worst of all the local city council refuses to open their eyes to the town's bigotry. >> we do not discriminate in eureka springs. everybody is accepted for who they are. if you are a seven foot tall man and you want to parade in town barefoot wearing a purple dress that's fine. >> oh really? tell that to local resident randall christie. >> there is discrimination everywhere, there always has been. i doubt there ever will be a time when there's not discrimination. >> you are facing discrimination here because are you jewish? >> no i'm facing discrimination here because -- >> you're black? >> i pastor a church. >> the people being discriminated against here are crist yens? >> yes. >> that's right. in arkansas where crist yens make up a meager 86% of the population pastor cristie feels discrimination because eureka springs passed ordinance 2223. >> the ordinance prohibits discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation and gender identity. >> this backyard town actually voted to protect the lgbt community. >> i did take a vocal stand against 2223. this law deliberately discriminates against

a principal maybe ten years ago, and the local city council woman sarah gonzalez spent time with me for a day. we made a connection she helped us build a new playground for the school, and we did a lot of work together. but with that initial connection of fen sill bringing together the city council woman and a principal at a school, to learn how they could collaborate and work together we have now shifted a lot of our work to make sure students are getting hands on experiences in business not just the business community coming to schools but taking public school students and putting them in the business communities to learn real world skills to be successful. >> crystal and nathalie i'll ask you both this question has experience in pencil changed your perception of what it is like out there in the world work world? >> it helps a lot to -- help me become aware of what it is really leak instead of not really like what's on tv. >> yeah? >> nathalie? >> it is not like it is on tv. i think that -- at least i can speak about fox is that i would have never imagined that all a of the department

with the help of our cable partners, we'll learn about the history of this coastal city from local authors. we begin with casey greene on the 1900 storm that decimated galveston. ♪[music]♪ >> the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began at noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction totaled about $28 to $30 million. certainly it was a destructive hurricane. there was major damage. but the death toll was why we remember the storm more than anything. it can happen again. saturday september 1900, people thronged to the beach. and the rising tide, the rising wind certainly drew them. they watched in amazement as pottboth of these physical factors battered the beach structures. at that time we had wooden bath houses out over the gulf of mexico. and we also had piers and we even had a huge pavilion called olympia by the sea. as the storm increased in intensity, these beap beach structures l

the city is calling this a unity weekend. and, you know, as i look around here, i am really struck by the diversity of the crowd. there are white people. there are black people, old, young, white families with children, black families with children. and it is, you know, you asked about the mood. it is a somber day. and the family's pain and how this day brings it back home for the family and the people who were close to mike brown, but there is also a sense of optimism here that things are changing. certainly, plenty of people i have spoken to say they don't think things are changing quickly enough. there is a lot more work that needs to be done. there are people on the other side who feel ferguson has been wrongly portrayed as a racist community and most of the people here are not like that. the criticism of the police department is overblown but i think judging from the crowd behind me and the conversations that have been happening and the changes that have happened already, including a new black police chief here in fergus

your much better bet is going to be 95 northbound to the vine westbound or stay local on the city streets like south broad street northbound as an alternate. otherwise, speeds are down around the region. along 95 they're in the 40's instead of the normal 50's. same on the schuylkill expressway. if you're headed toward the schuylkill expressway on the roosevelt boulevard extension southbound watch out, there's a broken down suv. kind of just past the fox street on-ramp sticking out into the right lane. and some overnight construction in media is closing 252 between jackson and monroe streets but that, tam, should be cleared out in the next half hour. >> okay, thank you matt. >>> and there was gunfire on a south philadelphia street overnight and when the bullets stopped, a man had been hurt and a number of cars had been damaged. let's go over to "action news" reporter katherine scott. she's live on the scene in the 1500 block of colorado street. she's got more. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam t a 30-year-old man was shot several advertisements he remains at the hospi

and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has gone into this to make it the most sustainable festival in the united states. >> and literally, in the force, and yeah, unlike any other concept. and come and follow, and the field make-up the blueprint of the outside land here in golden gate park and in the future events and please visit sffresh parks.org. . >> good afternoon. well good morning, everybody. and worri

a majority of these residents in the city had not heard of the cwp, they did not know that they at aunionizing activities local plant. response,at the city again we have to talk in segments, that the official response from the mayor and government, they were outraged. who hadre outsiders ,ome in and provoked violence so they had suffered the consequences of the violence. they denied that greensboro had any part in this, that the police had done nothing wrong. that there was confusion about where the parade was supposed to start, and when. and the television coverage that was there, the media began to defend the city, that this could not have happened here. results --ases that resulted, there were three. the first was a murder trial. forges against clansmen murder. that was the murder of i people, possiblewere 30 verdicts. the trial, even to select jury took six weeks. then took 14 weeks. when you read the testimony that , when you read manreport, you see what a -- mammoth task it was to charge and try these people. he said that a thousand pieces of evidence were submitted and it took hours of

the most senior official to visit the city since local fighters drove out houthi rebels more than two weeks ago. he is also the prime minister of the exiled government has "s" traveling with several members of the cabinet, a saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the houthis since march after the rebels fought--forced the yemeni government into exile. >> what happened in aden is unforgivable. we will never forget those scenes. >> now the visit comes as the world food program begins delivering desperately needed aid in aid. the united nations said that the conflict has killed nearly 4,000 people, half of them civilians. 80% of the yemen population is in need of aid. we were in aden as supplies began to arrive. we have this exclusive report. >> this is one of the first areas where they recaptured the airport from the shia militia, the houthis and the allies, hundreds of tons of much-needed aid being delivered by the air force, now being delivered. behind me to the right you'll see the passenger terminal. when we had arrived here a few months ago the sign has read e

stop. >>> yemen vice president arrived in aden the most senior official to visit the city since local fighters drove out the houthis more than two weeks ago. he's the prime minister of the exiled government travelling with several cabinet members. >> reporter: the british and french government agreed to help each other tackle the crisis in the french city of calais sending in security teams and dismifer dog to -- sniffer dogs to patrol the area around the channel tunnel. security teams are struggling to stop them as barnaby phillips reports. >> they got through, migrants cling to the top of a lorry as they drive away from a tunnel on the english side of the tunnel. the destructions cause the roads to clog up in south-eastern england. bad news for the british economy, and anyone hoping to cross to france for the holiday season, so the british prime minister is under pressure. >> we'll take action across the board, starting with helping the french on their side of the border, we'll put in more fencing, resources, sniffer dog teams, more assistance in any way we can in terms of resources

emily: what is it like to use uber in china, and across the different cities? it is quite localized, isn't it? lulu: it is quite localized. if you try to use the equivalent people x, you get picking you up. these could be government officials driving to work. they want to save some gas oil and that is why they are using the service. headhunters use it to find recruitment for silicon valley in china and some people are using it as a dating app. -- the local adaptation of these apps is amazing if you look at it. so, we chat is huge in china. what is the chance of uber china's success? public account service -- that is the equivalent of an fansnt company sell up, so can follow their information, news releases. in terms of messaging, they can still do that. but it does have a very popular -- very popular in china. traffic is through the roof. isng blocked on tencent something of a setback. what they are trying to do to compensate is having this quiet operation with baidu. a question of capital and talent in china. emily: what about the market? ubern -- can uber be

take advantage of the local option to the city hall's that are eligible other schools in san francisco have done it on a skais basis but walk sf worked with mta to get if implemented for all the schools it makes all the schools once the speed limit drops it helps with the bumps and the speed limits needs to be reduced first, it was done by walk sf i want to acknowledge one thing barbara co-wrote with her counterpart ed reiskin and acknowledge the hard work with rachel and the communication team for working closed with the mta communication team in helping to profile vision zero in the communication it's been getting a lot of attention and that's the end of the presentation we're open for questions. >> thank you very much questions commissioners commissioner taylor-mcghee. >> a clarification goith the 15 mile-per-hour they're eligible for the school zone unless they're actually on high-speed aerial so 4 or more lanes not allowed to have that in the state law only 4 schools in san francisco for example, betsey carmichael has it does not have it on one end which is on 7th street but on th

as the pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. locals concerned not for the first time, about the air they are now breathing. >> translation: we are very worried, very worried about what chemicals are in the air, and what might be toxic. and could be harmful in the future. >> reporter: close to the epicentre of the explosions, the scale of the destruction is difficult for survivors to comprehend what happened, and why. >> translation: i thought it was a gas explosion. my bedroom wall was hit by a shock wave that threw me out of bed. >> reporter: others thought it was an earthquake or nuclear explosion. windows were shattered in homes 2km away. foreseeing the evacuation of hundreds of families. flying debris sliced through vehicles. temporary housing for migrant workers bore the brunt of the blast. this is a worker's dormitory, it's been shredded. the damage is it testament to force of the explosions. the people here lucky to get out alive. the number of dead continues to rise, many were firefighters. government officials say hundr

city, localized flooding possible at this point in time. by 6:30 am, close to that height of the morning commute, the line will be more east, heading over nassau and suffolk county. a decent start to the weekend. tomorrow is 84 degrees by afternoon with sunshine. again some localized flooding possible for the early-morning commute. saturday is looking good. partly sunny skies and 83. not humid. for sunday, 82, there is a chance of showers, especially east of the city on sunday. after, that what's to happen midweek next week, temperatures in the mid-80s. and comfortable still, low humidity, not just saturday but also midweek next week. >> thank you, vanessa. oat sis here with a look at sports. >>> a-rod hit another bomb, but would it be another for a yankee victory? and brandon marshall, eric decker. hopefully we'll get to see more of them tomorrow night. feel like a kid again with dunkin's new oreo and chips ahoy flavored coolatta and iced coffees. classic cookie flavor in every sip. america runs on dunkin'. >>> the yankees were on the fiel

york next month, tens of thousands of people will try to get into the city to get a glimpse and local transit agencies need to be prepared. today new jersey transit unveiled its plans and news 4's brian thompson is in newark with more on that. quite a detailed plan, brian. >> reporter: shiba, from busses to cars, trains and light rail it will not be a pleasant four or five days getting around from new york city through new jersey and down to philadelphia. call it a long trifecta of events with the u.n. general assembly and its heads of states including president obama. you'll have those two metlife football games thursday and sunday, giants and the jets, and then, of course, the pope. papal visits have always, always drawn huge crowds and pope francis, perhaps more than any other. witnesses, recent visit to south america and some 6 million who saw him in the philippines, now it's our turn. >> it is estimated that up to 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of vehicles will travel to see the pope and this translates to more than 100,000 cars through new jersey and as we plan possi

take advantage of the local option to the city hall's that are eligible other schools in san francisco have done it on a skais basis but walk sf worked with mta to get if implemented for all the schools it makes all the schools once the speed limit drops it helps with the bumps and the speed limits needs to be reduced first, it was done by walk sf i want to acknowledge one thing barbara co-wrote with her counterpart ed reiskin and acknowledge the hard work with rachel and the communication team for working closed with the mta communication team in helping to profile vision zero in the communication it's been getting a lot of attention and that's the end of the presentation we're open for questions. >> thank you very much questions commissioners commissioner taylor-mcghee. >> a clarification goith the 15 mile-per-hour they're eligible for the school zone unless they're actually on high-speed aerial so 4 or more lanes not allowed to have that in the state law only 4 schools in san francisco for example, betsey carmichael has it does not have it on one end which is on 7th street but on th

locals reacted after the city council passed over a rent control measure in june in favor of spending money to help the homeless. >> happening today, president obama is traveling to alaska to address climate change and rename the north america highest peak, the president will change the name of mount mckinley to denali, the alaskan native name and mark the first visit to the arctic circle by dressing climate change. alaskan politicians are afraid he will use this to declare oil reserves off limits. >> the california state assembly could take up to two bills this week to fight climate change and reduce the state's reliance on oil. the bills allow the state to meet goals set by the governor in april and calls for reducing greenhouse gas emmissions and cutting use by cars and trucks in half over the next 15 years. if enacted the legislation would set an international precedent. >> the race for the presidential nomination is getting tighter today. a new des moines register poll shows hillary clinton barely ahead of bernie sanders with only 37 percent of democrats in iowa say they would pi

this facility is an improvement on the tent city. local residents feared a threat to public health and safety. some 500 afghans who were in camp are gone, initially to the new facility, but ultimately out of greece and northward into the balkans. the policy of detention centers built by the previous conservative government, under that policy, undocumented migrants were detained indefinitely. that left greece exposed under european law. they shut down the camp and released its inmate. but the closure is controversial. it is the same across europe, a struggle to combine law and order with humanity. the government has chartered this vessel to bring them from its eastern island close to turkey. these syrians, afghans and iraqis felt euphoria, sending pictures home of their safe arrival. >> my family has lost more than ten men, women and children because of the islamic state. there is nothing to eat. it is expensive and only for the rich. >> reporter: some families are unsure of where to go. some get on buses, others head to the athens me

we are cooling down in millville, at 67. 64 atlantic city airport. locally, we are dry. as we go into tomorrow morning, we will stay dry. saturday morning, nice conditions by 8:00 in the morning, humidity will be low tomorrow. by 10:00, noon, closer to 80 degrees. sun and clouds but we will stay dry. i think most of the area will be seeing a mostly sunny day. passing clouds here and there. no rain around. the rain will stay to the south. that's where we see it now. that's where it's going to stay through the weekend. we do have another area of low pressure right off the north carolina coast. that one will stay to the south. it will continue to stay offshore. it will be giving the shore windy conditions tomorrow and the increasing of a chance for higher rip currents. here is future weather. tonight we stay dry for the rest of the overnight hours going into tomorrow to start your weekend. looking pretty good for your saturday. temperatures still warm. clouds passing through in the afternoon. then we go into sunday. high pressure keeps building in. the air mass stays on the

very wet conditions along 95 northbound and the vine westbound or you could stay local through the city on perhaps south broad street northbound but again, this chunk of the schuylkill is the one you definitely want to avoid. also getting words of some very serious problems on the pennsylvania turnpike. we talked earlier about the work zone westbound near bensalem. well, now there's also an accident reportedly blocking all westbound lanes just past the delaware valley interchange. you want to bail at delaware valley, take 13 on down either street road or woodhaven road over to route one. from there you can get back to the westbound lanes of the turnpike. busy morning already, nydia. >> thank you, matt. >>> this is new video on "action news." a police in southern california briefly pursued a man flying a motorized glider. this after they initially thought he dropped contraband over a prison. the man later told police he didn't realize he had flown over the prison and he hadn't heard the helicopter ordering him to lands. police say they made a honest mistake. the man was later released wi

this facility was an improvement on the tent city. local residents feared a threat to public health and safety. 500 afghans in camp were gone. initially to the municipal facility, out of grease and north wood. the facility attempts to strike a balance between the free for all, built by the previous conservative government. >> reporter: under that policy, undocumented migrants were detained until agreeing to be deported. >> in march, the left wing government shutdown the camp from athens, and released its inmates. the closure was controversial. five others remained. it is the same across europe, a struggle to combine law and order with humanity. in greece the arrivals came. the government chartered the vessel. the syrians, afghans and iraqis felt euphoria as they took their first steps on continental europe, sending pictures home. >> translation: my family lost 10 men, women or children because of the bashar al-assad state. there's nothing to eat. if you find food, it's for the rich. >> the sudden freedom is over whimming. some -- over

mean local businesses participation in city projects is a winning factor it helms help the business their local businesses they're paying savings and a property tax and payroll tax and normally adhere san franciscans so their bowing goods and services in san francisco it really helps the economy of san francisco grow so its not only a benefit to the project but to the city. the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 welcom

take advantage of the local option to the city hall's that are eligible other schools in san francisco have done it on a skais basis but walk sf worked with mta to get if implemented for all the schools it makes all the schools once the speed limit drops it helps with the bumps and the speed limits needs to be reduced first, it was done by walk sf i want to acknowledge one thing barbara co-wrote with her counterpart ed reiskin and acknowledge the hard work with rachel and the communication team for working closed with the mta communication team in helping to profile vision zero in the communication it's been getting a lot of attention and that's the end of the presentation we're open for questions. >> thank you very much questions commissioners commissioner taylor-mcghee. >> a clarification goith the 15 mile-per-hour they're eligible for the school zone unless they're actually on high-speed aerial so 4 or more lanes not allowed to have that in the state law only 4 schools in san francisco for example, betsey carmichael has it does not have it on one end which is on 7th street but on th

but then a letter to the editor proudly boasted that there was no klan control of the city or county government. the harrises also became involved in other national and local issues. both traveled to tennessee to cover these so-called scopes monkey trial in 1925, which they related to a case in georgia banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. julia harris was also involved in family issues. she championed the family welfare bureau and was active in championing literacy. in 1926, the inquirer son was recognized with a pulitzer prize for its brave and energetic fight against the ku klux klan, against the enactment of a law barring the teaching of evolution, against lynching, and for justice to the negro. well-wishers poured in across the country. some said that the harrises were only too eager to look down on their home state. they were outstanding journalists. their talents to not extend to the business and financial aspects of running a newspaper. in the 1920's they lost ownership of the newspaper to another individual who owned other newspapers. in late 1929, the new own

of the city? how one local hospital is changing the way patients eat. those stories and more when shiba and i get back to you at 5:30. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. p get your first month' s payment r plus five years wearr and tear coverage. p make the most of summer... t with volvo. >>> right now on news 4 new york, a man convicted of killing a young girl 25 years ago will soon be up for parole. but tonight, his family is putting up a fight, and they're asking for help. the family of kelly tina says her killer should never walk free again. >> and in it an online petition, they're hoping to keep him locked up. greg cergol spoke to the family tonight on long island. >> reporter: richard finds himself reliving the darkest days of his life. the murder of his 13-year-old daughter, kelly, in 1989. >> i don't want to go through this. it's torment. >> reporter: but he is forced to face the past, he says, to kee

rifle association passed act 192 allowing organizations like the nra to sue cities and towns over local gun restrictions. the mayor say his quiet community of 4,000 had to little choice but to do away with the lost ordinance. >> reporter: does it sound like a good idea to report a stoanl gun? >> it may or may not be. what is at, sufficient municipalities have no right, have mow author, have foe no power to pass those sorts of laws. >> reporter: the nra's attorney in pennsylvania says the issues in this case get to the heart of american democracy. who has the right to make laws. >> in pennsylvania our elected legislature has decided that a uniform scheme of gun regulation across the state is desirable. and these municipalities cannot substitute their own judgment for that of our elected assembly and gferror. >> reporter: do you own a gun. >> of course. >> reporter: if it was stolen would you report it in. >> i may. that might be right thing to do. but i'm not obligated under pennsylvania law. >> reporter: in january the nrr filed suit against those three pennsylvania city, lancaster, phi

uber wants to be in at least 60 cities. you can have the comparison there. if they have the local expertise and navigate the regulations on the ground, they might have a chance. emily: interesting stuff. lulu chen in town from hong kong. thanks so much for joining us here today. great to have you. well, washington, d.c. is looking to silicon valley for help. defense secretary ashton carter will be meeting with tech executives tomorrow right here in the bay area. this is part of an attempt to bridge the divide between the pentagon and the tech community, weary of excessive privacy violations. carter will meet with executives from linkedin to initiate unofficial -- initiate and official defense department page on the lincoln site. they are looking for help to combating cyber threats. the fbi and the nsa are matching secretary carter's outreach efforts. i will have an exclusive interview with the defense secretary tomorrow at 1:45 p.m. eastern. i will also be sitting down with mark andreessen of andreessen horowitz. be sure to check out those interviews. up nex

announcer: the c-span cities hear around the nation to from local historians, authors, and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span book tv and american history tv on c-span3, and this month with congress on its summer recess, it is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today, we look at the history of core a lot of springs -- of colorado springs, and we start pikes peak, named for the explorer. have for as long as people lived here, pike's peak has been a marketing tool, and we have used it to help identify this location. pikes peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. as wethe first 14-er, call it, the first 14,000-foot mountain when you are coming west across the plains towards denver, and that is a beacon, in many ways, for people traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times, growing up in the midwest, coming to colorado and know when you're almost there when you start to the distance.k in you can see it a hundred or more and it seems here, to pull you in as you're coming west. now, we are at crystal reservoir on the pike's peak highway. we are about 9500 feet in an

this was the anti-vocal food movement. they were looking to push it further from the city. they didn't like local food. the decisions that city leaders made were decisions were the laws that were written are the ones that are being overturned now as people fight to keep chickens in bees and goats. the development of parks and infrastructure, the beautification movements, the recycling of food waste and manure, and the growth of shantytowns shows the contested path that urbanization took. it wasn't without complications. private organizations and reformers till then where authority lacked. another complication i will talk about extensively if the inefficiency involved with political corruption. both limited government power in increased environmental injustices in these injustices were amplified because the government dealt with environmental problems on a case-by-case basis. they did not have an overarching policy to deal with urban animals. i will talk to you about two campaigns to control corrupt foods. this will milk crisis -- pig the swill milk crisis and the piggery cr

locals getting their back up plans ready as the city get ready to rearrange normal operations watch philadelphians really think about the pope coming to our city. >> do you like your ice cream hard or soft? >> in a bowl. >> new blocked roads, next month when the pope comes to advice. >> i a lot going on, lauren johnson. if you have plans for the weekend of september 26, you might want to take all of the traffic restrictions into consideration, chris murphy. >> well, thank you jenny joyce. and hundreds of volunteers helping stuff thousands of back packs the company giving kids supplies, and great head start for school. so many kids go back to school in august, this month already in. >> i know. >> yes, good day everybody, it is thursday, august 6, 2015. >> correct. >> i got it right that time. >> you did. bus stop buddy more vacation buddy still sue. >> he is. he started out as a kid going to school waiting for the bus. we would dress him according to the weather. he became so popular, we started making him work all year long. now, yes this is really tough work by the pool. and it is going to be a d

plazas sector in the city of san francisco we participated introduce the city build group and put a hundred percent of our folks to work this project created jobs for the local san francisco bay area residents a partnership between oewd and ta one last things i'd like to congratulate the many community members and planners and engineers and construction workers that worked hard and long to cooperate this project all the partners here especially g lc for hiring the workers thank you very much on behalf of the mayor and the city of san francisco job well done thank you very much (clapping.) >> thank you michael i'm sorry, i didn't mean to get that wrong i'd like to mention our fell highway they're providing critical funding and coveted a long time federal financing we're fortunate to have the california administrator inconvenience vince to represent the administration and represent mr. kim that that a family issue please help me in joining my guest on his thoughts of thank you. i appreciate thank you for the opportunity to come today greg immediate our acting administrator is prepping

take advantage of the local option to the city hall's that are eligible other schools in san francisco have done it on a skais basis but walk sf worked with mta to get if implemented for all the schools it makes all the schools once the speed limit drops it helps with the bumps and the speed limits needs to be reduced first, it was done by walk sf i want to acknowledge one thing barbara co-wrote with her counterpart ed reiskin and acknowledge the hard work with rachel and the communication team for working closed with the mta communication team in helping to profile vision zero in the communication it's been getting a lot of attention and that's the end of the presentation we're open for questions. >> thank you very much questions commissioners commissioner taylor-mcghee. >> a clarification goith the 15 mile-per-hour they're eligible for the school zone unless they're actually on high-speed aerial so 4 or more lanes not allowed to have that in the state law only 4 schools in san francisco for example, betsey carmichael has it does not have it on one end which is on 7th street but on th

city from local authors. we begin our special look with historic of the only american to receive both the carnegie medal and the medal of honor. >> we are sitting in the augustine museum of history, and about 10 years ago a decision was made to do a military display, a permanent military display to honor jimmie dyess. when i did my research on the book i went through over 9000 carnegie medal recipients the last 100 years, and the 3500 or so medal of honor recipients since the civil war and it turns out he's the only person ever to earn both awards. because it was such a unique story and because this man is my wife's aunt, i decided to write a book about him. jimmie dyess was born in augusta, georgia, in 1909 lived most of his youth in north augusta which is across the river from augusta, went to richmond academy, the oldest school in the south and when he graduated he went to clemson university. he played football at clemson and was also an all-american riflemen at clemson. while he was there between his firs

as a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. with locals concerned not for the first time about the air they are breathing. >> we are very worried about chemicals in the air. we are worried it could be toxic. close to the epicentre of the explosions. the scale is difficult. survivors must comprehend what happened or why. >> i thought it was a gas explosion. my bedroom walls mitt by a shock wave. >> reporter: others thought it was an earthquake or nuclear explosions. windows were shattered in homes 2km away. flying debris sliced huns dreads of vehicles. temporary housing for migrant workers bore the brunt of the blast. >> this is a workers dormitory. it's been shredded. it bore force to the explosions. people here are lucky to get out alive. the number of dead have been committed to rise. many were firefighters. hundreds were freed in hospital. caused by cuts and flying class and concrete. >> my first reaction was to run. i heard another blast. i got blood all over my body. blasts were caused by chemicals. close to where thousand

city of aiden and face a major challenge disarming mines to make the city safe for local people and lee barker reports. >> reporter: as the front line in the battle for control of yemen moves north certain dangers remain. many land mines have been transplanted by people who were loyal to president saleh and the district of aiden the conflict has moved on but life is far from safe. this car was thrown into the air by a powerful blast and pro-government troops have now sealed off entire neighborhoods. >> translator: we discovered antitank mines among residential neighborhoods and we will continue our operation to clear land mines from this area. >> reporter: pro-government forces have diffused hundreds of land mines and are working without proper equipment. >> translator: we need tools, food and uniforms, weapons and everything and engineers have not been provided with basic needs. >> reporter: this brother and sister were seriously injured in a land mine explosion, the same blast killed five members of their family and an elder relative tells what happened. >> translator: hit by a land m

local police, the city and the district attorney's office say they oppose this issue. the state previously wanted to move smith into a $3,000 a month fairfield home. >> this morning from uc berkeley police are looking for a man who groped several young girls at a campus swimming pool. investigators released this picture of a man they are looking for. brown hair, medium build and wearing red swim shorts. police say it happened yesterday about 5:45 in the afternoon. the men allegedly swam and grabbed the leg or the rear end and then swam away. >>> san francisco police say a man armed with a handgun tied up a worker and robbed a store. investigators say the man broke into a business on jefferson street about 1:00 a.m. the robber put a gun to an employee's head, made him open the safe and tied him up and ran off with a large amount of cash. >>> tonight the two people accused of shooting a tourist in a busy neighborhood in san francisco are facing attempted murder charges. police say the suspect shot the victim that tied tourists as he was trying to get his stolen camera ba

. >>> we are now less than a month away from the pope's arrival in philadelphia and the city wants local businesses big and small to be ready for the throngs of visitors. mayor michael nutter and leaders of the world meeting of families paid a special visit to some of those businesses that plan to be opened today. "action news"'s john rawlins has more. >> reporter: the mayor handing out i'll be there buttons, a papal visit marketing campaign hit the streets today to drum up some buzz for the papal visit despite earlier reports of businesses which could not or would not open because of security impediments during the papal stay. the message message today the city will be opened for business including one of its oldest pubs mcgillan's hail house. >> mcgillan's tweeted if we have to have the beer delivered by drones, we will be opened on the papal weekend. [cheers and applause] >> man, don't tell the secret service that because i know drones are not going to be allowed. >> reporter: wawa which has more than a half dozen stores inside the restricted traffic box is working out a resupply plan

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the local militia said it helped to release 25 people captured by houthi forces. taiz is yemen's third largest city and it's been under houthi control since march. >> 158 yemenese who fled the fighting earlier this year have returned home to aden. the city airport is now secured and is allowing civilian flights mainly to bring home refugees or fly in humanitarian aid. these people are from. djibouti. the sawed coalition is controlling all flights in and out of aden. >> parts of an aircraft wing which washed up on a french island is from missing malaysian flight 370. some relatives of missing chinese passengers don't believe the debris from the jet has been found at all. >> for 16 months, their emotions have swung between despair and hope. barging into the offices of malaysian airlines, they may have felt they had nothing to lose. some even believe the wreckage was planted on reunion island. >> it's not true. a lot of things would have been easy to find, but they didn't find them, like the chairs baggage and other stuff that's much larger. >> they want answers. thi

as a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. with local people concerned not for the first time about the air they are now breathing. >> translator: we're very worried. very worried about what chemical is in the air. we're worry it might be toxic. >> reporter: close to the epicenter of the explosions, the scale of the destruction is difficult for survivors to comprehend what happened and why. >> translator: i thought it was a gas explosion. my bedroom wall was hit by a shock wave which threw me out of bed. >> reporter: windows were shattered in homes almost two kilometers away, foreseeing the evacuation of hundreds of families. the flying debris sliced through hundreds of vehicles. this is a worker's dormitory, and as you can see it has been completely shredded. the imagine really bares testament to the force of those multiple explosions. the people in here were lucky to get out alive. the number of dead is continuing to rise. many of them were firefighters. government officials say hundreds of people were treated in hospital, m

emily: what is it like to use uber in china, and across the different cities? it's a very localized business. lulu: it is quite localized. you would be surprised at the amount of people using uber in china. also, the purposes of it. if you tried using the equivalent of uber x in china, you get people picking you up. these could be government officials driving to work. they want to save some gas oil and that is why they are using the service. also, headhunters use it to find recruitment for silicon valley in china and some people are even using it as a dating app. the local adaptation of these apps is amazing if you look at it. emily: so, tencent blocked uber chat.h from we -- from wechat. wechat is huge in china. tencent locked uber from wechat. what is the chance of uber china's success? lulu: they blocked uber from a public account service -- that is the equivalent of an account companies set up, so fans can follow their information, news releases. in terms of messaging, they can still do that. but wechat is very popular in china. traffic volume is through th

stephen: charlie bengal a local activists in the city to call on mayor muriel bowser to come up with a more detailed plan of action, something concrete to bring the killing spree under control. as far as the investigation, nothing new to report as far as suspects or arrests at this time. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. developing now and this is tough to watch. a security camera catching the horrific moment that a bomb went off outside of a popular tourist spot in thailand. 16 people killed. most of those tourists. at least 80 others were wounded. this was supposed to be even worse because police when they got to the scene found two more bombs that did not go off. both of those were diffused. at this point no one knows who carried out the attack. speaking of explosion, the chinese government taking swift action after the massive explosion that killed more than 100 people last week. beijing ordered a nationwide check on workplace safety to correct all of what they call "irregularities." the prosecutors are investigating dereliction of duties and abuse

initial reports suggest it occurred at a petroleum storage facility in a port city around midnight local time. an unnamed doctor at the local hospital there has told media there that 300 or 400 people have been injured. the cause of the blast is still unclear. we will get you details as soon as we have them. they are coming by the hundreds of thousands, migrants, most of them fleeing political upheaval throughout africa. often, the odyssey begins on foot as refugees begin the journey with only what they can carry. then is the perilous sea passage on rickety and hopelessly overcrowded boats. an estimated 200 have died trying to cross the mediterranean this year. others seek to travel to turkey across the aegean the, which is how they end up on the island ofkos. >> chaos has erected at the sports stadium where the migrants are being held on kos. tensions flared between immigrants and authorities for the second day in a row. police reportedly pepper spray these men. it is crowded and there is no food or sanitation. the poor living conditions and uncertainty have pushed people to the brink.