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Then we look at the crisis in venezuela as pope francis calls for dialogue between the maduro government and Opposition Leaders. I would like to assure this nation they are in my prayers and express my closeness to the families who have lost their children. I appeal for an end to the violence and a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis. Amy we will host a debate on the crisis in venezuela. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace repo...

Anny hong weather conditions more typical of mid july are likely through midweek as onshore flow and the marine layer influences the region. A gradual warming trend is then likely late in the week and into the upcoming weekend as High Pressure builds back toward the west coast. Thus, inland temperatures will again warm into the 90s to around 100 degrees during the afternoon hours this weekend. Conditions then look to cool back to near seasonal averages early next week. No major hot spots. San ma...

To security and security over at the oakland airport. They are very nice. There is one guy in particular who i always seem to see. He always thinks him traveling all the time, which im not. You are picking people up from the airport. Thank you to everybody out there. Low clouds and fog and its going to be cooler inland. Temperatures could be hot for some. There are some areas that arent too bad inland and others continue to run hot. If your inland today, does look a little cooler. Yesterday, 87 ...

We begin with todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. 16 people are dead after a military plane crashed in mississippi. A marine aircraft goes down in a ball of flames. The fuelling plane went down monday night in a soybean field. Bodies and wreckage were scattered for miles. The New York Times reported donald trump jr. Was informed in an email that the material was in an aid to his fathers candidacy. If this is correct the first person that may have found out to try to intervene to help th...

Who is here tonight who came from salt lake, utah, his name is devery anderson. He is the author of the book, emmett till the murder that shock the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive books on the subject. It took him 21 years from conception to completion to write this book. And i had the privilege to work on this case, emmett tills case, starting in 2002 with emmett tills mother, to work toward the reopening of the case to be reinvestigated and to ha...

He is the author of the book till the murder that shocked the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive on the subject. I have the privilege to work on tills case,mett starting in 2002, to work on the reopening of the case, and to have the United States Congress Passed the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act. That is being reauthorized again. Congress is working on it right now. We expected next several weeks for that to pass. [applause] Devery Ander...

Lived in sumner, mississippi where the trial of emmett till was taken. While she was in memphis, she was Teaching School there. If you were africanamerican and in those days, you did not need a College Degree to teach school. She moved back to be near my dad. That is where they got married. That was in sumner, mississippi, in 1925. Easy woman. She would sing. Every day she would be Singing Church songs. Oh, she was something. You know, with four boys at that time, she had four day boi boys the h...

For emmett tills murder, and that haunts simeon. Lonnie bunch, thank you. My pleasure. We have much to talk about today, and i thought we might begin with something thats very close and very personal in your memories,s and thats just a description of your mother and your father. Well, my father, he was what we call kind of hard man. Fair. Someone thats tough but fair. Thats the kind of man he was. He loved farming. He was honest. They found out most people that he worked for in his early years t...

It is super bowl sunday. Last night was saturday night live. Joops. One thing we have to talk about is the scandal with the patriots. Well show you more of last nights snl fox and friends begins right now. The day youve been waiting for for a full year. It is super bowl sunday this morning. Good morning, it is february 1st. Were live in phoenix in phoenix, arizona. Site of super bowl glendale, sorry. Were in glendale. Well be in phoenix, scottsdale. The whole state of arizona is ready for the ga...

For blocking the president s nominee. Senate has confirmed 48 of 197 president ial nominees. Mosul has been liberated. Think about that. We have only been in office less than six months thanks to the president s leadership we are winning everywhere. You wouldnt know it if you turned on cnn or read the New York Times. Brian all right. Get ready we are going trite a fox news alert. The death toll is rising in horrific military plane crash. Ainsley marine corps refueling plane spiraling out of cont...