independence, baylor relocated to waco and merged with waco university.with our time warner cable partners, our staff recently visited many sites exploring waco's rich history. learn more about waco all weekend right here on american history tv. ♪ ♪ >> waco is the home of dr pepper, and it started in 1885 when a pharmacist named charles alderton was mixing together some different concoctions in the back of the old corner drugstore where the pharmacy was located. he came up with a fragrant-smelling mixture that he liked very much, and he probably used it in some medicines, but eventually, it was sold as a syrup with carbonated water in it across the soda fountain counter. at first, it was just called waco, but later, they gave it the name dr. pepper. it became very popular in drugstores. soon, other drugstores were asking, can we get some of that syrup you are selling in your store, in your pharmacy? said, sure, for a price, we will make a barrel of it and send the wagon over. grew as other pharmacies and soda fountains around the area began using the waco

we continue now with our look at the history of waco. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> it is hard to imagine an essentially a modern day town where our grandparents or great-grandparents could've lived, it wasn't that long ago in 1916, where something like this could take place. scholars called these events spectacle lynchings. they took place mostly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. one of the interesting aspects of this horrendous lynching is it didn't occur in some backwoods village where everybody was poor and ignorant, but it was in what "the houston chronicle" called in their editorial after the lynching "the cultured, reputable town of waco" that was known for its many institutions of higher education, including not only baylor university but two black colleges. it had the nickname of "the athens of texas" because there were so many institutions of higher education. they also had a lot of libraries. waco's society had always considered itself a little more civilized, loftier than other towns. so it was par

i have to give waco credit for this. unlike many other communities that have never confronted or dealt with their horrible racial past, the waco city council and county commissioners did issue some sort of resolution of regret, if not a polity -- apology. a group of citizens came and stood on the steps of the courthouse on the 90th anniversary of the lynching and read a resolution. i feel very strongly that you can't understand the president -- the president if you don't know what happened in the past. these things cannot be forgotten. need to acknowledge it, understand it, and know what happened. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring waco, texas. we recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about waco and other stops on c-span's cities tour on www.c-span.org. you are watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. next, the council on foreign relations marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall with a symposium .eaturing henry kissinger k

waco views the dr.epper museum certainly as a tourism attraction for people who want to come and see where something started. america's history is full of places all over this country where people want to see where the battle took place, or where something was invented, or see something where this first happened. this is a unique place from that standpoint. the company has always had an interest in their history. they had several past presidents and employees that preserve the history of the company, and thought that had value to keep those kinds of things. when the museum developed, they saw this as the perfect place to keep the company's history in store that area. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring waco, texas. learn more on the c-span cities to her, at www.c-span.org /localcontent. yo

learn more about waco and other online. our cities tour you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ann compton on her over 40 years covering the white house and the administrations of gerald ford through barack obama. >> we watched and listened to a group of second graders goes through their drill. andy card came and interrupted the president. i was stunned. i wrote in my reporter's notebook, nobody interrupts a president, even in front of second graders. the president stood and said that he had to go. room, andto a side then we heard, we discovered, that it was two planes down, plane crashes in new york. larry fleisher came out to the pool. we were now in the parking lot outside the school. he said, stay right here. we said, there are live cameras in the cafeteria. the president did not want to scare the children, but he did go to the cafeteria. he said, it is an apparent terrorist attack and i must return to washington. we rushed to the plane, the door slammed, and then the pentagon wa

and i have to give waco credit for this. unlike many, many other communities that have never confronted or dealt with or acknowledged their horrible racial past, the waco city council and the county commissioners did issue some sort of resolution of regret, if not apology, and a group of citizens from all walks of life came and stood on the steps of the courthouse on the 90th anniversary of the lynching and read a resolution of apology. i feel very strongly that you can't understand the present if you don't know what happened in the past, and these things cannot be forgotten. they are not forgotten. so you need to acknowledge it, understand it, and know what happened. >> find out where c-span local content vehicles are going next, online. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> monday night on the communicators, the ethics raised by internet companies harvesting users's personal data, and the academic research on that. >> as somebody who uses a computer every day, we have certain expe

he had not, he and his family had not been in the waco area for very long.rs, but it was not only jesse washington -- himself 17 and mentally challenged -- who was plowing the fields and working for them, but it was also his parents lived in the little shack on the property with some other children. i think there was a younger brother, also a teenager, and some smaller children, and they were all doing some kind of work. and she was found at the door to the seed barn with her head bashed in. it looked like she'd been hit over the head really hard several times, and her clothes were somewhat disheveled also. and, of course, they called the investigating officers immediately, and they looked around and noticed jesse washington had been nearby all afternoon plowing a closed-in field while the kids and mr. friar were off farther away from the house. and so they grabbed him, and one example of -- that might demonstrate the fact that he was mentally challenged is that he was upset at first when he was arrested, but then he just went to sleep in the back of the pol

. >> welcome to waco, texas, on booktv.the city was founded in 1849 and soon after the waco suspension bridge was built i allowing cattle herds traveling along the chism trail to cross the river. today waco has a population of almost 130,000 people and is home to baylor university, the oldest institute of higher learning in the state. with the help of our time warner cable partners, for the next hour we'll learn about its history and literary scene from local authors. we begin our special feature on waco with baylor university professor robert darden on the role of gospel music during the civil rights movement. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i can only speak for myself as to why i think gospel music resonates to such a degree to now, even its -- the music from the '30s and '40s no less than the current gospel artists right now, seems to me, has a certain almost undefinable something. i would say black music in general has a underpinning of the pain and freedom struggle of african-americans which continues through to this day. why it never real

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next, a look at our recent visit to waco, tx. you are watching a market history tv, every weekend, all weekend, on c-span three. ♪ >> one of the most disastrous tornadoes in modern history slices its way through the heart of waco, texas, leaving in its wake the spectacle of devastation described by one military man is that of a saturation bombing of a german city. the military joined civilians in the task of searching for victims in the huge mounds of rubble. even as these pictures were taken, the death toll at waco stood at 108 with 10 more in san angelo. equally hard-hit are waco's survivors where homes and cars -- suburbs where homes and cars are flattened. >> the morning of may 11, 1953, it was probably a typical spring day where the weather was overcast, and they predicted thunderstorms. you need to understand the fact that in 1953 there were meteorological studies that -- studies, but it wasn't easy to define. radars weren't the same. there's an old saying that the indians said you could never have tornado winds and bad wea

we continue now with our look at the history of waco.his is american history tv on c-span3. >> it is hard to imagine an essentially a modern day town where our grandparents or great-grandparents could've lived, it wasn't that long ago in 1916, where something like this could take place. scholars called these events spectacle lynchings. they took place mostly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. one of the interesting aspects of this horrendous lynching is it didn't occur in some backwoods village where everybody was poor and ignorant, but it was in what "the houston chronicle" called in their editorial after the lynching "the cultured, reputable town of waco" that was known for its many institutions of higher

are featuring waco, texas, home to the texas rangers museum. the texas rangers were established as a law enforcement agency to protect a newly colonized area of texas. c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing city history. alln more about waco weekend here on american history tv. >> it is hard to imagine an essentially a modern day town where our grandparents or great-grandparents could've lived, it wasn't that long ago in 1916, where something like this could take place. scholars called these events spectacle lynchings. they took place mostly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. one of the interesting aspects of this horrendous lynching is it didn't occur in some backwoods village where everybody was poor and ignorant, but it was in what "the houston chronicle" called in their editorial after the lynching "the cultured, reputable town of waco" that was known for its many institutions of higher education, including not only baylor university but two black colleges. it had the nickname of "the athens of texas

. >> watch all of our events for waco throughout the day on c-span. and in american history tv on c-span three. real tv-span's brings us the story of the 21st century. after the japanese attack on pearl harbor, resident frank when roosevelt asked the navy to greater motion picture that would document the historic event. the 82 minutes film you are about to see is a result of that order, completed in 1943, it was not what the president or navy brass were hoping for. the director, an accomplished cinematographer, hoped this would be his hollywood directorial debut. withlled the film fictionalized scenes, criticisms of maybe security in hawaii, racially insensitive views of japanese hawaiians, and reenactments done with miniature models in hollywood. theher producer took over product, and created a simpler, 34 minute version that was approved by the navy, and later won an academy award. this longer version of december 7 wasn't released until many years after world war ii, and was recently restored by the national archives. ♪ new departments present, to s

this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. over theb sides of the 45s we received. gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. it would only be the hits if that. the flipside would be heard even less. what we discovered quickly was how many of the b side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. ofre are very few databases gospel music. we did not know the sheer number of songs that have very overt songs like " there ain't no segregation in heaven." possessing one of those songs much less singing it was a dangerous thing in the deep south. you could get in trouble for a lot of things but singing that song out loud, that's a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame is set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers and honors 30 rangers who have made major contributions to the service or gave their lives under her relic circumstances. we have paintings and portraits of all those rangers. begin with stephen f austin. he is very successful with his rangers. toy fought not only managed make the

we continue now with our look at the history of waco. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> it is hard to imagine an essentially modern-day town where our grandparents or great-grandparents could have lived -- it wasn't that long ago -- where something like this could take place. events spectacle lynchings. they took place mostly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. one of the interesting aspects of this horrendous lynching is that it didn't occur at some little backwoods

learn more about waco and other stops on c-span.org/localcontent. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. to join a conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. each week american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up next, we take you inside the house wing of the u.s. capitol learn about the history of women in congress. in the second of a two-part program, we continued the story beginning in the 1940's with republican congresswoman clare booth luce. >> i'm farar elliott. i take care of a lot of the artifacts, the artwork, the objects that document the house's rich heritage. >> i'm matthew wasniewski, the historian at the house. my job is to collect biographical information on members, to gather data and lists and conduct oral history's. we answer reference questions that come from on the hill and off the hill. and we try to tell the story of the house which is this very big, very old institu

this we get, we visit waco, texas.to receive the vinyl to be digitized, to be saved, we began turning over the received. the 45 we -- gospelsic was not music was not widely heard in the white communities. the flipside would be heard even less. what we discovered quickly was sides weref the b- related to the civil rights movement. since there was no complete database of gospel music, we didn't know that. we didn't know the sheer number of songs that had overt seems like very no segregation in heaven type songs. at the time, singing the song like that was a dangerous thing in the deep south. singing that sort of song out loud was a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame the 175th in 1976 for anniversary of the rangers. it honors 30 rangers that made major contributions to the service or gave their lives under her rogue circumstances. circumstances. we have portraits of all those rangers. the begin with stephen f austin. austin was very successful with his rangers. they fought not only to make the area reasonably safe for

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive and saved, we began turning over that be sides of the 45s. gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. if it was, it would only be the hits, if that. the b side would be heard and even less. bewas incredible how many sides were related to the civil rights movement. we did not know the sheer number of songs that had very overt songs like "there ain't no segregation in heaven." listening to those songs was a dangerous thing in the south. singing that sort of song out loud, that is a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame was set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers. who made 30 rangers major contributions to the service or gave their lives under heroic circumstances. we have paintings or portraits of all those rangers. they began with stephen f austin. austin was very successful with his rangers. they fought not only managed to ,ake the area reasonably safe but when the texas war for independence broke out, the rangers played a major role and texas gaining i

a look at our recent visit to waco texas. you're watching american history on c-span3. >> the institute of texan culture down in san antonio said that the second-most well-known thing in texas is the texas rangers, the first thing is the alamo. they have had a long legacy. we are talking about 200 years of history, heritage, and upholding values of law and order. it is something that a lot of foreigners have taken two. we hear about ranger reenactment groups in ukraine, belgium, france. you name it. it all began with the innocent beginnings of just protecting their friends and family members from indians. it has grown and been adapted and it has developed into the law enforcement agency that we now compared to the f eif texas. in 1883 the texas rangers were established -- 1823 the texas rangers were established. given permission by the republic of mexico to ring the first 300. when they got here they quickly realized there was a need to protect the settlers. he asked for a group of 10 volunteers. if you didn't earn it, you di

we've partnered with time-warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> we began turning over the b sides of the 45s that we've received. first off, gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. and what it was, it would only be the hits if that. but the b or flip side would be heard even less, and what we discovered quickly was how many of the b side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. since there's very few databases, and none of them are complete on all gospel music, we didn't know that. we didn't know the sheer number of songs that had very overt songs like "there ain't no segregation in liheaven", that would be a dangerous thing to possess in the deep south. but singing that sort of song out loud? that's a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame. it was set up in 1976 for the 175th anverniversary of the rangers. we have paintings or portraits of all those rangers. they really begin with steven f. austin. austin was very successful with his rangers. they fought not only, managed to make the area reasonably safe fioricetlement from indian raids, but whe

authorities say patrick crawford was shot yesterday morning leaving kcen in waco.hamlian has the latest. >> good morning. >> reporter: the staff at kcen in waco, texas is still in shock this morning. shortly after meteorologist patrick crawford finished his morning weather, he was shot and wounded. he had just gotten to his car, a man walked up, pulled out a semi automatic handgun and fired several times. heavily armed police roped off the parking lot. crime scene technicians searching for clues counted 12 shell casings. authorities say after he was shot, he managed to drive a short distance, crashing near a group of construction workers who called for help. crawford told police he did not recognize his attacker. that morning, crawford posted a picture with his colleagues, holding a trophy for winning the ugly christmas sweater contest. later, co-workers tweeted patrick crawford is our superman, and posted images of the superman symbol. >> all of us are trying to be journalists but it is kind of hard to be journalists when one of your colleagues is in the hospital.

we partner with time warner cable to go to waco, texas. we began turning over the -- gospel music was not widely heard by the white community. but the flipside would be heard even last. but we discovered was how many were related to the civil rights movement. there are few databases. we didn't know the sheer number of songs that had very old nogs, "there ain't segregation and heaven." it was a dangerous thing to possess in the deep south. singing that sort of song out loud is a risk. quietly texas ranger hall of the was set up in 1976 for 175th anniversary of the rangers. it honors 30 rangers who made the service oro gave their lives under heroic circumstances. we have paintings or portraits of those rangers. we begin with stephen f austin. he was successful with his rangers. the fought not only to make area reasonable for indian raids but when the texas walker independence broke out, the rangers played a role in texas gaining independence by staving off the mexican army long enough to allow the colonists to build their own army and develo

. >>> patrick crawford was leaving the station near waco when a gunman walked up to him.efore the shots were fired. crawford drove away and flagged down a nearby construction worker. he was rushed to the hospital and taken into surgery. >> a school in kansas city has apologized for taking away a cane from an 8-year-old blind boy. the 8-year-old who was born with no eyes used the contain to hit another -- used the cane to hit another and it was taken away. he did get a write-up as punishment, but doesn't know why they would have taken away the thing he needs so much. >> he has been been through so much for 8 years. . >> the school district said it is working to rectify the situation. >> brand new information on the nypd chokehold case that fueled national protest. >> this man is missing, something happened to his car, it has police very concerned. the story coming up on "action news" at 6:00 a.m. >> it is now 5:55. we have a row of 5s. no longer, today's high is 44 degrees, the low tonight will get down to 33. >>> officials new york city are trying to negotiate the settlem

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. >>> now to the meteorologist, who was shot while leaving work at his waco tv station. police have a sketch of the suspect but they are searching for that man and his motive. ryan owens has the latest. >> this is a look at the gunman that police say tried to kill a tv weather man. >> a few passing clouds from time to time -- >> 25-year-old, michael crawford. he was shot several times wednesday morning when he got into his car in the station parking lot, police say that the gunman approached him from behind and they exchanged words and the suspect opened fire and then ran off. crawford managed to drive his car just far enough to flag down help. remarkably doctors say oh will make a full recovery. >> including his wife, mother, who is also a meteorologist at the same small station. >> he doesn't know the man that shot him and never met him before the parking lot confrontation, police have no other leads just the sketch and by now the man who for some reason wanted the weather man dead could be anywhere. ryan owens, abc news los angeles. >>> still ahead on "action news" at

happened in waco, texas, everybody knows where waco is.t is between dallas and austin, which is accurate. on the left of sleep there is patrick crawford, the meteorologist there with the nbc affiliate there, kcen. on the right of your screen is the suspect, or sketch of the suspect. that's not the actual suspect but a sketch. investigators say crawford was getting into his car when the suspect came up to him. they say the two men exchanged words, whatever that means, and then the suspect pulled out a gun and fired 13 rounds at the tv, weman's car and hit him three times. investigators say they think the suspect ran into the woods. a spokesman with the hospital tell us the meteorologist is in fair condition. will carr is in the west coast news hub. >> covered was able to -- crawford was able to start talking to authorities yesterday. that's how we got the sketch of the described gunman. supposed to be a white balding male in his mid-30s, wearing a dark hooded sweat shirt. crawford told police he had never seen his attacker before. as to the

police in waco say the suspect and patrick crawford exchanged words before gunfire erupted.h multiple gunshot pounwounde drove away, he flagged down a construction worker for help. those workers provided first aid and he's expected to be okay. >>> new details and video from the terrifying trance-pacific flight that hit turbulence. it flew through a storm, catching passengers and crew by surprise. [ screaming ] the plane made an emergency landing in tokyo where four passengers and a flight attendant were taken to the hospital. most of the 255 aboard arrived in dallas yesterday still shaken by their experience. >>> and watch the guy near the door of this florida walmart faking a heart attack. at the same time his accomplice -- there's a guy you'll see shortly wearing a red vest, pulls a shopping cart loaded with toys out of the store without paying the surveillance video any attention. well, the police did catch it. they tracked him down. they have both been arrested and are now facing theft charges. >>> police officers in st. louis, this bud's for you. a teenager being charge

police near waco released this sketch of someone they would like to talk to in the shooting of patrickwford. he's recovering in the hospital. he exchanged words with the suspect before shots were fired. >>> we're learning this morning just how terrifying a bird strike incident earlier in month was for passengers and those on the ground. officials have released 911 calls from the baltimore area. you can hear the pan nick their voices at the southwest airlines flight from san antonio struggled to land. >> an airplane just went over toward my house heading toward gibson island. she's going down. on fire. >> one of the motors was completely on fire. it sounded like fireworks going off. >> aboard the plane, one of the passengers remembered thinking that southwest has never had an accident and he's going to be a victim of its first. the plane did land safely. the passengers gave the crew a big round of applause. >>> dramatic moments on a -- as a camera, excuse me, captured as nevada police officer safes the life of a child choking on a piece of candy. frantic parents rushed their 3-year-old

we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the vinyl toe digitized, to be saved, we began turning over the .esides of the 45s gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. if it was, it would be the hits, if that. two ba -- to hear a flip side would be even less. what we discovered is how many of the b side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. since there are very few of gospel music, we did not know that. we did not know the sheer number of songs that had overt tones, like "there ain't no segregation in heaven" type of songs. singing was a dangerous thing in the deep south. you could get killed for a lot of things in the deep south, but singing that sort of song out loud, that is a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame was setup in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers and honors, at this point, 30 rangers who made major contributions through service or gave their lives under her rohit circumstances. we have paintings or portraits of all those rangers. austingin with stephen f . he was very succes

. >>> big one in the big 12 in waco. k-state and baylor. baylor up 24-7. bryce petty find iing the receir all alone. baylor, 31-17. then johnny jefferson picking up the slack at tailback. he takes it over from three yards out. 38-27, baylor wins. >>> tore big one in the big 12, tcu at home, taking on iowa state. and clearly looking for style points. how is this for style in trevone boykin, the backwards pass to daifl porter and he gets it back. look at at the purple shirts in front of him. a convoy of blockers, and he uses them. he scores. tcu up 7-0 early. they would pour it on in the second half. third quarter, 27-3. sam richardson for iowa state picked off. touchdown. 55-3. horn frogs clobber iowa state. >>> we go to the s.e.c. championship in atlanta. alabama, familiar territory for them. taking on mizzou. second year in a row for moi missouri. blake sims. airing it out for white. bama up 14-0 here in the second quarter. in the fourth quarter, this is when bama took over. they use the running game to do it. derek henry around the right side. not even t

throughout the day on book tv. -- watch all of our events from waco throughout the day on book tv. on wednesday, the memorial fund and the law enforcement museum hosted a panel discussion on police training in the use of .orce the event came hours after new york said there would be no indictment for the officers involved in the death of eric garner. they discussed the militarization of police department's and distrust between the police and african-american communities. this is just under two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is craig floyd and i would like to welcome you to the new series called conversations on law enforcement. the series focuses on topical law enforcement issues on the minds of many. tonight's conversation is entitled "when police shoot, a dialogue on the use of force." we are proud to be jointly hosting this event with a new and hopefully long-term partner, the memorial foundation, builders of the magnificent martin luther king jr. memorial. i want to begin by thanking our event sponsor, the target corporation, which has been one of our top supporters ove

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the vinyl to be digitized, to be saved, we began turning over the b sides of the 45s that we received. now, first off, gospel music was not widelyhead heard in the -- widely heard in the white community. but the flip side would be heard even less. and what we discovered quickly was how many of the b side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. since there was very few databases and none of them were complete on all gospel music, we didn't know that. we didn't know the sheer number of songs that had very overt songs like there ain't no segregation in heaven type songs. at a time when possessing one of those songs, much less singing it, was a very dangerous thing in the deep south. you could get away with a lot of things in the deep south, but singing that sort of song, well, that's a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame was set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers and honors, at this point, 30 rangers who have made major contributions to the service o

. >> the man that opened fire on a texas meteorologist in the parking lot of nbc's waco aphiladelphia wednesday remains on the run this morning. the meteorologist is still recovering from gunshot wounds but he's speaking out about his near fatal encounter with the shooter. >> the man that shot me didn't say many words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot. i didn't know him. hopefully the description that i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice for what he did and the crime that he committed. >> and check out this video making the rounds showing the late robin williams working with costars of night at the museum. why was he doing this? to get sky letter a date for his high school prom. >> he's a nice jewish boy. >> you're a nice jewish girl. >> we don't sound too much like that. >> no? >> no, but yeah appreciate the effort though. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> look at this. >> he's a good kid. good kisser. >> great kisser. >> i don't know that

learn more about waco and other stops on c-span.org/localcontent. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> swiss born confederate captain wirz was in charge of the andersonville prisoner of war camp where thousands of union prisoners died. the professor argues that his trial was framed in the context of slavery, but it has changed in 20th century events. this is hosted by the u.s. capitol historical society. we are going to try to get out rather than:30 4:45. i'm going to speak in a .runcated version of my talk both of us are going to be talking about andersonville and the trial of henry wirz. during the civil war, this set of photographs was published. as you can see, all of them are soldiers who have just come back from prisoners of war camps. looking really like nothing americans had ever seen, and in fact, looking like people that americans or the world with mostly not see again until the end of world war ii when people came out of places like buchenwald and auschwitz. these were truly frightening pictures.

the morning meteorologist was shot back on wednesday as he was leaving the waco tv station's parking never said a word to him. >> the man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. it was -- he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot at kcentv station. there was no interaction. i didn't know him. hopefully the description i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopeful that description is going to help to bring this person to justice. >> that is the police sketch of the suspect. he remains on the loose. crawford says he does not even know who he is. >> during one of the busiest travel times all year a baggage handler for delta is accused of helping to smuggle guns onto a flight. federal prosecutors say 18 guns were carried in a backpack on a flight from atlanta to j.f.k. on december 10th. the fbi says the man snuck the firearms past security to a former employee who got on the plane using a buddy pass. surveillance video and text messages implicate the two in the smuggling. both are under arrest and facing weapons charges. >> 4

. >>> a meteorologist in waco, texas, is in the hospital tonight after someone shot him outside his tv station. police say patrick crawford and the gunman got into in kind of argument in the parking lot this morning. crawford was shot several times but is expected to survive. police have made no arrests. >>> nascar driver kurt busch took his turn on the witness stand today. busch's ex-girlfriend has accused him of assaulting her in his motor home at dover international speedway. patricia driscoll has now asked for a no contact order while police investigate. today busch testified that driscoll showed up unannounced and refused to leave the motor home. he says he cupped her cheek and told her to leave. >>> her 30 days are up. a honduran-born woman has been holed up in a church in a month-long protest of a deportation order. her family hand delivered letters to immigration officials along with a petition with 6,000 signatures calling for an end to the deportation effort. the church lass helped with her stay in north philadelphia. >> what that tells us is that there are people across the

this time, we travel to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the vinyl to be digitized, to be savedwe began turning over the b side of the 45s we received. first of all, gospel music was not widely heard in the white community, and what was would only be the hits, if that. but the b side would be heard even less. what we discovered was how many of the b sides were directly related to the civil rights movement. there are very few databases, and none of them complete on gospel music. we did not know the sheer number of songs that had songs like "there ain't no segregation in heaven" type songs. possessing one of those songs, much less singing it, would have been a very dangerous thing in the south. it's a risk. the texas ranger hall of fame, it was set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers. it honors at this .30 rangers who've made contributions to the service, or gave their -- at , 30 rangers who made contributions the service or gave their lives in service. it begins with stephen f austin. successful with his rangers. they fought not only to make the onlyreasonably saf

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the morning meteorologist was shot on wednesday as he was leaving the waco tv station's parking lot. that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. it was -- he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot of kcen-tv station. there was no reaction. i didn't know him. hopefully the description that i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice. >> this is the police sketch of the suspect. he remains on the loose. crawford says he does not even know who the guy is. >> the south jersey college student suing her estranged parents for out of state tuition has gone back to court. 21-year-old kaitlyn ricci asked a judge to find her parents in contempt of court because they will not pay the $16,000. a judge denied the motion and said he won't make anyone pay until an appeal as played out. the current new jersey case law forces divorced parents to contribute to their children's >> time now is 5:57. police in the lehigh valley come up with a bunch of drugs, guns, cash and cars.

police in waco say the suspect and patrick crawford exchanged words before gunfire erupted.was hit several times, but he is expected to be okay. it's not clear whether the two men knew each other. >>> in southern california, a police chase for a stolen car suspect. the black bmw led cops through los angeles streets and on two freeways. it was even driven on a sidewalk at one point and blew through three busy intersections. police caught up with it on the pacific coast highway in malibu where the suspect quickly surrendered. >>> about 50 miles south of there, police investigating a fatal traffic collision. at least one person was killed and about a dozen others injured some critically when a car ran a red light and struck them as it drove through the intersection. it's believed most of those had just attended a holiday service at a church. the car that hit them ultimately collided head-on with another vehicle. the driver who hit those people was taken into custody. >>> we're going to turn to some weather now. light snow early today in kansas and missouri. flurries possible in

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crawford was shot ne parking lot of his waco television station after an argument with the gunman. he is hospitalized in stable condition. >>> later today president obama carrying out two holiday traditions. first he will hold his annual end of the year news conference at the white house where he will answer questions on cuba and the cyber attacks. then the family will jet off to hawaii for a 17-day christmas vacation. >> thank you very much, heather. a point of clarification, the weather man shot in texas is still alive. he is in critical condition. >> 13 minutes after the hour. coming up straight ahead, a professor suspended for standing up for his student with a conservative point of view at a catholic university. that professor not giving up without a fight. he joins us live. >> check your medicine cabinet. something you have in there right now could be the secret to a longer life. is it the blue pill? still hunting for some great last minute gifts? you'll find'em at bass pro shops. get carhartt fleece beanies for only 5 bucks. save 33% on redhead men's everest hikers. and reme

this happened in waco, texas.rd, weatherman at kcen, was shot at least 13 times. and it happened in the parking lot of the studio. he managed to get into his car. he drove away. he flagged down a construction worker for help. crawford is in stable condition. 13 times. >>> a brand-new disaster for the nfl. the 49ers releasing defensive lineman ray mcdonald over allegations of sexual assault. last month mcdonald was investigated for domestic violence case against his pregnant fiance. now a second woman is claiming that she was assaulted by mcdonald. no charges have been filed. the 49ers have had enough. >> ray's demonstrated a pattern of poor decision making that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this football team that really can no longer be tolerated. >> this case is the first to test the league's new personal conduct policy following the ray rice and adrian peterson scandals. >>> and we were talking about this, toronto man may have met his match. last month we told you about this guy off

this weekend, we have partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the final to be saved -- the vinyl to be saved, we began turning over the b sides. gospel music was not hurt in the white community. it would only be the hits, if that. the flipside would be heard even less. what we discovered quickly was how many of the b sides songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. there are very few databases and none complete on gospel music. we did not know that. we did not know the sheer number songs likeat have "there ain't no segregation in a time type songs at when possessing one of the songs much less singing it was a very dangerous thing in the deep south. you could get in trouble for a lot of things the deep south. singing that sort of song out loud was a risk. >> the texas ranger hall of fame was set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers. it honors 30 rangers who made major contributions to the service or gave their lives under her book circumstances. --heroic circumstances. we have paintings or portraits of all of

ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: patrick crawford just finished the early morning shift in wacotexas. it was a fun morning. he just won an ugly christmas sweater contest over his colleagues at the anchor desk. proudly posting these pictures on facebook. but when the 35-year-old walked to the parking lot, something happened that he could never predict. >> gentleman walked up and started firing at him. multiple times, striking the vehicle and him. >> reporter: he drove his bullet-ridden car far enough to flag down construction workers who gave him first aid and called 911. he was a weather man in new orleans and is in stable condition at a texas hospital. at his side, his wife, a meteorologist at the same station. >> heat index not playing a big role. >> reporter: this morning the gunman is on the loose. and just as elusive, his motive. >> for him to be out there. nobody knows where he went. >> reporter: police say he walked up behind crawford as he was getting in his car. the victim tells investigators he didn't recognize the gunman, a white man between 30 and 35 with a receding