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Hackensack, new jersey, is better known for nice homes and quaint downtown shops than it is for gang activity. gang-related crimes do occur here. in the citys bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from ...

The things for which she is charged and to battling addiction. >> prescription painkillers, they were my biggest thing. oxycodone. when i couldnt get that, heroin. but i never shot it. i always snorted it. >> she says she was coerced by a drug dealer. she stole prescription pads in order to obtain oxycodone from pharmacies in pennsylvania and new jersey. >> ill walk in there as if i have something legitimate and its not. and then they fill it, they give it to me because they trust me and i walk ...

We see on a daily basis. lets remember president trump before he was president also was part of the birther movement, which was questioning the legitimacy of president obama. but you know, special people can bring together all sorts of figures from different political backgrounds, and barbara bush was not only a first lady, her role both as the wife of a president, the mother of a president, the mother of a very important governor, made her pretty remarkable and she was someone also, personally,...

This is the highest level of the game, the highest level of intellectualism. to see somebody celebrated, a black person celebrated for their genius and their brilliance is -- thats always thrilling. >> last question for you, just about politics and the way he approaches them. you talk about his background. he has this close friendship so much as you can have with the sitting president of the united states. with barack obama. what do you learn about both of them in parallel? >> both of them seep ...

Reassuring presence. i think the fact that that family was so close and so deeply connected meant a great deal to americans of all classes and all backgrounds. i know its been said that without barbara bush, there never would have been a president bush. because by going to odessa, texas, and midland and the wildcatting oil days of the bushes when they were young. in 1948, moving from greenwich, connecticut. she was raised in rye and raised in privilege. you could see these buses taking some of t...

Dodger, that was the way he thought of bill clinton. and then the way they connected after the bushes left the white house. working together later in years on tsunami relief and hurricane relief. and doing work in haiti after the earthquake. the relationship is remarkable coming from different parts of the country and very different backgrounds. bill clinton and george herbert walker bush could not have come from more different backgrounds. and they really did connect. barbara bush used to refer...

Alice vital here on twitter saying not only in berlin is islamic anti-semitism becoming an ever greater predecessors it has roots its a problem that exists in many different backgrounds cultures and religions but this instant i think because it was filmed it was captured on tape this is really getting the attention of many people here in germany including germanys politicians right our social media editor karl nason very important story thank you for bringing it to us. and well be talking to one...

Continues. >> fair enough. yes. >> but there is a big interaction where donald trump had a revolt on a condo board in a building where michael cohen also owned apartments and his family owned apartments. and michael cohen, rather than sticking with the condo board, sides with then citizen donald trump, helps undermine this sort of condo board uprising. by the way, this city is known for dramatic co-op and condo board politics but not like this and happens donald trump quash this rebellion and fo...

Talking about. >> heres the crazy explanation from the commissioner, richard ross, police commissioner. the issue was trespassing. the men entered the starbucks to use the restroom and denied access because they had not bought anything yet. when they refused to leave thats when a starbucks employee called 911. thats the explanation for this incident. >> i have a history that ive shared with friends on social media and at different speaking events and i have a group of friends who are african-ame...

On this communist led spot is civilian policeman stopped us from filming to continue we have to agree to restrictions. all residents are invited to town hall meetings in of educate even the youngest two council members are absent much explains why. one had to work and the other couldnt attend because he was arrested this morning. the kurdish council member has been accused of supporting terrorism part of everyday life since everyone declared a state of emergency two years ago. students study for...