when he gets to new orleans he is in a state of shock. we continue now with our live coverage >> of the abraham lincoln symposium in the fort. an introduction by jonathan silverman. >> i recently joined twitter. [applause] you can feel free to follow me. soont may tweak something about abraham lincoln. it is a great pleasure for me to introduce jason silverman. i last met him in springfield we talked about immigrants of the old state capitol. he is the author and editor of 11 books. the beerbook under sign. is the professor at winthrop university. i wanted to find a little bit about him, i went to no better source than rate my professors.com. loved,ell he is well here's a few comments. one wrote that he is an amazing professor in his class he lectures but they are far from boring. you will need to read for the test because he does not cover everything, you also have to attend class because every day is something new. another one wrote that this but you can easy talk to him and he will tell you to take notes. [laughter] in the student rema

-- they landed new orleans. i can say it is on this trip that he formed this opinion it put a fire in him then and there. that was 1831, i have heard him say that often. his flat boat journeys exposed him for weeks on end of the vastness of american life. no subsequent travels would ever match the length of those journeys. him in theed relationship between transportation and economic development in the midwest -- west. lincoln understood that a better transportation system would improve the economic life of illinois, raise living standards for all and enhancing property values. his river journeys also show ed that by controlling the unsettled domains in illinois, the state could accelerate preparations for wealth and population to spread throughout the state. seeing america firsthand from a flat boat transfixed lincoln the core economic principles such as free labor, transportation monetization internal improvements and most assuredly the need to attract immigration. his trips to new orleans represented his jour

the ncaa tournament glove for a bout with new orleans. the nba golden state warriors apple losing streak for the 76ers. other highlights coming up. the nor'easter, while the spring help her fall? maybe not. the at him -- adam klotz will be here when we come right back. stay with us. ♪ nicole: now let's take a look at the latest from the world of sports. ncaa men's basketball tournament taking on new orleans second knock. goes up and new orleans town three. a timeout. take it face to face right there. separated. two seconds left in new orleans town one. throw in a long pass. they take on number one villanova on thursday. a big game for kansas state and against wake forest. shows off with a monster out there and there it is again. second knock was a beautiful backdoor cut. the easy plan that finishes 24-point. they will play cincinnati on friday. you know what day it is? seth curry celebrated his 29th with the warriors down 12. he turns 29. happy birthday. under a minute to play. and there was a slam their 106- 104. many of you cleaning u

heading to new orleans and they need your help. we're going to tell you how you can help later on when the news at 6:00 rolls on. >>> peter newsham got a vote of confidence from former chief kathy lanier testified to confirm mayor bowser selection to lead the police department. lanier left the position for a private sector job. there have been two other community meetings and today is the last one. more than 80 other people signed up to speak. >> the residents here deserve somebody who's going to be strong empathetic and do the right thing and peter newsham will do that. i support his confirmation here today. 110%. >> we're saying we believe the council should not vote on the nomination until the records are disclosed to the council, to the public, so that there can be a clear understanding of what happened on january 20th. >> the next step is for the judiciary committee to vote on the nomination. that date hasn't been set yet. then goes to the full council for a vote. >>> >>> terry mcauliffe is ordering an independent review of me

both say being police officers in new orleans has been a lifelong passion. but over the last few years, it's something else that's really brought them closer together. when they're not on the job, both volunteer teachling band students in new orleans. officer kerr leads the percussionists. while detective johnson is over the color guards. >> you're picking up your feet also. >> we know what the kids get out of it, incredible mentors. what do you get out of it? >> my joy is to see a kid go to college on a scholarship, partial scholarship, anything that will help him or her and their family. >> just seeing them here and not in the street and not having to deal with them on the other side of the law, that's, you know, what i get out of it. >> always a plus. >> reporter: officer kerr says his life has become intertwined with the lives of the students he mentors. two years ago he recruited his brother to come along for the ride. everyone seems to have benefited. >> come do this after school, put in work with this, stay out of trouble, off the streets with everyth

both say being police officers in new orleans has been a lifelong passion. but over the last few years, it's something else that's really brought them closer together. when they're not on the job, both volunteer teaching band students at mcdonagh 35 high school in new orleans. officer care leads the percussionists while detective johnson is over the color guards. >> here you should be picking up your feet, also. >> we know what the kids get out of it. but what do you get out of it? my joy is to see a kid going to college on a scholarship or parnl scholarship, anything that will help him and their family. >> just seeing them here, not in the street and not having to deal with them on the other side of the law, that's what i get out of it. >> always a plus. always a plus. >> reporter: officer caire says his life has become intertwined with the lives of the students he mentors. two years ago he recruited his brother to come along for the ride. everyone seems to have benefited. >> coming after school, put in work with us, stay out of trouble, off the streets wit

would be a consequence -- >> i wanted to look at new orleans. hurricane katrina gave the city and the state of louisiana a one-of-a-kind opportunity. there were 100,000 in the city anthan there were before the katrina. there was a euphemism like we don't need game show watchers. even though it wasn't damaged by the storm. they had one-way tickets and didn't provide them a way to return. >> you said you talked to somebody and you could go back to new orleans. >> someone i interviewed said she lied and said she was staying in atlanta. now ten years later, they are richer than ever a but the rent has doubled and meanwhile they are saying look how far we have come in making the city a better place. >> can you talk about how the charter system works and how they work. >> the governor of louisiana created a new system to evaluate schools. >> basically every school except for ten plus shuts down and turned into a charter school. the. they were all hired and create nonprofits like teach for america i and they reemploy the school district so it was a qui

this is what we're doing down in new orleans. the world's largest pasta dish. 500 pounds of pasta, it was mixed 150 pounds ever meatless sauce, as folks call it in new orleans, a little gravy. it is covered with 50 pounds of cheese. it measures 8 feet in diameter. it was served to the italian american marching club which will perform today in new orleans did you work a st. patrick's day parade. >> it's sauce, not gravy. >> it's gravy in new orleans. >> reporter: i could have went for >> reporter: we'll have rain showers this afternoon and snowflakes mixed in the lehigh valley. otherwise it is cloudy today. we'll get you outside and go live on sky6 live hd down in cape may. there are a few rain drops on the lens. they are picking up spritzes and sprinkles, the steadier stuff early this morning has worked out to sea. looking at the ocean, you can see the whitecaps. the winds are picking up a little bit. double scan live going around and round, most of us are dry. you zoom in north of the city, upper bucks county you can see the blu

or new orleans. as it rides up the coast it will intensify, the transfers its energy to the other allowing for a strong storm in the area. sunshine fades behind clouds, 36 degrees for the high. the storm impacts us around midnight tonight, we start to see the first flurries falling with this. let's look at future tracker 6, we advance this through at 11:30, we pull the snow in from the south and west. we watch the rain sleet line and see how it changes. it starts off in south jersey. at 4:00 a.m. we'll be on the air, the snow will pick up in intensity, by or before dawn we'll get heavy snow in spots. this particular model showing the rain/sleet line in south jersey, at that point. we advance this to 9:30, see what changes some of the milder air pushing in, we get rain in south jersey, but the sleet line is boarding near the i-95 corridor and that's really key that will bring down the numbers as we see the sleet mixing in more so in the city. this all depends on where the low sets up, if it is hugging

(grant) new video released showing the moments during a deadly officer involved shooting in new orleans... we'll tell you the new questions it is raising about the shooting. (vicki) plus... so much snow fell in the sierra this year... it's causing a new concern for people in the area... we'll explain what it is next.(grant) and after the break... we'll tell you why many people are looking into moving out of the bay area.... some people in the bay area are sick of the constant traffic gridlock and the high- cost of living... that it's making them want to leave.(grant) in fact a poll by a bay area business group finds that 46 -percent of millennials are fed up with paying so much to live here. kron4's dan kerman is live at city hall with more... (dan kerman)housing costs, the cost of living and the ever increasing battle with traffic has more people in the bay area considering moving. a poll by the bay area council finds 40 percent of the thousand people polled are considering leaving the bay area in the next few years. that's up from 34% last year. sotit doesn't surprise me one bitthose

i would play music loudly in my room. ( laughter ) you ended up in new orleans, and that's where you live now. >> yeah. >> trevor: playing music on the street there is a very different experience. you started, though, with, i guess, what jordan was trying to play earlier. >> the wash board. >> trevor: the wash board. was jordan playing it right? >> yeah, i think the wash board is very -- >> trevor: you don't have to be nice. jordan can handle pain ( laughter ) >> no, i think what i loved about the wash board is it's not pretentious. you know, i felt a little intimidated about playing music. i was, like, i got rhythm, i can do this. so it opened my mind about music being communal and listening and having fun together. >> trevor: do you think it helped that you kicked it off in new orleans, playing in the street. >> yes. >> trevor: is there a different vibe or feeling around that? >> yes, it was very communal, you know, and i think a lot of people met me, they knew i was this kid just out on their own and they're like you're rough around the edges but you've got heart. so i don't think

in new orleans, wil carr. fox news. >>> comedy central has chosen san francisco as a setting for a first of its kind week comedy festival. it will bring kevin hart and jerry seinfeld near city hall. the called the colossal cluster fest june 2nd expected to draw 30,000 comedy fans. >>> a cluster festival. i like that. >>> coming up after the break. congress and the white house still at odds over investigations into russia's influence in american politics. details next. stay with us. this portion of ktvu news brought to you by the chrysler pacifica. >> more details about an investigation into russia's interference in the presidential election and the contacts with officials. >> there are increasing calls for a special prosecutor. reporter: house republicans are under increased pressure to investigate ties between russia and the white house. following mum reports of improper contact between the trump administration and the russian government. house speaker paul ryan said tuesday the american people need answers a

how will it impact cities like new orleans? the mayor of that city has been pushing back against the white house and we'll hear from him next. media company "buzzfeed" may go public next year. could it spur the next wave of ipos? that's coming up later on the "closing bell." >>> welcome back. so-called sanctuary city mayors met with department of homeland security in a closed door hearing today. it came on the heels of attorney general jeff sessions threat monday to pull money for state and local government that refuses to comply with federal immigration laws. some mayors insist they're not violating federal or state lawyer laws. one joins us now. mitch landrieu. >> thank you for having me. >> the immediate impact of the attorney general's announcement on new orleans is what? >> the first thing to understand about the entire debate is there's nobody who cares more about public safety on the streets of america than mayors and police chiefs. that's exactly what it is that we do. secondly, nobody according to what the attorney gen

navy navy special operator, senior chief william ryan new orleans. ryan died as he lived, a lawyer and a hero, battling against terrorism in securing our nation. [applause] i just spoke to her great general matters, just now who we confirms and i quote, ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence, that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemy.

so that's why at that time was right past the gulf accident in new orleans so it was important for me to buy ingredients from that place, for example. so menu is always coding, class, an opportunity to say we have arrived. this has been our journey, and this is where we are today. - i love the fact that you said earlier that the profession has changed over time. you know we really live in an era now where chefs are stars alongside actor and actresses. you turn on any basic cable network, and you're as likely to find a cooking show and a familiar face as not. is this a good thing for food? for the food universe? - well you know i thought about this a lot and my whole idea is that great food should be really we should really have an opportunity to have them in every community. so for me, if i have this platform, what do you do with it? so if i want to create a farmer's market in harlem and project that, i can do that through my you know through social media or instagram or twitter right? so if one has a responsibility and a platform, you can drive somebody to a conversation that matters

this just was her end. ♪ >> reporter: tammy leitner, nbc news, new orleans. >>> fire and floods are big concerns tonight in the western part of the country. a lot of homes threatened by wildfire near boulder, colorado, while the northwest and california could see more severe flooding. we get the latest from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: tonight, lives threatened in the line of fire near boulder, colorado. with more than 60 acres burned, the flames are hopping just above a row of homes with minimal containment. farther west, wet weather makes for shocking scenes. streets that look like venetian canals and evacuations in parts of yakima, washington. in portland, swept away. >> not something you expect on your daily commute to work. >> reporter: three men survive uninjured after a hillside collapsed onto their car. the warning heard across the region, conditions are prime for more. >> we have had so much rain this winter, when we get rain like that, the earth moves. >> reporter: this week, more rain in the forecast. with the bullseye on northern california, some five inches expected

i would play music loudly in my room. ( laughter ) you ended up in new orleans, and that's where you live now. >> yeah. >> trevor: playing music on the street there is a very different experience. you started, though, with, i guess, what jordan was trying to play earlier. >> the wash board. >> trevor: the wash board. was jordan playing it right? >> yeah, i think the wash board is very -- >> trevor: you don't have to be nice. jordan can handle pain ( laughter ) >> no, i think what i loved about the wash board is it's not pretentious. you know, i felt a little intimidated about playing music. i was, like, i got rhythm, i can do this. so it opened my mind about music being communal and listening and having fun together. >> trevor: do you think it helped that you kicked it off in new orleans, playing in the street. >> yes. >> trevor: is there a different vibe or feeling around that? >> yes, it was very communal, you know, and i think a lot of people met me, they knew i was this kid just out on their own and they're like you're rough around the edges but you've got heart. so i don't think

in that decision yesterday it highlighted that in new orleans the robust democratic process. i think you describe that around the country the use of this symbol has declined. why isn't the ancient advice that courts aren't throned and we should have militant electorate. why isn't that the trend in. >> it hit a brick wall in mississippi unfortunately. >> here in the city of new orleans the political process came to its conclusion. why isn't that the same process that -- >> the fact that a political process can sometimes and maybe often eliminate acts of discrimination doesn't mean -- >> that's assuming the fact it is in dispute. the government hasn't acted to deprive you of anything. there is a symbol he declares is offensive. >> the government has deprived mr. moore a sense of dignity labelling him a second class citizen. it is exact same injury that gives standing in dozens of cases under the establishment clause. there is no question the establishment clause is important. let me turn quickly to the situation of plaintiff's daughter. mississippi law is very different when it

we're going to teach it to you." >> ♪ will you please come to new orleans just to dance. ♪ >> i went, "okay, let's go," you know, because you can either stop it right there and say, "look, you can't rewrite my song, blah blah blah," or you can just go with it and see what happens. and when you choose that moment, that's when the world opens up and all kinds of opportunities come your way. >> brown: an independent evaluation of the original eight turnaround schools conducted showed early success. half the schools improved their attendance rates, with an the average improvement in math proficiency was 22%, and reading close to 13%. and discipline problems fell. at renew cultural arts academy, for example, suspensions were down 51%. and the kids themselves? new orleans ninth grader jared mullins has seen his own turnaround through the arts. >> i'll be thinking what more can i do? when i'm in the arts, i'm focused. >> brown: singing for first lady michelle obama, an early backer of the turnaround arts program. months later, in new orleans, mullens sang to a packed crowd of a different sor

the trip to new orleans was, the two trips to new orleans could very well have been the greatest education that lincoln had in terms of the topic of immigration. is a young man with his eyes wide open, and he is seeing all sorts of things that he does not see, certainly back in illinois for the most part, though his springfield neighborhood all things considered was reasonably ethnically diverse. he hired irish to work in the house. he also encountered on an ongoing basis portuguese farmers, in springfield, who were produce, greengrocers so to speak. so it is not like he was completely ignorant about all this. but he was not travel smart or a great deal of book smart about civilizations around the world, for example asia. i do believe in my heart of hearts that lincoln was the kind of human being who tried desperately to see the good in everybody. rather than the bad in everybody. i do not think that lincoln drew any kind of broad brush, you know, paintings in which everybody was monolithically examined. so when he did encounter somebody like the gentleman i mentioned during my talk, josep

don champion, cbs news, new orleans. >> quijano: up next: after a steel plant spewed contaminants on this farmer's land - he decided to try an unusual experiment. >> quijano: farmers in a region of italy once known for cheeses have turned to cultivating a type of cannabis -- not to smoke - or sell - but to decontaminate polluted soil. the hemp they're growing contains very little thc -- the compound that makes people high. seth doane checked out the crop. >> vincenzo fornara showed us his now-empty farm, once packed with more than 600 sheep. for generations, our family produced ricotta and meat. he recalled. until 2008, when italy's government discovered the toxic chemical dioxin in his sheep and slaughtered the entire herd. the culprit -- just a mile away. contaminants spewing from this massive steel plant - europe's largest - meant fornaro could never have grazing animals again. to clean up his land - he decided to try a rather unusual experiment. he's growing marijuana. fornaro planted industrial hemp to try to leech contaminants from the soil. the science is called phyto-remediat

i am originally from new orleans and there is a collage of human beings from that place. i wanted to find out about why the people from new orleans are the way they are and the people from the caribbean are the way they are. i came across the book and maybe you read it and in it i learned a great deal but also found out about something called a ho homestead act and the home right program and they seemed like racist policies. i was wondering if you could espou espound. the culture there is and one of the things i could share is some identify as creole and some don't. they resisted idea of enslaved black people and some of them looked upon themselves as superior to black people and they reinforced the notion black people are interior. .... with a biracial people in the louisiana and this group of people that resisted racism along the larger population to free back -- black people but some of them look upon themselves as superior to black people so some of the reinforce the notion that black people are inferior >>

orleans saints and malcolm has a super bowl ring with the new orleans saints, and i know baltimore won a super bowl, jacoby jones of new orleans should have been m.v.p. of that game. to my colleague to the right from detroit, we are praying for you all. to my colleague on my left from tlanta, i just can't say much. let me thank you all for stepping off the field and stepping back into the real life that you all lived before you made it to the nfl and before get layed in college, to out of your comfort zone, but to actually give back and fight for issues that are critical. , but don't see it enough you all do it, and most of our african-american male athletes do it, you just don't get the attention for it. you only get the attention for doing the wrong thing. when you're doing the right thing you don't get as much attention. let me thank you and let me thank my colleagues for hosting this. reforming our criminal justice system is without a doubt the number one civil rights issue of our time. the racial disparities and discrimination across the criminal justice system are undeniable. afr

that's the annual stella shouting contest in new orleans. the contestants are encouraged to give their best version of stanley kulowski's shoutout for stella. >> how do you think you would do mike? >> that would hurt. i wouldn't do. >> that's just a quick look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 starts right now. >> this is wake up washington on wusa9. >>> saturday beautiful and warm, a great day to see the cherry blossoms. they were supposed to hit peak bloom this weekend and colder temperatures on sunday. no problem. to be around the tidal basin. great weekend to get out there. >>> good morning i'm mikea turner. >> i'm mike hydeck. wake up washington getting started right now. we have our eyes on the skies and on the roads. we're going to start with first alert forecast and allyson this morning. >> good morning, yes, yesterday was cloudy and cool after that nice warm day on saturday. today kind of a little bit of a mixture. we're starting off cloudy and foggy and we're going to end the day warmer. it's going to be a slow and gradual warmu

third they will play either mount saint mary or new orleans, the team knows with experience from last year will definitely help them out. >> we know it's a completely different team. some of us been there. we have the experience of making that deep run. we kind of know a little do's and don'ts to help the younger guy >> we're thankful to be in this position, honored. we can't take this for granted. it's obviously a great feeling. but i mean, wherever we're, we're going to be ready for the challenge. >>> villanova jay wright joining us from the pavilion, jay, congrats, what was your reaction when you heard the announcement? >> well, a little fun this year, don. we kind of knew we were going to buffalo,

saint mary's takes on new orleans in the first four... northern calif >>> the ncaa tournament tips off tomorrow when saint mary takes on new orleans if the national weather service 4. >> yeah and another northern california team u.c. davis is celebrating its first appearance in school history. . >> yeah, they play north carolina central on wednesday in ohio. the coach says that his players earned their break rough. . >> all the hard work of -- that these young men have put in and excited to represent u.c. davis. >> great for the community. youknow, the students and us, just for everyone to put us on the map. >> the winner of wednesday's game faces number one seed kansas in the first round on friday. it is time to dance. >> time. >>> and 4:51 a bay area restaurant owner says she's getting serious push back over her efforts to protect undocumented workers. >> and california could soon see or first gas hike tax in more than 2 decades the goal of this new proposal. >>> good morning, everyone. take a look at your 7-day outlook stowed for the s

mary or new orleans, from the play-in game. a number one seed never lost to a 16 seed. but down the road, yes, it will get harder as they try to win back-to-back titles. >> thrilling to know it's getting started. you're in it. getting started. the number one seed is nice. monday, just one of 68. we have to win games. >> it's not a privilege to play in the ncaa, it's an honor. it's humbling. we have a tough road. >> it's great for our school. but for our team, just where do we have to play and go. and we're focused and ready to go. we'll be watching mount st. mary and new orleans game and looking to see where we have to play. >> and they have a very tough road ahead. a lot of big games. assuming they get by this first game which no team has ever lost. the 16-1 seed. >> it's a guarantee. >> thanks a lot. >> very exciting. >>> much more to come tonight. over the weekend president trump made explosive allegations that former president obama wiretapped phones. tomorrow lawmakers expect proof. >>> plus thousands got st. patrick's day started early, irish pride was a sight to

stark at the switch our wheel conference in new orleans. my conversation with doug peterson, and next on instructor policy. the two of us dig into president trump's trillion dollar and for structure proposal. -- infrastructure proposal. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets," trump's first 100 days, with a focus on politics and policy under the administration. let's get a check of the markets with abigail doolittle. for solidooking gains, the dow, s&p 500, and the nasdaq are carving out new highs on the day at session highs. the averages are up more than .5%, the dow and s&p 500 are on pace for the best case. apple is yet at another high. they think apple could be a $200 stock based on innovation and stock buyback. at this time, ubs has a $151 price target. certainly over the next two to three years. we also have facebook trading at a record high or on pace for a record close. this is the company released stories and on this, we have snap down about 4%. initially is surged, and that is analyst launched with that waslerati

mary or new orleans. the winner of the play-in game. jamie apody has more. [ cheering ]. >> reporter: the moment may not have been as drama-filled as the years past. but the first name called, brought march madness to life. >> it's not a privilege, it's an honor, it's humbling. even though we have a tough road. >> this is the first time -- it was different. because you kind of knew you were going to be number one, you knew you would be in buffalo. so there wasn't that anticipation to see who you were going to play. but it's still thrilling to know it's going to get started. >> villanova's road, not easy. never is. in fact, audible growns when they heard they would have to get through duke to get back to the final four. >> it's so wide open. the competition is amazing, the talent is amazing. no cake walk. >> reporter: the cats leave early for buffalo, take off tomorrow night to beat the impending snow. only seven in history repeated as national champions. florida the last to do so a decade ago. imagine if these seniors were able to go ou

. >> thousands of peopleit had the streets in new orleans to celebrate fat tuesday and of course catching as many bees as they can. more than 70 parade go through the streets of new orleans with tens of thousands of board thrilling millions of feeds and other trivrping et cetera. >> and now threat begin. >> 4:40, metro preparing for safe track surge. >> and we'll tell you what you need to know to fill out a complaint. >> we're headed to break across the d.c. region. looking at the wheel at national harbor this wednesday morning. 50 some de grows ready. 4:41 more fox morning news for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 150 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> today on "fox5 news morning" president trump delivering his first joint address to congress renewing his version for spiri

mary's will take on new orleans. the winner, will have to battle the number 1 seed, villanova on thursday. that same day-- virginia will take on unc-wilmington. virginia tech will meet wisconsin. and v-c-u will go head to head with st. mary's. there is more coming up on good morning washington. our stormwatch weather team is tracking the storm system heading tihs way. much of the area is under a winter weather alert. we will have an hour-by-hour breakdown, coming up. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr ser

the new orleans apartments in sea cane. gray hall is live. any leads here? >> no new leads but police tell us that over this year they have received tips and able to eliminate people as suspects and a heart broken family hope that a reward for thousands of dollars help investigators track down a killer. >> do the right thing, we all have a mother, and we all have a sister and we all have an aunt and female cousin. you know, this could be you standing here. >> an emotional monique benson is asking for the public's help. after the brutal murder of her sister. marketa benson. >> not even bring closure i don't know if that is an option for us, it won't bring her back. but to just really hopefully it doesn't happen to north family and they don't have to suffer what we are suffering. >> last year march 30th, someone brutally murdered benson. they believe she knew the attacker and the crime happened at the new orleans apartments in seacane, pennsylvania. >> it was bunt force trauma to the head and neck and they put her in the hot shower and scalded the rest of her.

the headlines at 103m: # deep down in louisiana close to new orleans # way back up in the woods among the evergreens # musicians around the world pay tribute to rock'n'roll pioneer chuck berry, who's died aged 90. a one—year—old boy dies and a girl of the same age is in a critical condition, after both were seriously injured in north london. a bbc investigation finds that skin creams that contain paraffin alleged rape victims in england and wales may not have to face cross—examination in court, under new government proposals to be introduced in september. a former homeless man turns a double decker bus into a mobile shelter for people on the isle of wight. we take a closer look at the south by south west film festival in austin, texas. talking movies on the bbc news channel at 10:30am. good morning and welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to chuck berry — the singer and guitarist who's died at the age of 90. police say emergency services were called to the musician's home in missouri yesterday, but were unable to revive him. and johnny b goode helped define the genre,

have done work in new orleans and in california, as well as nationally. abuy.at @br host: this is the website, the prison policy initiative. a look at mass incarceration is our topic. we have a call from new jersey. we understand you are a former correctional educator? tell us what that means. caller: yes, i taught inmates at andlevels, from nonreaders we briefly had a college course to offer. it was mostly men trying to get their ged prior to being released. host: what did you see working in this career? caller: i think there is a lot that could be reformed. some of the students i had, they were obviously mentally challenged, a lot of psychiatric prisons.our they are not really getting handled in the proper way because they have various psychoses. a lot of new row sees, as well, which being incarcerated probably exacerbates. i think the real issue here is, and our state in the early 1980's, every politician ran on making the sentences stick. they felt that the judges were not using their discretion correctly. and we went so far overboard on that that the

jazz pianist say his talent go back four, five generations down new orleans, mayor kenly produce at the philly celebrates jazz press conference, in city hall. it will kick off philly jazz month for the month of april. >> and you can catch john baba batiste, weeks nights, after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> good for him, and elton john was 70. during the commercials i went to a concert once with him, three hours 40 minutes, solo, piano playing and singing. that was, i'm telling you, he puts on a show. it was like the crowd, it was electric. >> i'm sure that that fuels you, but that's a long time. >> to be playing and singing. >> impressive. and i'm such a big fan. so good. oh, i love them. love they're the house bands. >> good stuff. >> anyway, so, how do you feel about a nice damp and dreary start to the week. >> but it is mild. >> true. >> mild. >> exactly. look at the bright side. >> i always a.m. i'm like a ' of sunshine on a cloudy day. >> he is indeed. let's take you outside. play little game of name that camera. what do you think, guys, where are we looking? >> is that our roof c

going off 23 points, and new orleans kept it close, and they were frustrated two of their own guys going at it during a timeout, and that was not any good. plays like this, elijah long just slicing through the defenders. mount st. marys wins it by 1. they will face buffalo on thursday. >>> if you're a sixth seed like the terps what else do you do in orlando? fish. they had down time leaving a day early because of the snow, and they hit the driving range to mix in the cross training. golf will get you strong said th one ever. pley ay at 6:50 against xavier, and the cavaliers are also just arriving in florida a few hours ago. >>> wusa 9 reporter and terp for life, pete muntean is headed to cavaliers as they play the first round games of the ncaa tournament on thursday. look for his live porert tomorrow right here on your home for march madness, wusa 9 and cbs. >>> the washington capitals back at home tonight, trying to pull themselves out of the ugly skid, losing 4 in a row including three on the road in california. the minnesota wild in town, and not happy about it. the old ice dance here

i know you have baltimore won the super bowl and jacoby jones from new orleans should have been m.v.p. of that game. to my calling to the right from detroit, we are praying for you all. just a colleague from my left from atlanta, i just can't say much. [laughter] all fore thank you study off the field and stepping back into the real life that you tol live before you made it the nfl and before you played in college. to get out of your comfort zones, but to actually give back and fight for issues that are critical. enough, but see it you all do it in most of our african-american male athletes do it. you just don't get the attention for it. you only get the attention for doing the wrong thing. the one you are doing the right thing, you don't get as much attention. let me thank you. let me thank my colleagues for hosting this. reforming our criminal justice system is without a doubt the number one civil rights issue of our time. racial disparities and discrimination across the criminal justice system are undeniable. 13% of-americans make up the united states population, but we count for 3

the testimony states removal of the island could be affective solution for the city of new orleans. as you point out, if project demonstrate i think we can solve this problem. it may be the only way given the cost and the bu cattic -- they should step in. >> i think so, mr. chairman, they should step in. i look at it at state and local levels. we need to have skin in the game to work with the core in in project. we have seen over the years that may be able to ad to the solution to the problems that they may the not be in there on a regular basis. one of the things we looked at short term is the removal out there. reenforce the river bank and also along with that short senior term solution would be put in place backflow prevention. the water flowed back up the brain and flooded the drains and local area. that's long-term. i think we can work together and i talk ed with the general toda. >> do you have ability to help new orleans removal of the damage -- >> sir, thanks for the question. i i this first of all, i want to thank you for what you did to get that pilot organized. we have a

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the headlines at 11am: # deep down in louisiana close to new orleans # way back up in the woods among the evergreens # musicians around the world pay tribute to rock'n'roll pioneer chuck berry, who's died aged 90. than 200 metropolitan police officers, taking place in a terrorist exercise on the river thames. a one—year—old boy dies and a girl of the same age is in a critical condition, after both were seriously injured in north london. alleged rape victims in england and wales may not have to face cross—examination in court, under new government proposals to be introduced in september. and an unmanned cargo craft makes its way back to earth, preparing to splash down in the pacific ocean. good morning and welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to chuck berry — the singer and guitarist who's died at the age of 90. in missouri yesterday, but were unable to revive him. a rock and roll pioneer — his hits such as roll over beethoven and johnny b goode helped define the genre, and influenced artists like the rolling stones and the beatles. our arts correspondent david sillit

mary's and new orleans. frustration would set in for new orleans late in the second half, travin thibodeau cysttavious gill, and the story of the game, the smallest guy in division i coming up huge. mount st. mary's junior robinson just 5'5" led the way 23 points to advance his team with a one-point win for a chance to play number 1 seed villanova in the first round. >> i wouldn't have dreamed we're going to play villanova. but dreams come true. this is part of march madness and we're looking forward to it. >>> tonight's game on tonight turners trutv. the 16th seed north carolina central. three years ago coach moten's son was recovering from second degree burns. moten had to make a choice. moten's own wife told him he needed to go with his team. they needed him in the biggest moment of their lives. listen to this. >> this is really my first time because i don't remember anything from that weekend. i don't remember no plays from the game. i don't remember anything. i just felt guilt as a father saying i'm coa

energylix steel at the conference in new orleans. breaking news? julie: a response from general motors to the proposal that they have 2 classes of shares. according to a spokesperson they think the plan is unproven and could lower share prices. according to the spokesman, they spent months talking to david einhorn about the proposal, but say it is too risky and unanimously rejected the proposal. gm shares higher by 3%. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ julie: house speaker paul ryan. you are seeing mccarthy and other gop leaders speaking at a news conference in washington. ryan said republicans are or thatd to tax reform they are united around their agenda. we will bring you any pertinent headlines. mark: let's go to events in south africa with the rand tumbling against the dollar after president zuma told senior leaders of the south african communist party that he plans to fire the finance minister. joining us from johannesburg, thank you for joining us. gordon'sn up -- are days numbered as south africa's finance minister? >> that is the quest

orleans where they ran into the mouth of everything. when fort fisher was first , therected or started was not a lot of organization to this. they had not thought about the basis of the fortification. it started as a series of five gun placements. they were not interconnected. they were not interlocking. they were all in strategic areas in this new inlet. july 4, 1862, a new commander came to the fort. what he decided to do was take the series of batteries and connects them through to make one strong bastion that would become fort fisher. they took what was already enoughg and major yet soldiers. if they were not working the guns are learning to be a soldier, their job was to toerally shoveled the sand build the fort that is behind me. that fortification would be about 25 feet tall. another 10 feet on top of that. so, literally, this was supposed to be something that was impregnable. the structure of the fort was interesting. he would normally think you shapedave a pentagon fort. capital shaped like a letter l. stretched three quarters

new orleans wasn't the only city where people were celebrating. several parties and parades were taking place tonight. featuring local brass shows, all in the valley. >>> coming up a boy who saw a need and took action. a bay area fifth grader will show you how he collected hundreds of backpacks to send overseas. >>> bill martin is tracking another chance of wet weather. he's back with the complete forecast in just a minute. >>> a fifth grader from santa rosa wanted to help less fortunate children in central america by giving them backpacks. he collected hundreds, but most were stolen before having a chance to deliver them. as ktvu rob roth found out his mission didn't end there. >> reporter: these are just some of the backpacks pouring in. >> six, seven, eight, nine. >> reporter: to help this 11- year-old apply for a mission that is almost derailed. >> i feel really lucky that i get to do this. >> reporter: these backpacks, they are headed for costa rica. when he was on family vacation there last year he noticed the students couldn't afford backpa