saying that he is going to drive the ku klux klan from the state.

saying that he is going to drive the ku klux klan from the state. often following the events in the newspapers give you a better idea from day-to-day helpings are unfolding when an event like this is happening. these are all just coverage of his first steps to fighting the clans and kansas -- kla and kansasn. the neck -- next major thing that happens in this case is that attorney general hawkins leaves office in 1922. attorney general haopkins files this petition in the supreme court of kansas. it has two counts. it says the klan should not be legally operating in kansas. they hit upon the idea that the klan is a chartered organization in georgia. therefore, a corporation. under kansas law, foreign corporations are not allowed to operate in kangs cans without registering with the corporation board in kansas and getting permission to operate here. so it is kind of interesting. it is a tactic to show that the klan is operating under kansas state law without addressing the main issue. the main issue they are here merely to intimidate people as a terror

ku klux klan rally to remove the con43rd flag. life support we visit one hospital in greece struggling to get by. >>> and why containers stuffed with canadian rubbish are piling up in the philippines. our top story out of gaza where six cars have blown up simultaneously, at least two people have been injured. the cars are believed to have balooning to senior officials from the hamas group and islamic jihad. tamar al michel is in gaza for us. tell us what happened during the attack? >> around 6:00 in the morning explosions took place in the neighborhood in the northern gaza city. the six explosions took place in six cars belonging to hamas and islamic jihad military fighters. these cars were stopped in the front of these fighters' houses and the explosions was by hand local made explosives and caused damaged to these cars. two people injured as a result of these explosions and after that, the security in gaza closed the areas of the explosion and started their investigation. and even prevent the cameramen and the journalists from f

by the ku klux klan. they marched to the steps of south carolina's state capital building, surrounded by police coming to object to the removal of the confederate flag from the state grounds, a flag seen as a divisive racist relic and waved by a man who shot nine dead in a churn in this state. there are fights, simplishes and arguments. there was arrest. for the ku klux klan this was about her stage and freedom of speech, but spent most of the time on the steps shouting at the people who turned out in force to oppose them. for many on the steps it was about more than removing a flag. >> they went up tremendously because of it. they did nothing about bringing people out. it brought them out. >> reporter: what do you want to see happen? >> white revolution is the only solution. >> it was the wrong message at the wrong time. >> they are desperate, oppressed and all the hate groups understand that it's the same depression hunting them down. that's where they have to begin with these guys. >> what i'm seeing n

for the ku klux klan this was about heritage and freedom of speech. they spent most of their times on the state house, shouting on the force. for many on the steps, this was more than removing the flag. it went up tremendously because of that. she did nothing but bring the people out. they brought them out. what happened, or a revolution. >> reporter: to those that gathered in opposition, it was the wrong message at the wrong time. >> they are desperate, oppressed and all the hate groups it's the same oppression that is hurting them and making them come apart. that's what it will do to those guys. what i'm seeing now is pathetic. >> the k.k.k. was once a powerful violent voice in the south, linked to white-spread abuses against the black population. numbers dropped in recent years, and it claimed a surge in interest because of a row about the flag and how many stopped selling and displaying it. police supported the k.k.k. from the grounds, the message delivered. angry voices drowned out by those that believe the k.k.k. should be like the flag they car

scuffles in south carolina as the ku klux klan rally over the confederate flag. shoppers return to kenya's westgate mall two years after the attack there. in sport, i will have the latest in the corruption scandal and formula one mourns bianchi, the 25 25-year-old driver who never recovered from the crash at last year's japanese grand prix. ♪ >> hello. we begin in saudi arabia where authorities say they foiled planned attacks by the islamic state of iraq in the levant. they say more than 430 people have been arrested in a se of raids and some of those in custody have been linked to recent attacks on the kingdom. natasha gname reports. >> with rage and seizures of guns money and computers, saudi arabia's interior ministry said it dealt a massive blow to isil. saudi security forces have arrested .431 people. they say they are teed to the armed group. >> within the past few weeks, we have nearly put an end to isil in saudi arabia. >> reporter: officials say the suspects are from across the middle east and africa. they are believed to have been involved in the bomb

but the ku klux klan this was about heritage and freedom of speech. but they spent most of the time on the steps shouting at the people who turned out in force to oppose them. for many on the steps, this was about more than removing a flag. >> they went up tremendously because of it. they did nothing about bringing people out. it brought them out. >> reporter: what do you want to see happen? >> white revolution is the only solution. >> it was the wrong message at the wrong time. >> they are desperate, oppressed and all the hate groups understand that it's the same depression hunting them down. that's where they have to begin with these guys. >> what i'm seeing now is pathetic. we should all get along. >> kkk was a powerful violent force leading to abuses against the black population. numbers dropped significantly, and claims interest because of a row about the flag, and how many places are selling and displaying it. police escorted the k.k.k. from the grounds. the message delivered. angry voices drowned out by those that believed the k.k.k. should be

the ku klux klan, this is about heritage. they were shouting at the people who turned out in force to oppose them. for many this was about more than removing a flag. >> the they are bringing our people out. >> what do you want to see happen? >> a white revolution. it's the only solution. >> to those who gathered, it was their own message at the wrong time. >> miseducated and they are desperate. all of these hate groups, it's the same oppression that's hurling them down. >> what i'm seeing now is pathetic. it's pathetic. we should all get along. >> the kkk was once a large site. it's numbers have dropped. many places have stopped selling and displaying it. the police escorted them from the grounds. their angry voices drowned out. >>> still to come on al-jazeera, small businesses in venezuela blame the government for tough times. fewer fathers are reading to their children. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is

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at issue, whether a local chapter of the ku klux klan should be allowed to adopt a stretch of highway in the state. the case is now being heard by a georgia appeals court. lawyers for the state arguing that putting up a highway sign for the kkk would create quote, significant public concern. the ku klux klan says their right to free speech is being violated and the kkk has the backing and the support of the aclu in court. let's talk about it with maya smith, executive director for the georgia branch of the aclu. thank you for being with me. the southern poverty law center lists the kkk as quote, the most infamous and oldest of american hate groups. why is the aclu defending the kkk in this case? >> well this case is broader than the kkk. what is at issue here is the state essentially asserts that they are shielded from lawsuits from any organization group, protesters press, business when there's a constitutional claim because they're protected by sovereign immunity. if the court were to accept that argument it would have broad implications for any of those groups to bring constitution

members of the ku klux klan gathered to wave flags as a black unity rally wrapped up. some wrote the kkk on the declared list of organizations. >> they have over 100 years of history of violence against american vits and i'm going to see to it legally, that the ku klux klan under that name and with that uniform becomes illegal. >> at the height of this dooling rally, there were about 2,000 people at the state house. within an hour, everyone was ushered away by police before it could turn violent. ? now a woman in the north bay badly hurt in a fire last night has died. she was air lifted to the burn unit after flames broke out in her cotati living room last night. firefighters responded about 10:00 p.m. they stay sprinklers were activated which prevented much damage to the apartment. however, the 80-year-old resident had severe burns and did not survive. an official cause of the fire hasn't been released but investigators are looking to see whether or not a cigarette sparked the flames. >>> a serious fight for southern california firefighters. the 3,500 acre north fire

the seventh in recent weeks and one was that burned before by the ku klux klan. what investigators say about a possible link coming up. >>> the state department has released 1,900 of hillary clinton's e-mails while she was secretary of state, dozens from her controversial adviser, sidney blumenthal but most are about mundane office issues. >>> more fallout from that escape at a new york prison. the superintendent and a security chief are on paid leave, along with ten other employees. the surviving escapee revealed they had been working on the escape hatch for six months. >>> and the penalty kick from carli lloyd was all the u.s. women's team really needed last night against germany, but they added another goal a few minutes later, just to be sure. the 2-0 win sends them to sunday's world cup final against either japan or england. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, july 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> thank you all for spending some time with us here this morning. we were just comme

. >> this is free speech in america, a protest by the ku klux klan and their allies and angry voices raced in opposition to their message. they marched on to the steps of south carolina state capital building surrounded by police. they came to object to the removal of the confederate flag, waived by the man who shot nine people dead in a church in this state last month. for more than an hour, they rallied. some stood silently, others shouted abuse at the crowd which outnumbered them easily by 10 to one. there were fights, skirmishes. there were arguments and there were arrests. >> for the ku klux klan, this was about heritage and freedom of speech. they shouted at the people who turned out in force to oppose them. >> for many on the steps this was about more than removing a flag. >> the selling of confederate flags went up tremendously because of that. she did nothing but bring our people out. look at that, they brung them out. i want to see a white revolution is the only solution. >> to those who gathered in opposition, it was the wrong message at the wrong time. >> they are despera

state of south carolina, the ku klux klan held a rally there regarding the confederate flag. saturday's demonstration got heated and violent. >> reporter: fighting, flames, and a heavy law enforcement presence on the statehouse grounds as thousands of people gathered to witness the ku klux klan rally against the state's decision to remove the confederate flag. >> we will delete your history in america! >> reporter: what started as a peaceful protest quickly escalated. >> i need you to back up please. >> reporter: as tensions between protesters and counterprotesters grew. at one point people in the crowd were ripping up a confederate flag, while others engaged in intense debate which ultimately led to at least five arrests. >> they threw a rock and hit him and then they ran. >> reporter: law enforcement responded to each quickly and escorted the ku klux klan an hour early. >>> lawmakers as you remember voted to remove that flag long associated with racial hate groups after a racially motivated mass murder at an african-american church in charleston south carolina just last mon

. >> angry scenes in south carolina as the ku klux klan rallies to protest the removal of the confederate flag. >> i am asked to give you a specimen of spoken english. >> a mission to save some of the worlds most precious recordings. why it's a race against time. >> first to gaza, where six cars have been blown up sametains will you. two were wounded. the vehicles are believed to belong to senior officials. the obvious first question, do we know who's behind this? >> no, we've had to claim of responsibility. the one thing we've heard from officials from a spokesperson gaza ministry of interior said no one was arrested. he accused vandals of doing that. it's not the first time, groups affiliated with islamic state of iraq and the levant claimed that. at the moment, it's very unclear, complicated also. this is the biggest coordinated attack and also the first time that islamic jihad leaders cars have been targeted. this is a huge security challenge for hamas. security is also something that they hear of said that they can control and this very concerning for them. at the moment, an investig

members of the ku klux klan are still planning to rally there next saturday. reporter chad mills spoke with klan leaders to find out why. corruptsunder the shadow of the american and state flag, the confederate battle flag flies no more. a pad of concrete and sprinkles of rust are all that remain. >>:"he's been in the klan for about five years. i've been into >> reporter: the flag's removal is sad news to the loyal white knights of the ku klux klan. >>:"it broke all of our hearts that they made a decision. the government, instead of being for the people and what the people want, they take it upon themselves to make the decision core rap for iraq >> reporter: in an interview with wis, klansmen amanda lee and james williams say their planned rally at the state house will go on, even though the flag's been the group says its message isn't >>:"no one else wants to stand >>:"you know, we're considered terrorists, racists, whatever, you know, they all label us as, but we're not that. lee: if a black individual was to break >> reporter: however, even though lee the "

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. >> the same church was burned down by the ku klux klan back in 1995. >>> federal authorities investigate another church burning. >> the latest in a series of recent fires at black churches ac trosshe south. >>> a new wildfire in washington is forcing people out of their homes in quincy. >>> blocks. shoots. scores. lloyd. u.s.a. is going to the finals! >> what does it mean to be going back to the world cup finals? >> it's a dream come true. >>> the state department released thousands of new hi llary clinton e-mails. >> several messages indicating top white house officials may have knownli cnton was using a personal e-mail address. >>> new fallout from the prison update. the head of theso pri annd security chief are on leave. 10 other employees also on av lee. >>> after intense negotiations over the last few months the united states will reopen embassies in each other's capitols. >>> greece missed its midnight deadline to make payments to the imf. >> that can have a dampening effect on the entire world on ec omy.>> > jeb bush released tax returns. >>> this morning recreational marijuana is

how the fire started but one church last year burned down some 30 years ago and it was blamed on the ku klux klan. tuesday's fire a series of blazes at south churches raising concerns. these are churches in florida, tennessee, north and south carolina have all come since the shooting rampage at the emanuel ame church in south carolina on june 17th. >>> donald trump's remarks after his campaign kickoff announcement two years ago. he called mexico city rapists. the billionaire is rising in the polls and telling supporters he stands by his words. he is firing back at the network he claims is now in breach of contract. that coming as the co-host of the american miss usa telecast that is "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke and news anchor thomas roberts, have announced that they are withdrawing from being the hosts of that show. let's get more from cnn's athena jones. >> reporter: donald trump feud is heating up. he filed a 500 million dollar lawsuit against nbc universal on tuesday for breach of contract this is after the company cancelled those plans to air the miss usa pageant which

as you mentioned 20, years ago, june of 1995, two members of the ku klux klan burned down the original mt. zion ame. they pleaded guilty, served close to 20 years in prison. then president bill clinton came to rededicate this church and we spoke with the mayor of greeleyville, jesse parker, about that day back in 1996. listen. we went out to the scene last night. we were saddened by what we saw up there. i can remember some 19 to 20 years ago being on that same site when then president bill clinton came down and helped to dedicate that church from one that was burned a couple years earlier and to ride up there last night and to see the church in flame again. it gives you an ill feeling. >> the pastor tells us they will rebuild. brianna. >> tom, what are you hearing about the cause of this fire, anything at this point? >> yes, i heard earlier today around 10:00 a.m. that the fire had determined to be a lightning strike as opposed to arson. the fbi crime scene and atf crime scene experts working on determining the cause of the fire found no indication of an accelerant or any other materi

the church burned to the ground 20 years ago by two members of the ku klux klan. >> i will do everything i can to prosecute those responsible. >> reporter: president bill clinton there when it was rebuilt that very building now gone, too. >> we were resilient then. we will be resilient now. >> reporter: investigators say it could be at least a week before they know what caused the fire. >>> a former state senator changes his plea on corruption charges. still ahead the punishment now facing after admitting he is guilty. >>> this woman doesn't know who she is and now is turning to social media for help. >>> the criminal contractors busted in a bay area sting and the one still on the loose. >>> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here live a little later on. search for michael finney on facebook or twitter to ask finny. >>> a live look at the afternoon commute. this is the mcarthur maze interstate 80 is where the traffic is backed up and seems like it has been that way for most of the afternoon. a little better on the right-hand side for folks m

it was burned to the ground by the ku klux klan. this is the seventh fire at an african-american church in the south since the church massacre. there's no evidence that the fires are linked or racially motivated. >> more criticism of the ferguson missouri police stemming from last year's protests over the fatal shooting of michael brown. a draft report by the justice department found officers it antagonized crowds violated free speech rights and used tear gas inappropriately. the findings cited across the boards including withholding information from the public and maintaining poor relationships with the black community. >> the state department has released the first batch of hillary clinton's e-mails while she was secretary of state. most of the messages we're seeing fairly mundane dealing with her schedule and making phone calls to foreign dignitaries and details about iced tea and chinese carpets but on some of the most serious stuff, dozens of mae ils from her controversial advisor sidney blumenthal. >> chris christie proving he

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the birmingham of the ku klux klan. the place quite described as once the most segregated city in america. i know how it feels old aspirations when your neighbors think you are an capable or uninterested in anything higher. and there are some numbers of his audience who have faced that. we will not erase the lasting impact of our birth defect of slavery or the challenge of overcoming prejudices about one another. please remember this. we do not have a constitutional right not to be offended. we are americans. [applause] we are americans and i believe that we are fundamentally decent people. in every decent society, whether here or abroad, we should seek not to offend. but we will help our cause if we also involve to be slow in taking offense. it is a great act of kindness to give someone else the benefit of the doubt. try to react to others as you would hope they would react to you. no matter the color of their skin and no matter the color of yours. as we look them here out into the world where men and women seek the ve

there are a number of people who are awaiting the arrival of the ku klux klan they were due to start their rally at 3:00. it will go on to 5:00. it will protest the removal of the confederate flag from state grounds. and how big will the protest be? they only expect a few to be there. you're allowed to come to the state ground and make a protest on any subject that you want. that's the first amendment here in the united states, the right to free speech. the klu klux klan will be surrounded on this stage by easily more than 300 people who are protesting there will be those who are supporting what they say. people have gathered in front of the state house in columbia. >> the kkk has always captured plenty of headlines but how influential are they these days? >> when you go back to 1825 the membership across the united states was around about 4 million. if you go to the time of the 1960s when the civil rights movement was very prominent and the argument that blacks should have more rights there were 400,000 across the united states. but now there count be more than 4,000 across the whol

there are arguments and there were arrests. >> for the ku klux klan, there was about heritage and spree speech. they spent time shouting at the people who came out in force to oppose them. >> for many on the steps, this was about more than removing the flag. >> she did nothing but bring our people out. look at that. they brung them out. a white revolution is the only solution. >> to those who gathered, it was the wrong message at the wrong time. >> they've been miseducated, they are desperate and oppressed. it's the same oppression that's hurting them down and making them apart. >> what i'm seeing now is pathetic. it's pathetic. we should all get along. >> the k.k.k. was once a powerful, violent voice against the black population. its numbers have dropped significantly in recent years, though it claims a surge in interest about the row over the flag. their message delivered, but their angry voices drowned out by those who believe it's time the k.k.k. should be like the flag they carry, consigned to history. >> al jazeera, south carolina. >> the family of the suspected gunman who killed

excerpt from the handout, i have given you a piece of james garfield's speech in the debate over the ku klux klan act. james garfield says, the chief complaint is not that the laws of the state are any will but -- state are unequal, but even where the laws are just and equal on their face, yet by a systematic maladministration of them or neglect or refusal to in horse their provisions, a -- to enforce their provisions, a portion of the people are denied equal protection under them. he then introduces the state neglect predicate. he says whenever stated facts are clearly made out, section five empowers congress to step in and provide for doing justice. he reiterates this. congress may not take jurisdiction of the subject until such denial be clearly made. congress can assume original jurisdiction of the rights of either persons and property. this is garfield articulating the state neglect concept very he is clearly making punishment of individuals contingent upon state failure. current scholarship for the most part sees this concept of state neglect in congress. what i am saying is that

nobody cared by because the gentry class of the locals were part of the ku klux klan here. but if it's not stopping violence, where another nurse -- northerners say to stay away from here. racing is getting competitive up north in new york and they need a competitive edge to keep winning and now the bluegrass the limestone soil is looking very appealing to maybe that is the way to make your stay about mark competitive to reach her verses here and raise them here. obviously the first one that really changed here and develop nurseries. other fire manager arrives they think about 1885 and lexington. yet pistols and knives strapped all over his body. he is so afraid of the reputation for lawlessness here that he is arriving fully armed to defendants of the locals are laughing in a way. it really was a real threat. you could get killed very easily here. john clegg son of henry clay who had a farm here want someone after the civil war with come and visit them one day. he said don't walk back to lexington tonight. it is too dangerous. so here is the man coming to town fully armed.

or grow trees to hide from the interstate this terrifying fiberglass sculpture of the founder of the ku klux klan. that statue is huge, and so are the many flagpoles that surround it, usually flying various confederate flags. tonight, we have a tip about something that has happened to that statue. the tip came in the form of a picture. i will show that picture and try to parse what it means. in a moment. i already feel like we're the most connected but i think this solo date will seal the deal. sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they right. ladies, i can share hundreds in savings with all of you! just visit progressive.com today. but right now, it's choosing time. ooh! we have a winner. all: what? [chuckles] he's supposed to pick one of us. this is a joke, right? that was the whole point of us being here. >>> it will left claims american workers and they get lame ideas. things like the minimum wage. >> minimum wage, so lame. am i right? lol. cray-cray. totally lame. wisconsin governor scott walker last night a

church happened 20 years after the ku klux klan burned the church to the ground. >> to arrive andee is church in flames again -- and to see the church in flames again gives you an ill feeling. >> we were resilient then. we will be resilient now. leon: of the six other recent fires of black churches investigators say with the of them were caused by arson. the other ruled accident or still under investigation. coming up next at 6:00 -- >> one of the most visited museums in all the world. i'm chris papst. we will tell you the estimated cost to repair the air and space museum. maureen: will stormy weather put a damper on the fourth of july? chief meteorologist doug hill is keeping a close eye i love the new place. thank you. we used a designer from havertys to help blend all of my stuff with dave's one good chair. i love it. that reminds me of when weblended our furniture. yeah. ryan helped me get all my stuff just the way i like it. and emily helped me get all of my stuff right toto the curb. that was a great day. yeah. refresh your space at havertys with savings in every room! plus enjoy

. >>> in south carolina, the ku klux klan will rally today. the group will protest on the steps of the capitol to protest the removal of the confederate flag. the kkk is the largest klan in the u.s. they have received more than 6,000 membership applications in the past two weeks. >>> a big story we are following. 20 vehicles burned after a swift moving fire goes across the highway in california. this is along interstate 15, the main route to get from southern california to las vegas. tony shin has the latest. >> reporter: the cars actually caught on fire. it looked like a scene from a hollywood movie. for drivers on interstate 15, it was all too real. >> i saw the flames, grabbed my water and bag. >> reporter: igor was sitting in his truck, in the middle of the fire storm. all he could do is leave his burning truck behind and run for his life. >> i'm out of work and i lost my truck. >> reporter: other drivers followed. they ran to safety and watched their vehicles burn as the wind fans the flames across interstate 15. one by one, more and more

yes, that kkk. >> the ku klux klan is not heritage. that is a hate group. >> reporter: the simple inclusion of these hooded klansmen on horseback has not riled john and other groups is that this mural is hanging inside the baker county courthouse. mrs. smith is phillips paralegal. >> if i were to walk into this courthouse for any legal matter, am i going to be getting justice? am i going to be treated fairly? >> reporter: the group is now launched a petition on change.org to remove the mural. >> it's a pretty mural but it should northbound a place of historic value, as a museum. >> reporter: not in the courthouse? >> not in the courthouse. >> reporter: jean barber, the local historian died several years ago but in a guide explains why many items were included the mural. he described the kkk as an organization that sometimes took vigilante justice to extremes, but was sometimes the only control the county knew over those outside the law. >> it's a bad thing to happen but it's part of what did happen. >> reporter: mr. mcernie has lived i

not know what started this fire. 20 years ago the same church burned down and it was blamed on the ku klux klan. this is the latest of a series of churches across the south and raising a lot of concern. the fires at churches in florida, tennessee, north and south carolina have all come since the shooting rampage at the emanuel ame church in south carolina on june 17th. >>> donald trump's remarks after his campaign kickoff announcement two years ago. a couple of weeks he said that mexican immigrants were rapist and some may be good people but they are criminals coming across the border. trump is firing back at the network he claims is now in breach of his contract with him. the co-host of the american miss usa telecast, that is "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke and news anchor thomas roberts, have announced that they are withdrawing and they will not be the hosts of that event. let's get more from cnn's athena jones. >> reporter: donald trump feud is heating up with nbc. he filed a 500 million dollar lawsuit against nbc universal on tuesday for breach of contract, this is after

marcy: the church turned to the ground 20 years ago by two members of the ku klux klan. >> i will do everything i can to prosecute those responsible. marcy: president l clinton there a year later. that building now gone. >> we were resilient than and we will be resilient now. marcy: investigators it could be a weekey know what caused the fire. autria: more on hillary clinton's e-mails on the public record, including 3000 pages of once private e-mails that she sent as secretary of state. most of them are routine, but the white house apparently new clinton had a nongovernmental e-mail account. top administration staffers could not track down the e-mail in the government directory and had to ask her staff to provide stop as many as 55,000 total pages will be released every month until right before the iowa caucuses. this just coming in late this morning -- macy's has cut ties with donald trump. more than 700,000 people signed a petition urging the retailer to end its relationship with the now republican presidential candidate after he referred to mexican immigrants as killers and rapist

i remember the klan ku klux klan. for those of us that lived through this that means a lot to us. >> # 8,000 are expected in philadelphia for the n.a.a.c.p. conference predicted to establish thousands of dollars in revenue. the effort is to collaborate for real change. >>> three teens are charged with vandalism involving a confederate flag in delaware. the trio of teens stole the flag from this home and vandalized the homeowner's truck and boat. >>> camden comeback. there's talk of a water front redevelopment project. we have a look at the water front. it's north of the adventure aquarium. 1,000 residential wruntunits and hotel. the city says land owners and people paying for the project need to come to an agreement. >>> out with the old, and in with the new in burlington county tonight. these ceremony yalialceremonial. it will house fire ems and office of emergency management personnel. >>> clear and cooler for now. i'm tracking the return of heat and storms. how long we'll stay dry before rain returns. >>> dark time

the very same church was burned down by the ku klux klan back in 1995. there were thunderstorms and lightning strikes in the area. officials believe no one was inside the church when the fire started. this of course follows the south carolina church massacre earlier this month. there was mixed reaction at the castro theater tonight. after reality t-v star kim kardashian's presentation. she did an interview with the commonwealth club-- a club known for bringing world leaders and thinkers to the bay area. kron 4's emily tuner joins us live outside the theater. emily, not the ususal crowd for a commonwealth club event. >> emily : it was not i would say the average game--age here was 25 you came to hear kim kardashian talk about kim kardashian- and all that she's known for- that's what you got. but if you came for revelations about something in depth- which is what the inforum is known for- you were disappointed. >>: emily: he same club hosting speakers like former ambassadors and a panel of peace corp members tonight chose to host reality tv star kim kardas

zion. 20 years ago the same church was burned down by two members of the ku klux klan. >> they killed three people and they are now facing charges for a separate road rage incident. prince george's prosecutors dieted him on assault and handgun charges where he got mad at the other driver who was not going fast enough on route 50 in bowie. he slammed on his brakes and then pulled up next to the car, pointing a gun on him. fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> happening today a rockville man that pleaded guilty for sexually exploiting young girls online will learn his sentence. he's accused of persuading them to send photos of himself via chat rooms and social media. if they didn't continue to send pictures, he'd lent to post the images publicly. he could face 15 years in prison. >>> an update to pass along to you, their belt with cancer. the governor just shared this picture on social media, saying that this is his fifth and final day undergoing the first round of 24-hour chemo therapy. he is fighting lymphoma. >>> still to come at noon, it's a summer of sequels at the box office. we've got

the church burned to the ground 20 years ago by two members of the ku klux klan. >> i will do everything i can to prosecute those responsible. >> reporter: president bill clinton there a year later when it was rebuilt, that very building now gone, too. >> we were resilient then. we will be resilient now. >> reporter: investigators say it could be at least a week before they know what caused this fire. marci gonzalez, abc news new york. >>> obama announced the u.s. and cuba are reopening their embassies after more than 50 years. >> this is a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people. and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. the progress that we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something isn't working, we can and will change. >> cuba says relations will officially be re-established on july 20th. havana will also open its washington, d.c. embassy that day. a date for the ceremony opening of the u.s. embassy in cuba has not yet been determined. >>> san franci

fairness in segregated south but in happener lee go set a watchman he comes off as racist in touch with ku klux klan. the new book written decades ago finally comes out tuesday. mary mc dunna murphy made a documentary called mocking bird and has theories. >> it's a first work and early work and much more forcefully political and much more strictly civil rights novel and gives us a lot of insight into what her thinking was in mid 50s. >> harper collins issued a statement last night saying in part the question of atticus's racism is one of the most important and critical elements in this novel and it should be considered in the contempt of the book's broader moral themes. >> there should be no place like home especially if getting a million dollar check. a judy garland sfan ready to pay a million bucks. they were stole frn a my seem in minnesota ten years ago. anonymous donor requires exact location of slippers perpetrator name and return of iconic shoes. there's three other pairs of ruby slippers used during filming one is on display in washington d.c. at the smithsonian. >> the "star wars"

two ku klux klan members pleaded guilty in that case. law enforcement sources tell us they've ruled out at least one cause for the fire. john roberts following the story from atlanta. john what did you find out? >> south carolina law enforcement sources tell me that preliminary findings indicate no foul play in the destruction of the church last night. that it does not look like it is arson. federal authorities have told investigators the same thing on the ground. we can tell you there was lots of bad weather in the area last night. tremendous amount of lightning according to people on the ground when the mount zion ame church went up in flames. a rash of black churches on fire quickly brought investigators to the scene. they're saying it may be storm related. the agent inerage cha of charge of the investigation is going slowly. >> it's premature at this point to say how long it will take to make the determination. but we have some of the best folks in the country working on it right now. so i'm sure as soon as there is a determination,

an african-american church, once targeted by the ku klux klan, has again been destroyed in a fire. this is the latest in a blaze of fact urges across the southern u.s.. they're determining the cause of the fire in greeleyville, south carolina, but they are finding suggestions that it was not arson. the bodies of 8 of the british tourists killed last friday in tunisia have been flown back to the u.k. a military transport air plane landed in oxfordshire. the official number of those killed has risen to 27. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, combating poverty. where goals set at the turn-of-the-century are being met. saving the lives of hundreds of jewish children have -- this is in the run-up to the second world war in which an estimated 6 million jews were killed. looking back at his remarkable life and legacy. >> formal accolades came late. he was 105 when the czech republic awarded him the highest honor watch by those he had saved 75 years earlier. he had been lucky when the british government night at him. he called himself an ordinary man. what he did was re

. >>> 196 3 birmingham alabama members of the ku klux klan bombed a church. fast-forward to the 1990s, 60 churches set ablaze in 18 months, a rash of fires leading to the church arson prevention act. >> i want to ask every citizen in america to say we are not going back, we are not slipping back to those dark days. >> november 2008 - three white men burnt down a predominantly black church in springfield massachusetts, hours after president obama was elected the nation's first black president. last week - fire fight battle flames at the mt zion a.m.e. church, a predominantly african-american house of worship that the k.k.k. torched in 1995. >> you ride up there. you see the church in flame, it gives you an ill feeling >>> investigators believe this fire was the result of a lightening strike. church fires are surprisingly common. the national fire protection association looked at the numbers and found five churches, black and white, are set on fire every week. mt zion was the 7th black house of worship in the house to burn in 10 days, the causes are still under

the church had burned before, in 1995, set on fire by two members of the ku klux klan. >> to ride up there last night, and see the church in flames again it just it gives you an ill feeling. >> since the killing of nine worshipers inside charleston emanuel a.m.e. church, sick black churches in the south have gone up in flames. investigators have ruled the fires and charlotte north carolina as arson and say they found no evidence of a hate crime. >> those matters are all under investigation, so i am not able to go into a lot, we don't have definitive answers into how all of them were started. >> many say the pattern is alacking. >> the black church has always been the number one target when it comes to the black community. the black church is the strongest institution we have. whenever there's anything for the add vasment of african-americans in this country, the leadership has come from the black church. >> in 1963, a. booing at the 16th street church in birmingham alabama killed four little girls and horrified the nation. and in the 1990s more than 40 churches burned leading congres

the same church was burned down 20 years ago by the ku klux klan. federal investigators are looking into other fires. >>> the day some people thought would bheferrer come has arrived. the united states and cuba formally announced an agreement to open an embassies. >> reporter: an american flag will soon fly at an american embassy in havana and a cuban flag in washington. the historic move announced by president obama this morning re- establishes the diplomatic relations between the two nations for the first time since 1961. >> today is another demonstration that we don't have to be ill prisoned by the past -- imprisoned by the past. >> reporter: the u.s. and cuba have are been negotiating the move for more than a year. in april, president obama and raul castro met in panama, another sign of progress. the white house has repeatedly argued that diplomatically freezing out the communist country for more than 50 years has been counterproductive to establishing human rights on the small island nation. >> it's still a highly centralized socialistic econom