for the state of the african union where the goals set out say in seventeen minutes rewind returns with brand new episodes updating some of the best al-jazeera documentaries from over the years the biggest names in politics in business will meet in the swiss alps for the world economic forum what will be talk of the agenda. engages in rigorous debate cutting through the headlines on up front and in a week of special coverage will be gauging reaction from around the world to america's most controversial president of modern times january. a u.s. requested u.n. security council meeting on recent protests in iran looks set to stop this despite russia's attempt to stop it. at all and acknowledge this is a lie from london also.

for the thirtieth assembly of the african union where the goals set out say in twenty seventeen minutes rewind returns with brand new episodes updating some of the best al-jazeera documentaries from over the years the biggest names in politics in business will meet in the swiss alps for the world economic forum what will be talk of the agenda. engages in rigorous debate cutting through the headlines on all fronts and in the week our special coverage will be gauging reaction from around the world to america's most controversial president of modern times january. first. al-jazeera where ever your. news has never been more and vailable but the message is a simplistic and misinformation is rife the listening post provides a critical. counterpoint challenging main stream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera. and live from studio fourteen here at al-jazeera headquarters in doha fully back to bow welcome to the news great unprecedented protests against the greek orthodox patriarch overshadow christmas celebrations in bethlehem he's accused of selling.

assembly of the african union where the goals set out say in twenty seventeen minutes rewind returns with brand new episodes updating some of the best al-jazeera documentaries from over the years the biggest names in politics in business will meet in the swiss alps for the world economic forum what will be talk of the agenda. engages in rigorous debate cutting through the headlines on the front and in a week of special coverage will be gauging reaction from around the world to america's most controversial president of modern times january. you are making very pointed remarks where on line the main u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been to criminalize or if you join us on say no evil person just wakes up of it in the morning and say i want to color the world in darkness this is a dialogue that could be what's leading to some of the confusion about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera where every. palestinians protest the arrival of the greek patriarch at over

union members, and talked about, you know, these hard -- as he put it, hardworking police and barber shop workers and beauticians who are revolting against not just african-american unrest, but also the kind of pointy headed overeducated elites. it was in that sense a modern campaign. we do see the republican party today much of its strength still remains in the south. not just the deep south, but also the border states, and that has -- and that really happened in the '60s, it happened over time, you do see by the end of the '68 election, you do see the republican party in the south and dominant. >> very quick follow-up, are there parallels between '68 and 2016? >> history doesn't repeat itself, and it's hard to create these analogies, because the issues in '68 were different from the issues today. for instance, the issue of trade, immigration, having said th that, donald trump -- while nixon repeat ed this notion of american carnage and crisis, i'm the voice for the forgotten americans. he really used some of that language, used some of those ideas, and i do think that some of trump

but he did make explicit appeals to white voters both in the south, but also in the industrial north, union members, and talked about these hard , as he put it, these hard-working police and barbershop workers and beauticians who were revolting against not just african-american unrest, but also the kind of pointy-headed, over-educated elites. ad it was in that sense modern campaign that resonates in our politics today, but we do see the republican party today, much of its strength still remains in the south. not just of the deep south, but also the border states. and that has, and that really happened in the 1960's, it happened over time, but you do see by the end of the 1968 election, you do see the republican party in the ascendance essentially in the south and dominant. host: a quick follow-up. our their parallels to the george wallace 1968 voters and the donald trump voters in 2016? guest: i will caveat by saying history does not repeat itself and it is hard to create these analogies, because the issues in were different than the issues 1968 today. like the issues of trade. immigration

against not just african-american unrest, but educated elites. it was, in essence, a modern campaign. we do see the republican party today, much of its strength still remains in the south. not just of the deep south, but the border states. and at that really happened in the 60's, it happened over time. you do see by the end of the 1960 election, you do see the republican party in the ascendance in the south and dominance. >> a quick follow-up. are there parallel to the george wallace 1968 voters and the donald trump voters? >> i will caveat by saying history does not repeat itself and it is hard to equate these analogies because the issues in 68 were different than the issues today. like the issues of trade. immigration that donald trump used. much of thethat, language -- for example, donald trump, as nixon appropriate a george wallace's themes in 1968, donald and didplicitly said appropriate's on richard nixon themes. on american carnage, american -- american crisis. he used that language and used those ideas. i think that some of trump's populi

only issue he appealed to and he did make explicit appeals to white voters in the south and industrial union members and talked about these hard, as he put it, kind of hardworking police and barbershop workers and beauticians who were revolting against not just african-american unrest, but also the pointy-headed over-educated elites. it was in that sense a modern campaign that resonates in our politics today, but we do see the republican party today, much of its strength still remains in the south, want just the deep south, but also the border states and that has -- that happened in the '60s and it happened over time, but you do see by the end of the 1968 election you do see the republican party in the ascendance essentially in the south and dominant. >> a very quick follow up. are there parallels to the george wallace voter in 1968 and the donald trump voter in 2016? >> i caveat it by saying history doesn't repeat itself and you know, it's hard to sort of create these analogies because the issues in '68 were different from the issues today, for example, the issue of trade that donald trump

and union members. and talked about these hard- working, police and barbershop workers who revolted against not just african-american unrest but the pointy-headed overeducated elite. it was in that sense a modern campaign. we do see the republican party today, much of the strengths remains in the south but the border states as well. that really happened in the 60s and it happened over time. but we do see by the end of the 1968 election, you see the republican party in the south. and dominic. >> are there parallels between the george wallace voter and the donald trump motor? back >> history does repeat itself. it's hard to make the analogy because the issues are so different. immigration -- but having said that, much of the language, for example, donald trump -- donald trump explicitly said and actually did appropriate richard nixon's theme on law and order. the notion of americans are in crisis. they are the forgotten americans. he used some of those ideas and i do think that some of trump's so-called a

to, but he did explicit appeals to white voters, both in the south and also in the industrial north, union members, and talked about these hard, as he put it, hard- working police shop workers and beauticians who were revolting against not just african- american unrest, but also the kind of pointy-headed overeducated elites and it was that sense of a modicum pain that resonates in our politics today, but we do see the republican party today, much of the strength still remains in the south, not just the deep south but also the border states, and that really -- it happened in the 60s, it happened over time, but you do see by the end of the 1968 election, you do see the republican party in the sentence, essentially, in the south, and dominant. >> are the parallels to the george wallace voter in 1968 and the donald trump voter in 2016? >> the caveat, history does not repeat itself, and it is hard to create these analogies because the issues and 68 were different from the issues today, for example the issue of trade, immigration, but having said that, much of the language, force or example, don

the 14th andpite 15th amendments the reconstruction failed to solidify the promise of african-american equality in poor leadership of andrew johnson. here is a preview. >> when the southern states secede from the union, johnson's own state of tennessee secedes, but he stays at his post in the united states senate , defying the secessionists. his tennessee is reoccupied by aderal forces and lincoln points johnson the military governor of tennessee. it is one of the few successes that lincoln can boast. choosing johnson to be his running mate seemed like a perfectly logical thing, until it turned out it wasn't a perfectly logical thing. they started to see signs early on. johnson shows up for his all, hetion -- first of wrote and said "do i really have to come for the inauguration?" that was not a question you wanted to be asking. you have to be here. it and hes for has a cold. he has been self-medicating with whiskey. sworn into office in a senate chamber and delivers a long, rambling address that makes it clear that the man is drunk. it is so bad that hannibal says you are done. going

alexandra was union occupied during the war and if blacks came from slavery into the area they could remain free. that was her mission, that was her struggle for purpose. she then became one of the first generation offices female government workers at the patent office, worked for suffrage, and coming from very quiet backound, left a pretty momentous life. >> thank you. eugene meyer, grew up in long island in the suburbs and since january 2004 has been free lance writer. he work for three decades at the "washington post" as a reporter and an editor, he has had more than bylines at the "new york times." u.s. newsu.s. news and world reo been the editor of the quarterly b' nai brith magazine since 2009. his writing is closely connected to his love of history. likes to talk about where people live and work and travel and likes to write but the dynamic changes of cities especially. guess washington, dc. over his long career he has interviewed justice thurgood marshall, covered antiwar protests, spent jimmy cart's' presidential christmas in plains, georgia, and gone crabbing and oystering

orphans we didn't know what else to do with them so protesting to the union army that was responsible for affairs leave you heard about harriet jacobs and had escaped avery the two had met in the 1840s when harriet came down early 1863 so they became partners and allies. one ofca the things i liked about this as i was working on it it really was a black woman in a white woman working together as partners and that doesn't happen often in that time. >> i don't know as much about but i understand she did have more present or awareness of what she was doing?ce >> she had written a narrative about her experience as the life of a slave girl that is available even now and i encourage people to read this. writing articles for the liberator which was the abolitionist newspaper of the day. so she knew it she was getting herself into. >> what about race relations? was there a big change in her awareness of race relations when she started to come down dealing with former slaves? >> up north it was easy to romanticize i am here to help but when she came down and started to hear people's stories or

she was working for the rights of african-americans, it was union occupied. and into that area, they could remain free. that was her mission, her struggle for purpose. she was one of the first generations of female government workers, works for suffrage so coming from quiet background, and a pretty momentous life. >> thank you very much. eugene meyer grew up in the suburbs. since january 2004 has been freelance writer, he worked for three decades at the washington post as a reporter and editor, he had 50 bylines in the new york times, he worked with bethesda magazine as a contributing editor. us news and world report, has also been the editor of the quarterly tme magazine since 2009. gene's writing is connected to his love of history, a sense of place about where people live, work and travel and the dynamic changes of the city especially. i guess washington dc. over his long career he interviewed justice thurgood marshall, discovered antiwar protests, spent jimmy carter at last presidential christmas in georgia and gone crabbing and oyster ring with maryland

often viewed as a safer, freer places a place where charleston's example there was a black majority and union army and at that point it showed some interest in protecting african-americans from ex- confederate so that is one small migration story. another two is the emancipation and celebration and to get at the movement question a little bit one thing we have tracked and surprised by is that even after reconstruction and south carolina's redeemed white conservative take back control drive african-american political office that for a while these emancipation celebrations hold on and they would have them several times a year. the biggest one happened on january 1, known as emancipation day and lincoln signed the proclamation. but the july was also an emancipation and a black holiday in charleston for dozens and dozens of years. why proposition didn't want to celebrate being inan the united states at all african-american said we like this idea of liberty and maybe it will applyr to us now. effectively this is our holiday and they would have huge celebrations in public spaces that before the civ

union in ethiopia said the visit is proof of close ties between the united states and africa syrian activists opposed to video showing what looks like a chlorine gas attack in eastern do it it comes after another video emerged appearing to show phosphorus bombs being dropped on the enclave syrian government forces almost three weeks into a major offensive on the rebel stronghold rallies are being held around the world to mark international women's day this was the scene in spain's capital madrid as thousands of women joined a twenty four hour strike an estimated five million people took part calling for gender equality and tens of thousands of people in argentina's capital have been demanding the legalization of abortion many wore green handkerchiefs in support of the abortion rights movement those are the headlines the news continues after rebel geeks. as poverty and desperation sweep across all he just settlements women and girls are being bought sold and given away in refugee camps when he used investigates yet another dark side of the crisis at this time on al jazeera digital te

trump alledgedly referring to african nations at s-blank hole countries calling the statement disappointing and hurtful. >>> president trump is expected to highlight his achievements during the annual state of the union address on tuesday. here's a look ahead. >> mr. speaker, the.of the united states! >> reporter: it's that time of the year again, the president's state of the union address, the first one for donald trump happening this tuesday. the white house says this year's speech will focus on five main areas, the economy, infrastructure, immigration, trade and national security. the president is expected to praise his tax cuts and efforts to deregulate business saying they are responsible for a roaring economy that benefits everybody. mr. trump may also outline his thoughts on the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> the president's proposal of allowing 1.8 billion d.r.e.a.m.iers a pathway forward is a huge step in the right direction. >> reporter: this speech comes in the wake of the russia investigation including bombshell reports that trump tried to fire special counsel robert mueller. back

the african union put out a statement demanding a retraction and apology quote, not only to the africans but to all people of african decent around the globe and the governments of haiti summon the top u.s. officials at the embassies to ask for an explanation for the president's words. >> the president also canceled his visit to london saying he was unhappy with the new u.s. embassy there and the president trying to connect the decision on that new embassy to former president obama? >> reporter: the visit to london had been widely reported to be happening next month. the president said that he was doing this was cancelling on twitter because the bad deal that the u.s. got on the new embassy there. but this embassy was started, the move was started by the bush administration, not by president obama. >> jon karl leading us off. thank you. >>> the powerful winter storm tonight at this hour. more than 70 million in the path from mississippi to maine. more than 40 vehicles involved in a pileup on interstate 40. temperatures are about to plunge more than 30 degrees and here's eva pilgrim on th

and the african union wants an apology not just to the africans but to all the people of african descent around the globe. at a town hall meeting in iowa, republican senator chuck grassley had to answer concerns from his constituents about the comman >> i'm not president of the united states. i'm a check on the president of the united states. that's my constitutional responsibility. and i guess i am going to do what i can under our constitution to make sure that nothing bad happens to our country. >> lawmakers under fire there. david wright joins us from florida. we are days away from a possible government shutdown. this breakdown on immigration and the president's slur could have a real impact on that, david. >> reporter: that's right, cecilia. the federal government is due to run out of money on friday and the democrats hope to use that as leverage to get the deal they want. both the house and the national are out for the holiday weekend so only a few days left to fashion a compromise. and they don't seem anywhere close. cecilia. >> the clock is ticking. thank you, david. >>> this week

he said we'll never forget the african-americans who suffered slavery. on that day, a union army general declared the end of the civil war and that all remaining slaves were free. new at 11:00, verizon no longer selling information that reveals location of its customers. so-called data brokers had been buying the information, and, in turn, selling it to other companies. the practice drew criticism from privacy advocates because customers have no way of knowing whether nay are being tracked. >>> the u.s. patent and trademark office has issued patent number 10 million, and look, here it is. the office announced today that 10 million patent is used for vehicles to medical imaging devices. a defense contractor owns patent 10 million, and a good chunk of pa tents in the u.s. come from the tech industry. >>> tens of thousands of people will head to sonoma this weekend, and not for the wine. it's for nascar weekend meaning crews are hard at work preparing for this week, and it's all happens right now. we'll check in with abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield who i

a union says african americans faced discrimination regularly. at a hearing in september employees told personal stories. they say african american workers are paid less and more likely to be fired. after the issue came to life created two human resources positions to recruit diverse employees. >>> a solemn university in san francisco. 40 years ago today a board of supervisors member assassinated and supervisor harvey milk. >> it has been 38 hours since the two leaders died cht the chaos captured again. >> that was the report on abc 7. that was ton day of the shooting. this afternoon city leaders will gather on this 40th anniversary for a commemorative event. london breed is expected to attend. the event will highlight nay had on san francisco. he was the first openly gay elected official in california history. >>> black friday, cyber monday now giving tuesday, the way you can join the movement today and share with those less fordotuna. >> how an american is being linked to the scientific scandal. >>> plus, midair madness, what happened after he

the president trying to make amends writing he deeply respects africa. >>> the state of the union can be viewed here at 7:00. >>> angelina jolie made a call for peace and to end the civil war in syria today. she serves as a special envoy as high commissioner for refugees. the war began 8 years ago and hundreds of thousands have been killed. another 5 million have e escaped to nearby countries and she wishes they could return to their home land. >> a viable political settlement is the only way to create the conditions for syrians to return to their home, to tend suffering and the strain on host countries. >> both u.s. and russian forces are involved in trying to end the civil war. >>> police arrested vladimir putin's top political rival in russia today. he was barred from running for president before being taken into custody. his party has called for a for a protest in the elections. >>> impatience can be a dangerous thing. look closely here. dash cam video captured a truck driver north of fort lauderdale, florida avoiding a crash with a high speed train. the truck went around another

history and is an advisor to the mock trial club and black student union. >> he expresses liberal viewpoints in a conservative area and has become a target of slander sometimes within the student body. >> it's against police brutality and unjust killing of african americans armed and unarmed. he's a voice for students on the campus. and if he goes he's an adult. >> he was being an adult bully. >> reporter: this man's daughter said she was afraid of mr. rust. >> she was afraid her 4.0 might be in danger because of participation in the rotc program. >> reporter: he is incredibly proud of his students and overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. in an effort to keep mr. rust, students have started an online petition which is more than 12,000 signatures from people all over the country. in brentwood, kate larson, abc7 news. >> nba player sterling brown says he's going to take legal action against the milwaukee police department. the department released body kamm video today showing the bucks player being arrested and tased in january. watch. >> taser, taser, taser. >> you can hear brown groanin

the lawsuit claims the dwr encouraged a culture of corruption and subjected african-american employees and women to a hostile work environment. >>> could be a lot of tension in tonight's special meeting of the all a alarock union school district. in particular, they're upset over the board's contract with deltera real estate that has spent millions of dollars mismanaging the construction funds. >> standing up and telling this board that they need to separate themselves from their relationship with a contractor under criminal investigation, that is taking dollars from our children and their educational needs. >> the community members plan to stage a rally before the meeting which gets under way at 6:00 tonight. >>> new concerns today about the deadly flu epidemic. >> right now, influenza is everywhere. >> the urgent need hospitals have. >>> the big commitment compaapp making to the u.s. and the big bucks they're planning to spend. >> we'll take you inside for a look at progress. >>> speaking of progress, not much if you're southbound on 101 in stan jose, if you're going northbound, you'

. >> a union representing many city employees says african-americans face skrimgs discrimination regularly. they say african-american workers are paid less and more likely to be fired. after the issue came to light, mayor breed created two new position to create more diversity. >>> 28-year-old ian long shot and killed these 12 people in thousand oaks earlier this month. long also died. today investigators will reveal new information about the timeline of the attack. detectives have talked to hundreds of witnesses and gathered bullet indicationings and surveillance video as they try to piece together what happened. today's news conference will be the first since the mass shooting. >>> in the south bay san jose's police chief says the action of officers who exchanged gunfire with an armed felon were nothing but heroic. they took a man into custody after a standoff that lasted for hours. chief garcia said three officers who responded to the bhan a gun were met with gunfire. says one ground. tactical officers used tear gas. he suffered a gunshot wound and a dog bite by k-9 unit. >>> it's givin

in african american employment. >>> the protest in los angeles was scheduled on the 50th anniversary of dr. martin luther king, jr.'s assassination. he was killed at the lorraine motel in memphis, tennessee. thousands of people gathered there yesterday and held a moment of silence as a bell rang 39 times. once for each year of his life. 39. >>> switch gears now and talk about weather. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you are going to have to get ready for rain over the next few days. >> the key is get ready for it. when it comes in, it's going to be too late to try to stop it ordeal with it. let's talk about what's going on as far as the wet weather. it's all to our north right now from about, say, medford to vancouver. we're looking at walnut creek. south on 680 this morning. gray, yeah it's going to be a cloudy day. pretty mild. evening rain develops. tonight the rain spreads and becomes moderate to heavy. i have a couple of dry days in my extended sunday and monday. that means there's five days of wet weather in april? pretty impressive. le

the african union wants an apology, not just to the africans, but it all the people of african descent around the globe. at a town hall meeting in ioiowa, republican senator chuck grass lee had to answer concerns to his constituents about the commander in chief. >> are you personally concerned? >> i'm not president of the united states. that's my constitutional responsibility and i guess i'm going to do what i can under a constitution, make sure that nothing bad happens to our country. >> david wright, abc news, west palm beach. >>> the president's vulgar comments on immigration are still a hot topic, of course, for discussion on capitol hill this morning. coming up on this week with george stephanopoulos, a one-on-one interview with georgia representative john lewis. you'll hear from senator david purdue who is depending the president. this week starts at 8:00 right after "good morning america." >>> wild winter weather continues across much of the country. a coastal storm is causing temperatures to drop in the northeast as millions are under flood watch. southern states like louisiana

he delivered a jeweeulogy while standing beside clark's older brother. >> we came for >> the union representing the police officers called the shooting justified. they claim clark took a, quote, shooting stance when officers confronted him. >>> three wrongful death lawsuits have been filed by victims of the montecito mud slides. they're suing utility company southern california edison. the civil lawsuits allege that the company's failure to maintain electrical facilities caused the thomas fire to break out in december and that fire in turn created the conditions for the deadly mud slides in january. southern california edison won't comment on the lawsuits until the investigation into what caused the thomas fire is complete. >>> well, cancer warning signs will soon be going up in coffee shops near you. a los angeles judge has ruled that coffee products sold in california must carry cancer warning labels, because a chemical compound produced in the roasting process may be a carcinog carcinogen. a nonprofit group has sued coffee roasters. distributors and retailers under a state law that require s

and unjust killings of african-americans and unarmed minorities. he's a voice for minority students on campus. if he goes, we lose our voice. >> students against the transfer started an online petition which has more than 12,000 signatures from people all over the country. >>> tesla says the model s that crashed into a pond in castro valley killing the driver was not on auto pilot. danville musician and chemical engineer keith leon died in the crash. his body was found by the dive team inside the car sunday night. it was submerged in a pond off crow canyon road. chp investigators are trying to determine if he was possibly impaired or speeding at the time. >>> two people are recovering after breathing smoke from a fire on double decker tour bus in san francisco. sky 7 over that scene at columbus avenue and vallejo street. crews managed to put out the fire minutes after it started before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. two passengers had to be treated for moec inhalation. >>> two fishermen are okay this morning after they got pulled to safety from their si

union reps say the study showed a large gap between the system's highest paid and lowest paid workers, as well as decline in african american employment. >>> happening today, cal train officials will hold a special meeting to discuss a budget shortfall. they're forecasting a $25.4 million budget gap for the 2019 fiscal year. member agencies may need to cover the cost. here's the proposal they're considering. san francisco needs to pay an additional $7 million. san mateo, about $7.6 million. vta, $10.7 million. >>> next at 6:30, rain is on the way. the work happening this morning to protect vulnerable areas from flooding when the storm hits. >>> the investigation into the shooting at youtube and we're hearing from the shooter's father. his message for the victims. >>> it looks like facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will be in the hot seat not once but twice. i'll explain next. >>> a live look outside right now. dry right now on the bay bridge. not this time tomorrow. as you start your day, keep on as you start your day, keep on top of weather and traffic with internet. but not just [ any in

the african union wants an apology, not just to the africans, but to all the people of african descent around the globe. at a town hall meeting in iowa, republican senator chuck grassley had to answer concerns from his constituents about the commander in chief. >> are you personally concerned? >> i'm not president of the united states. i'm a check on the president of the united states. that's my constitutional responsibility and i guess i'm going to do what i can under a constitution, make sure that nothing bad happens to our country. >> david wright, abc news, west palm beach. >>> the president's vulgar comments on immigration are still a hot topic, of course, for discussion on capitol hill this morning. coming up on this week with george stephanopoulos, a one-on-one interview with georgia representative john lewis. you'll hear from senator david purdue who is depending the president. this week starts at 8:00 right after "good morning america." >>> wild winter weather continues across much of the country. a coastal storm is causing temperatures to drop in the northeast as millions are

he's also not attending the state of the union address later this month. >>> according to fortune magazine, the san francisco-based company is launching a campaign to promote tourism in haiti, and african countries. in a series of tweets, they shared photos of destinations in those countries. airbnb wants to encourage more travelers to visit these beautiful and special places. >>> let's head down to the south bay. in the valley, we're in the mid to upper 40s. you start to head up in the hills, los altos 50. lows gat toes, 51. there are mild temperatures or air waiting for us heading through afternoon hours. most of us in the mid to upper 40s until alameda, san francisco and half moon bay at 50. we have 51 in san carlos and bodega bay at 53 degrees. believe it or not, temperatures are warmer than yesterday. san mateo bridge, no fog here. most of the fog is in the inland valleys of the north bay and the east bay. caution on the roads this morning. mass transit, there is a chance of light showers. if you're heading home during the evening commute and on the bay, we'll say caution because it i

and the unjust killings of african-americans and unarmed minorities. he's a voice for the minority students on campus. if he goes, we lose our voice. >> students against the transfer have started an online petition which has more than 12,000 signatures from people all over the country. >>> tesla says the model s that crashed into a pond in castro valley killing the driver was not an auto pilot. the body was found by an alameda county sheriff's dive time inside the car on sunday night. it was submerged in a pond off crow canyon road. chp investigators are trying to determine if he was possibly impaired or speeding at the time. >>> two people are recovering after breathing smoke from a fire on a double deck are tour bus in san francisco. you can see the scorch marks. the crews did manage the put out the fire minutes after it started just before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. two passengers had to be treated for smoke inhalation. t >>> two fishermen are doing all right this morning after being pulled to safety from their sinking boat. it started taking on wate

many happened to be freed slaves or african-americans who served in the union army. >> the parade is wonderful. it's a wonderful event for the community, and it's great for the kids to come out and see history. >> yesterday's parade also included groups from local schools and cultural organizations. >>> happening today in san francisco, a long-standing tradition to celebrate italians it's the 150th annual heritage parade. i'm guessing there's some food, too. the event recognizes the accomplishments and culture of all italian-americans. the parade is free. it starts at 12:30 at the foot of jefferson and powell streets mornings, a pint-sized version of "dancing with the stars." a preview of tonight's premiere. >>> and you can see a beautiful shot over the bay from our roof camera. the sun is just coming up. if you take a look at the bottom right corner of your screen, 68 degrees in san francisco. a warm morning, and lisa argen has a look at your entire sunday forecast throughout the bay. >>> at noon it would be 72 degrees, a nice day today. and at 3:00 land of blue jeans. muscle cars.

claiming a disproportionate share of african americans are passed over. >> the harassment, bullying and blatant terror is what i have experienced. >> supervisors including jane kim and sandra lee announced they will be holding hearings to investigate these problems. >> an iconic san francisco church is being stripped of its pastors. glide memorial united methodist church is facing upheaval. carolyn tyler has the story. >> we are working on getting carolyn's story for you. >> reporter: attracts both celebrities and the ordinary. and for its charismatic reverend who retired after 50 years but keeps on going. >> with this new bishop, that entirely legacy is being child. >> reporter: she and the trustees received notice from the bishops that glide's clergy, the two you see seated on the left will be reaseensigned and replaced. >> i know today is a hard day. >> reporter: the church hierarchy declined on to state why this is being done. >> she brings in more conservative religious philosophy with her. and we feel that it is not in line with glide's values. >> reporter: sources tell us there i

they started a petition to keep rust at heritage high and they're going to liberty union high school district's board meeting tonight in protest. >>> in san francisco, there's a push to rename this playground ought the edge of presidio. it's named after former congressman julius khan who represented san francisco in the early 1900s and authored a ban on chinese immigration. today the san francisco bored of supervisors public safety and neighborhood services committee approved a name change. the full board will vote on the matter early next month. >>> in santa rosa today, police and park authorities served notice on a homeless encampment. people have to move. the question though is where are they going to go? as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, the answer, while unknown, is likely to be familiar. >> reporter: in santa rosa, like many california cities -- >> hello, park ranger, anyone in the tent? >> reporter: they have done this before, they'll do it again. >> you do have to vacate immediately. >> reporter: we're along the joe. redata jail, a homeless damp where residents

history and is an advisor to the mock trial club and black student union. >> he expresses liberal viewpoints in a conservative area and has become a target of slander sometimes within the student body. >> it's against police brutality and unjust killing of african americans armed and unarmed. he's a voice for students on the campus. and if he goes he's an adult. >> he was being a adult bully. >> reporter: this man's daughter said she was afraid of mr. rust. >> she was afraid her 4.0 might be in danger because of participation in the rotc program. >> reporter: he is incredibly proud of his students and overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. in an effort to keep mr. rust, students have started an online petition which is more than 12,000 signares from people all over the country. in brentwood, kate larson, abc7 news. >> nba player sterling brown says he's going to take legal action against the milwaukee police department. the department released body kamm video today showing the bucks player being arrested and tased in january. watch. >>taser, taser, taser. >> you can hear brown groaning. t

they started a petition to keep rust at heritage high and they're going to liberty union high school district's board meeting tonight in protest. >>> in san francisco, there's a push to rename this playground ought the edge of presidio. it's named after former congressman julius khan who represented san francisco in the early 1900s and authored a ban on chinese immigration. today the san francisco bored of supervisors public safety and neighborhood services committee approved a name change. the full board will vote on the matter early next month. >>> in santa rosa today, police and park authorities served notice on a homeless encampment. people have to move. the question though is where are they going to go? as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, the answer, while unknown, is likely to be familiar. >> reporter: in santa rosa, like many california cities -- >> hello, park ranger, anyone in the tent? >> reporter: they have done this before, they'll do it again. >> you do have to vacate immediately. >> reporter: we're along the joe. redata jail, a homeless damp where residents

to intimidate and sub apology gate african-americans. on nfl players. get that son of a pitch off the field now. he's fired. he's fired. orph on puerto rico. they want everything done with them. they are puerto ricans. they are american citizens. they lost everything. they by and large have moved to florida and come november, they most likely will vote. they also 1427 of them, the puerto rican government announced this week, died in hurricane maria. this is probably one of the most egregious among many egregious things. at a white house ceremony honoring native americans heros. they have a representative in congress say was here a long time ago, they call her pocahontas. this was said in the oval office by the president of the united states and to make matters worse, that portrait you see there over the man's head here on the right. that's a portrait of andrew jackson. a slave owner who instituted the indian removal act that led to trail of tears and death. why are we having all these people from shit hole countries come here? another de

the african union to the united states and several african ambassadors to the united nations, and the ambassador to the united nations also asked for a retraction and apology for trump's remarks. let's not forget that trump made those remarks during a policy proposal meeting with seven members of congress, all male, all white, and one hispanic, by the way, wanting to strike a deal on the lottery program while protecting countries already in the program. the pitch by senators dick durbin and lindsay graham was a continuation of what was meant to be a bipartisan effort to protect immigrants shielded by daca. there are about 800,000 undocumented young people in the united states currently that are protected by daca. there are about 11 million undocumented people living and working in the country skpbgs that's $11 million out of approximately 323 million people in the united states, in the total population. as we enter the fourth day of the latest trump controversy, it's important to remember is the policies and what those policies have for people. joining us is our panel. stephanie, i wi

white people, african-americans, latinos and asians. so it's the worst job in the world to reply to a state of the union message. it really is hard. but i think the democrats have sent a message that they really want to speak to a very broad constituency in response to trump including white working class people who are disillusioned by him. >> quickly around the horn. can nostalgia be the anecdote to trumpism. >> i love e.j. so i hate to disagree with him. i think the democrats failed here. go out in baltimore or cleveland or detroit or alabama and ask the average person, what do you think about joe kennedy, and they're going to say who? i'm not sure he'll be the one to champion this. this is a chance for democrats, we have to change our messaging tactics the way donald trump has taken advantage of this reality tv atmosphere, i think they could have gotten all their all-stars. this is a different day and age. we don't have to play by the old role. get cory booker and kirsten gillibra gillibrand, get them altogether. if the democrats cre

. >> and throughout the cold war, maria, the then soviet union used america's treatment of african-americans as a propaganda tool against the united states when we would try to argue that we're the good by, you're the bad guy, they would say look how you are -- they used it as a propaganda too many. so this can only be helpful one would think to those who want to propagandize against the united states. you have the united states se, democratic party, sending a letter to the trump administration asking him to please stop separating children from their moms and dads. and probably going to get a no from mitch mcconnell to get that on the floor. >> again, you brought up history. we need to remember, right, they were separating our first peoples, our native american children because they called us savages. they separated african children because they called us property. they separated japanese american citizens because they said we were infiltrators and distrust worthy. we are now animals and therefore we can be separated. and look, this is really -- how do we get in? because journalists, we can'

. >> how do you overcome the deficit, particularly african-american voters and union workers four square behind governor cuomo right now? >> we keep talking about issues, and lack of issues. >> the three top issues, my producer was telling me those are democratic primary -- >> no, those are general. >> those are general. okay, we'll fix that afterwards. what are the area -- >> education, absolutely education. investing in our education. we've got the second most equally funded school system. we got children of color, criminal justice system, housing, affordability of housing because he received so much real estate money he's just allowed our rent laws to be shredded. and justice reform. we have such a need for justice reform. we've got two systems, one for harvey weinstein and one for a young man like philippe crowder. we have to change that. >> cynthia nixon, thank you for being here. good luck. >> thank you. >> i have to give a quick shoutout to my friend jamar. it's his birthday. if you see him on broadway, say hello. soon to take over broadway as a great actor acting. he's a brillian