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Been on a crime spree in the park terrorizing random people. wilding they called it. except it just wasnt true. here is susan candiottcandiotti >> reporter: it was a story that not only gripped new york city but inflamed racial tensions around the country. black black and latino teens accused of a horrific crime, beating and raping a white woman in 1989. after what appeared to be confessions, it seemed like an airtight case. the jury didnt buy a claim the confessions were coerced coerce there is...

Boy, iraq is a hot topic. a lot of fingerpointing going on and a lot of really convenient remembering of the past, john? >> a lot of -- thats a good way to put. it enjoyed your interview with secretary wolfowitz. iraq is the dominant subject so lets start as we go inside politics and we share their reporting and insights. a lot of experience covering the white house. has to be incredibly frustrating and seer carouse for this sober for this man who made his name in politics by opposing the iraq w...

>> weather channel. mike, thank you. storm did not leave just pilger in bad shape. they tore through much of the midwest. this is new video obtained by nbc news showing flooding in sioux falls, south dakota. flooding i 20 leaving drivers stranded. sioux falls shattered the rain totals for june already. they have gotten nearly 5 inches over the last 17 days. coming up, a church is offering sanction ware to this family of three living in fear their husband and father will be deported. . >> i ask...

Even that found him to be ahead by not as much. was the lack of polling a big factor? >> theres essentially almost never good rigorous polling in house races. so theres been a lost attention recently to what can we do to predict races, using polling and models. i think its worth remembering, you cant do much. in presidential races you get a sense of what will happen. in senate races you get a pretty strong sense what will happen. in house races there isnt good polling. >> we want more data drive...

Against each other to drive up the price of this team. weve been talking about this letter and the thing you have to remember about the letter that donald sterling gave to shelly sort of giving her permission to solicit these bids, this is not a binding document in the eyes of the nba. there is one controlling owner, donald sterling. this is not something that donald sterling could give to shelly on a cocktail napkin or any other way on a document. he is the only one who can sign off on selling ...

Deadly. the scandal started there and now it spread in a big way. look at this, dozens of states now caught up in the middle of this investigation well also hear from the white house and more lawmakers from both parties call for the v.a. secretary to resign. thats top of the hour. see you then. >> thanks so much, shep. time for a quick check of the headlines around the world today. japan announcing that north korea agreed to open a new investigation into the fate of japanese citizens kidnapped b...

This morning on "world news now" -- lightning strike. a storm chaser learns a powerful lesson from mother nature as storm and flood warnings cover a big part of the country. scenes in turmoil. behind the scenes, drama involving the embattled donald sterling, his wife and who maybe taking over the los angeles clippers. and major developments overnight. poetic legend, remembering maya angelou. who words, acting and activism. what celebrities are saying about such a great loss. superstar scar...

Ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. take the next step. talk to your doctor. this is humira at work. finally tonight, remembering maya angelou. she was a poet, a singer, dancer, activist, filmmaker, mother, and inspiration to millions of ...

School, came in to grab a bite to eat and ended upshot and killed. he never made it to the hospital. his father broke down in tears in front of cameras yesterday as he tried to explain what this has done to his family and he wanted to tell parents you think it can never happen to you but he says it can, it happened to us. we lost everything, we lost our son. we want to tell you about veronica weiss and katy cooper. they were walking and shot and killed. we talked to a witness described seeing on...

And right above it. take a note of this. it will be a live feed. we have mars tonight so quite a spectacular view. john and rosemary, back to you. >> thank you for that. live at the griffith observatory in los angeles. lets go to nick parker who is standing by in mexico city with the view from there. what is happening over there? how is the party? >> reporter: john, there is a great feeling of excitement at mexicos society. for most of the day there was a very violent electrical storm and a lot ...