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New york for the fourth of july celebrations a day after an explosion in central park wounded a college student and sparked panic. cnns jean casarez has details. >> reporter: the police department wanted to make sure it was clear there was no threat. there was a police presence. the people at the macys fourth of july celebration were on hand. they talked about the explosive materials that went off. three men walking in central park. one is now a victim, a university of miami student, steped on t...

Direct descendant of a slave that was here after the slaves were freed. >> ashley green grew up on mosquito beach on james island in charleston. her mother owns the property which has been in her family for generations. fact of the matter is, in the old south back when the dishes, ingredients, flavors of southern cooking, to say american cooking as opposed to european, chances are that food was grown, gathered, produced and prepared by african slaves. chef dennis has made it a personal mission t...

When i was 5. 70 and 80 boats here, five or six feet now, now its just down to like seven or eight. now im proud of my heritage and i would never do anything else. this is my office, man, look at it. im going to do this until i cant move anymore. >> we were all on the town like clockwork, 2:30, 3:00 in the morning, its quiet, the towns been ripped up all night long. we come down here, hit the water. what could be better? >> good time to be here, and nice weather today. >> yeah, pretty nice day. ...

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Because the price tag is way greater than monetary if we dont. >> reporter: the algae, much worse this afternoon than it was this morning. this thick, green, stinky sludge is the reason fireworks are being moved inland instead of on the water tomorrow night. >> eva, thank you. overseas tonight, another attack being blamed on isis. the third mass terror attack carried out by the terror group in the last week. this, the deadliest in baghdad in nearly a decade. more than 160 killed. 20 hostages k...

Fireworks show in america along new york citys east river with an estimated 3 million spectators has the police on high alert. >> you will see a very significantly enhanced police presence in the city. >> reporter: out on the water, officials patrolling the harbors in manhattan and controlling security docks along the macys fire barges. >> we will have ex enceptional police presence to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: deploying 500 plus highly trained, highly armed officers ready to prevent ter...

Way see of these youngsters makes me proud to be an american. these are guys who have been remarkably well trained, better equipped, better led, better trained than any military force in history. its the best military any nation has ever had. these are heroes, and they are remarkable. they can go from high octane adrenaline in a gunfight to instantly that fast looking after women and children. the kind of things i have seen them do inspire me that we really are a great country.

Always interested in others and whose quiet voice moved them to better themselves. >> i know and i speak of experience, that even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light. >> reporter: shining on the legacy of human kindness. morgan radford, nbc news. a scare this morning in central park after an explosion was heard. it led to a big response from the police and fire departments. sources familiar with the investigation tell nbc news that a young man visiting from virginia was se...

That fought for our freedom and then this incredible medal of honor recipient, coming up. he was gravely wounded and on the torso. he was on the radio explaining to me what went o. that was the lynchpen of the battle. >> i owed it to do the same. youre late for work. you grab your 10-gallon jug of coffee, and back out of the garage. right into your wifes car. with your wife watching.

Today, the court is considering two difficult cases. theres kevin. a repeat offender whos been incarcerated for nearly four months. pending a final judgment from his last hearing that will ultimately decide his fate. and then kymyada, a teenage mother and former runaway. shes charged with running again, but continues to plead her innocence. will the court agree that she is reformed? or will her mistakes separate her from her baby? >> were dealing with two children, not just one. the question is,...