NATPE Gathers Industry s Top Talent And Execs To Discuss The Business Of Black TV At New Virtual Event On February 16
Event Features Jonathan Capehart (MSNBC & PBS), Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner ( Entertainment Tonight ), Soledad O Brien, and Speakers from AMC, Monami Entertainment, REVOLT Media & TV, Tyler Perry Studios, and More
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a salute to Black History Month, the National Association of Television Program Executives (
NATPE) is putting the spotlight on the business of Black TV during a new event created to spark compelling discussion around key industry topics on an international stage. The premier global business association for content producers, distributors, streamers, and buyers across all platforms, NATPE has programmed a stellar line-up of talent and executives, who will speak to an audience spanning network executives, showrunners and producers, distribution
behind the new park mall. ktvu s lloyd lacuesta is there and join us now with late details. reporter: frank it happened right here at this bus stop across the street from newwark memorial high school where a 17- year-old student was stabbed to death at 3:45 this afternoon. police say he was at the bus stop waiting for a ride home when the witnesses say two men assaulted him. tonight we talked to a grieving mother. my son is a good son. he used to go to church. he would go to school and then come home. reporter: she says a car accident delayed her this afternoon from picking up her son justice after football practice. so he was waiting for a bus. she says her son called his girlfriend on his cell phone after he was stabbed. he just said he got stabbed. and so by the time the girlfriend was there, the other football player friend of his saw him in the middle of the road. reporter: police say he died on the street. justice was a star linebacker for his high school and
details. reporter: frank it happened right here at this bus stop across the street from newwark memorial high school where a 17- year-old student was stabbed to death at 3:45 this afternoon. police say he was at the bus stop waiting for a ride home when the witnesses say two men assaulted him. tonight we talked to a grieving mother. my son is a good son. he used to go to church. he would go to school and then come home. reporter: she says a car accident delayed her this afternoon from picking up her son justice after football practice. so he was waiting for a bus. she says her son called his girlfriend on his cell phone after he was stabbed. he just said he got stabbed. and so by the time the girlfriend was there, the other football player friend of his saw him in the middle of the road. reporter: police say he died on the street. justice was a star linebacker for his high school and had plans to play college football. his mother says he was devote today his family
told me the gas pipes are rusting forcing the leaks but those pipes on an 8-year-old campus should be virtually new. for now there s no heat or hot water. i didn t realize that. this is the first i heard of it. reporter: does it concern you? yes. but he didn t even tell me. reporter: how do you feel about it? i feel pretty bad. yeah. the kids need to focus and they are learning. reporter: the school district says there isn t a safety concern arguing the leaks are occurring on low pressure lines but it does have to pay for the repairs at a time when the money isn t there. as for the pe students, some might forego the shower heading into third period. the school said it should have completed the repairs by the end of today but they did not confirm with us if that in fact was the case. winter break begins here on friday. live in east san jose i m damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. thank you. coming up at 6:30, parents react to the tough decisions facing one east b
can catch it like a sail and move it around. reporter: when they are finally plated, bolted and welded in place, this uncompleted tower will stand 374 feet tall, but with two more segments to go. the next segments are expected in in january and the final ones will arrive in february and we expect to top out right at the end of february, early march for the main tower. reporter: despite the massive size of these four pieces, this lift will actually be done before christmas day, amazingly amazingly there will be two more lifts and the entire tower, 525 feet tall, will be done by the end of february. once the tower and deck sections are in place, the elaborate process of stringing the massive cable system that will hold up the signature span will begin. a high wire act not seen on the bay since the western span and golden gate bridges were built in the 1930s. this really is going to change the look of the bay when we are done. reporter: so this phase of the work will c