Which is why we are event a couple of thank you before we get started. The black History Month committee and the life of student affairs, the dean, and as always the staff and make these event possible. Thank you. [applause] so let me introduce our wonderful speakers this evening. Salamishah tillet is an associate professor of english and African Studies at a faculty member of the center for gender sexuality and women studies of university of pennsylvania. She has a phd in the history of american civilizations, and english, from harvard, and any mat from brown. She received a ba in english and africanamerican studies. Her most recent book, by Duke University press, examines how contemporary African American artists, writers, and intellectuals remember antebellum slavery within the postcivil rights america to challenge ongoing exclusion of africanamerican citizens for a model of racial democratic future. In 2010, she did a special issue of ethiopia. Her work has appeared in many differe
Live in this neighborhood and ride that bus regularly are understandably concerned. I live in the neighborhood. I take public transportation. I have children, so even just being on the bus, it is a scary thing to know that things like this can happen on a bus. Reporter back live now. You are looking again, at that s74 bus where the stabbing occurred, 1 45 this afternoon. The driver still here on the scene talking to police, telling him what he saw. Tonight, we are being told that the suspect in this case fled on foot. We are only being told a man in his 20s, police are still looking for him. Thats the situation. Were live in the staple section of staten island. Im Sandra Bookman, channel 7 thank you. Were going to turn now to the latest on the deadly shooting outside of a nightclub in the palo alto iron area of manhattan. A person of interest has now been taken into custody. A shooting killed a young mother and injured two other people. Eyewitness News Reporter Kemberly Richardson with
Wind. This is our live h. D. Cam in downtown San Francisco. That flag in the background, blowing in the breeze. Rob mayeda. And were seeing wind sheltered spots from walnut creek to devlin. Were in the 30s and seeing chilly temperatures. Notice the temperatures closer to San Francisco airport. 51 degrees. And into the north bay right no, still 40s and low 50s. And the culprit will be the gusty winds. Freeze warning up for most of the interior areas through 9 00 tomorrow morning. The reason why we may not see that be as widespread as that map is showing is because of the wind right now. Gusty winds out of the north bay, and gusts to 25. Thats helping to stir up the air, like fans do at a winery. It prevents the freezing air from settling down. The north bay valleys, if you have the wind, you may not get quite as cold. Its the wind shelter valleys we have to watch out for, if the lows, as cold as possible as the upper 20s. And tomorrow night is setting up to be even colder. A look at tha
Officer gets hit with a bullet in a gun battle on the street. A sunday soaker, get ready for rain and powerful winds. All you need is 2 and a dream. 900 million at stake in tonights power ball jackpot. Tonight, that officer sharod stewart is expected to be just fine. You see that two thumbs up from the hospital room. He and two officers were responding to a gunfight in the bronx. The man suspect was released from the hospital just five hours before the shooting. This all started at a socalled jump up party on 3rd avenue and ended with a gunfight a block away. Hospital where the suspect and the officer are being treated tonight. Reporter both the officer and the suspect expected to survive. But they ere reovering from gunshot wounds after a wild gunfight after a officers broke up up a party in the bronx. Officer Sharrod Stewart gave the thumbs up from his hospital room. Today mayor de blasio blaz owe reporter officer stewart and his partner responded to a huge brawl at 2 00 a. M. They c
Beating indianapolis 457. Green bay packing 2822. This was an overtime game. These are some of the top stories on this january 19th. Announcer from abc news this is world news now. We are going to start this half hour. Dangerous tlor suspects on the run all over europe. European Union Foreign ministers are gathth gathering to discuss the threat and belgium is trying to extradite a suspect arrested in greece who maybe linked to the foil plot against police. Alexander marquardt is in brussels. Reporter from country to country across europe the dragnet of potential terrorists growing amid more fears of attacks. Authorities are looking for 27yearold belgium who was in syria with isis possibly in greece. Hes allegedly the master mind behind the cell in belgium planning to Kill Police Officers raided just hours before the attack was launched. The crackdown comes as security is beefed up up across the continent. France, after the paris attack s, at the highest alert level. 120,000 police and