federal government almost without exception. >> but we are well into the second term and the seeds were planted in the first term whether the i.r.a. scandal, "fast & furious" even bang gauzy but certainly obamacare planted in the first term now blowing up. as you point out it doesn't look like this is any competent handling of the situations that they are, pounding on themselves. if you press the case you have the republican party that is not particular a concentrated either. lou: i'm talking about running a government. forget about the politics or ideology. they cannot serve the public >> with a demonstrated is remarkable. they're better to get elected they and conducting the office. what bothers me about obamacare it is not going away before plagiary 2017 at the earliest of

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. >> reporter: the violent turbulence hitting the us airways wide body airbus a 330 after it lifted off from philadelphia. the afternoon flight to orlando was only at 17,000 feet the airline says, seat belt signs still on. >> brief period of time you felt the airplane was not in control and it wasn't because it was being moved by some pretty intense forces. >> reporter: those forces so extreme that one flight attendant's head left an indentation in the plane's interior according to a passenger. >> it was cracked. the ceiling was cracked. she hit it hard. >> reporter: a 10-year-old girl reported head pain. a female passenger left with neck and back injuries. a 43-year-old man injuring his knees. all told, of the 275 on board, four passengers and two crew hurt. >> are there any medical assistance on board? >> negative. not on board. but we do require it on the ground. >> reporter: the pilot did circle back putting it on solid ground in philadelphia where they did get that medical attention. and last night another flight took the rest of the passengers to orlando. the faa's investigating. it will try to lea

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. >> we heard from different civilians done this. in philadelphia they told usvictims got preliminary hearings with some exception in washington state. this is finding 45-8 if you want to look at it. either party can request into the material so civilian practices very on this. that was our assessment of the comparative peace. >> you are only asking judicial proceedings to take a look at it. >> that is all crystal clear. this is related and has to do with referral. this is a recommendation that there be a change in what has been enacted. national defense authorization act, fiscal year 14, the elevation of review creates undue pressure for referral and prosecution. we recommend congress not an act the victim protection act which would elevate this and the reasoning here runs to elevating review creates a 1-way racket toward more prosecution. even if referral to trials does not serve the estimate of the victim or justice, elevating reviews to the level of service secretary put them in the position and of course they can get their advice and they need but they are

philadelphia. the former chancellor of uc dus berkeley withdrew from giving the commencement speech after they protested against him. they objected to a 2011 dints when police usedorce at berkeley. former princeton president william foe delivered the commencement speech. boy did he let them have it something something to say calling the students i am pumma and arrogant for having them pro te test against him. not to come with a tail betwe >> he didn't stop there he expressed p disappointment. >> i belie he believes it was a defeat. >> he got a p standing ovation. >> thanks, kelly. >>> brings us to our brew on this question of the day. what do you think about his speech? inspiring message or wrong time and place? >> send us your comments at facebook or twitter or e-mail us at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will share them later in the show. >> eric law grand waudz paralyzed in a game nearly four years ago inspiring his fellow graduates during his commencement ceremony. >> there are so many things i can accomplish by believing in myself and by believing in the man above anything is truly possible. i want you to remember that as you go into this work world. >> sec

philadelphia. >> and thank you for joining us, anderson starts now. >>> hey, good evening, thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news from southern california where wildfires are threatening thousands of homes and have burned about 10,000 acres so far. dozens of fires raging overnight is now down to eight fires, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes, and amid the chaos people are capturing very intense pictures that really tell the story of what it is like across san diego county. take a look at this. >> wow, there it is right there! there it is right there! [ bleep ] [ bleep ] oh my god! oh my god! holy [ bleep ] oh, my god, dude. that was right there! >> just incredible. the worst fire is in san marcos where officials say the fire is taking so much oxygen that it is creating its own weather system. here is video of one of the firenados that formed a swirling fire ball that indicates the intense conditions the firefighters are dealing with as they try desperately to get control of it. take a look at that. gary tuchman reports from san francisco. >> reporter: the scene is frightening, the sky, blood red, t

us jobs, and it threatens refineries in pennsylvania. as a matter of fact, i got a letter from the philadelphia afl-cio business manager, a fellow named pat gillespie, who wrote to me, asking me to try to do something about this because it's threatening the jobs of the people he represents at the refineries where they work. i'm going to quote briefly from a portion of his letter. he says -- quote -- "the impact of the dramatic spike in costs of the ring credits -- that's the system by which the e.p.a. enforces the ethanol mandate -- from four cents to $1 per gallon will cause a tremendous depression in our refineries' bottom line in 2013. of course, in the building trades, we need the refineries to maintain and expand jobs. he closed by saying we need your help in this matter." mr. president, i'm trying to help. i'm offering an amendment that would repeal the corn ethanol mandate here. together with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. now, again, i understand -- not everybody agrees with this. there are some people who like the ethanol maintained. mandate. why can't weigh have a vote? why can't we resolve these things on the senate

philadelphia are opting for wanting to take public transit. in the last 15 years we've had a 50% growth on the regional rail system. 50%. the only thing limiting us from even further expansion is capacity. the number of vehicles that we have on the regional rail has increased a little bit but it's a minor. those cars are filled up but there's parking. before i was able to invest, there's a question in my mind you would see easily a double-digit growth in the utilization of those services. >> i want to thank you all very much. thank you for your indulgence, mr. chairman. i think dr. scott makes exactly the right point. transportation infrastructure is powerfully and the board but not at the end it's up to it is powerfully important because this is how we help our economy move forward. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. just one last set of questions for the panel. if you are sitting here instead of there, and being able to write the new transit provisions of map-21 outside of the funding issue which i think we collectively agree on, is there anything that you would change or add that doesn't exist in the law today? >> as far as i'm concerned, i jus

philadelphia. >> and thank you for joining us, anderson starts now. >>> hey, good evening, thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news fromalifornia where wildfires are threatening thousands of homes and have burned about 10,000 acres so far. dozens of fires raging overnight is now down to eight fires, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes, and amid the chaos people are capturing very intense pictures that really tell the story of what it is like across san diego

from using rocket engines made in russia that the pentagon used to launch satellites. joining me is chief astronomer and planetarium director for franklin institute in philadelphia. title, nasa solar system ambassador. welcome. >> thank you, ari. >> what's going on here? >> well, it is a really interesting, version of saber rattling if you've will. because if you actually look at the details of the agreement -- that has been suggested for the partners in international space station. the first two people to sign that were both the administrators of the national space agencies for russia and the u.s. charlie bolden here. and the russian counterpart of his, over there. and when you look at what is actually going on here, what you find is that, nasa and the russian space agency have had a good relationship. literally well before the international space station was launched and put into orbit. they have had a great relationship. the relation continues regardless of what the political situation is on the ground. that's always been the history of the relationship between the two. ever since russia stopped their attempt to get to the moon. we started working together to

in philadelphia just this week, at least 28 people have died from the mixture. of give you a chance to educate usn the public. take the opporunity to tell the public what they know about the dangers associated with the mixture and explain why drug dealers might makes and tell us what steps we can take to locate sources under arrest traffickers. >> first of all, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. it is totally synthetic. it is not manufactured in a planned by lab. we have seen this over the years, over the past 35 years we have seen clusters of deaths related to clandestinely produced fentanyl. will we see is most of the fentanyl is clandestinely were produced. in 2005 or 2006 we had a rash of fentanyl debts that were related to allow we tracked back into mexico, taluca, mexico. working with the mexican authorities we close that down. fentanyl rears its head pretty much every few years. this particular drug, it could be fentanyl or it could be an analog of fentanyl. it could be another and law do we are just not familiar with. the reason they use it is because it is approximately a hundred times more

slip from the middle class, but i want to see if that's true for the black middle class in the rest of the nation. joining me is margaret, and thank you for joining us. this story in philadelphia showed me that not only is there a black middle class or a generalization about a black middle class, even in philadelphia, neighborhood to neighborhood, even if they are majority black neighborhoods. they had a very different flavor, and francis alston fought for decades to keep her neighborhood solidly middle class, and you see the results of that. is there anything in the store that reflects the national experience? >> i think there are several things that you mentioned especially toward the end, that is the insecurity that african-americans feel, and it's very real. you talked about the difference that the black middle class and the white middle class have, and that's certainly true. on top of that, african-americans families need more people in the workforce to get into the middle class. unemployment is much higher in the african-american community, and if we look at what happened in the great recession, the unemployment rate for african-american men topped 17%, which was twice a

us here. more storms are expected to fire up here. >> pretty extreme day, thank you. >> a u.s. airways flight from convenient noise to philadelphia had to be diverted to ireland after most crew members suddenly got sick. the plane turned around over the atlantic ocean and headed back to dublin after seven of the nine flight attendants onboard were dizzy and nauseous. the pilots and the 185 passengers onboard showed no signs of the miss citious illness. other flights were caught back to philadelphia. >> don jones is suspended from team activities until undergoing sensitivity training for tweets he said after michael sam was chosen in the draft. jones tweeted o.m.g. and horrible. he apologized to sam and the miami dolphins. >> researchers in switzerland have created a real bionic arm. the technology could have many applications here on earth and in outer space. >> this arm scans, calculates and then moves to catch a variety of objects. the researchers manually taught the arm to move, then coupled it with an advance system of movement, monitoring an prediction. >> if you predict wrong or don't know when an object is going to come to