[ applause ] American History tvs reel america journeys through the 20th century with archive films, tonight focus on the police and communities. 8 00 p. M. Cbs news special report watts, riot or revolt . This 1965 report looks back to the watts riots tracing the events of august 11 through 17, 1965. And searching for reasons behind the violence and destruction. At 9 00 p. M. Pilot district project washington, d. C. A series of three 1971 office of Economic Opportunity films documenting a program to improve Community Police relations in the nations capital. Just before 10 00 the people and the police, oakland. This 1974 kron tv Program Investigates the history of Police Brutality in oakland, california, and documents a variety of efforts to reform the department. And at 10 25 p. M. A 1960 Police Training film explains how to recognize and deal with the mentally ill. All of this coming up tonight on American History tv. Next, reverend al sharpton and Trayvon Martins Attorney Benjamin Cr
They say 95 of the island was utterly destroyed. Started crawling. Were stopped right now. And more than a Million People in south florida have been told to get out as the hurricane closes in on the United States. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Hurricane irma has claimed at least 13 lives in the caribbean and its expected to reach south florida this weekend. Floridas governor has declared a statewide emergency. In florida with a look at irmas impact and the preparations underway tonight. Marcy. At least one shelter in south florida is already attica pasty. People are taking these warnings seriously, especially now after seeing what the storm is capable of. Hurricane irma cutting a catastrophic path through the caribbean. How we going to survive after this. Reporter the monstrous category 5 storm damaging nearly everything on the tiny island of barbuda and leaving half of puerto rico. Hospitals taking in some of the injured rescued from neighboring islands. The governors wha
A certain amount of unvaccinated children that puts them more at risk and we then may have to close school for a while. Reporter medicaldr. Bill anders says thats a valid concern. As a member of society we have a responsibility to that society and that is to participate in the general immunity of our population. To avoid that, to not perform in that way, violates our obligations to society. Reporter the other concern is ethical. Anders says doctors need to be giving exemptions for real medical reasons, not parental concerns, and anything else he said should be investigated by the medical board. Clearly patients and children who have i 9 owe Deficiency Syndrome immunoDeficiency Syndrome would be harmed by a vaccination and it would be ethically inappropriate to vaccinate them. However, to lie and say someone has such a condition in order to avoid their responsibility to be part of the immunity of the culture is wrong, ethically wrong and fraudulent. Reporter to be fair, in our conversat
Good evening we begin with the very latest harkin. Murray severely just it was. Is been downgraded from the top i agree a five to four on the scale of intensity. Shes still bringing with it nevertheless winds of up to two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour as well as torrential rain. Well supposing through the carribean killing an estimated twenty people along the way. And then headed in the direction of the homeless and cuba words expects to move closes allowed. Of saturday. Threatening to do yet more severe damage. Will schools and most businesses are being shot on the communist side if you earn hundreds of thousands of people. Are being evacuated. Amers that expected to hit florida during the course of the weekend. Lee you s. President all trial trumpf described it as my quote a storm of absolutely historic destructive potential. Reversals in florida are pleading with residents to follow instructions and leave the most high risk areas six hundred ninety thousand people in that state.
Mess out there. Forecasters predict it could create 12 high 15 15 foot surges. I believe that is key largo that we are looking at. We have been talking about the keys a lot as well. There is an estimated 127,000 people hunkering down in shelters, making sure they stay safe. More than 1 million customers are without power, expecting millions more to lose power. The National Weather service is telling people to stay away from the windows because of highrise buildings being hit with wind gusts close to 100 Miles Per Hour. We have Team Coverage this morning, lets go to Lauren Blanchard live in orlando with the latest. Reporter we are just getting rain in this part, we are bracing for weather to come this way hundreds of thousands of people have lost power, shelters like the one behind me already filling up. Hurricane irma is battering areas with heavy rain and high winds. Irma officially making landfall this morning in the florida keys. Bringing made major hurricane winds before shifting n