So really i want to thank everybody for being here today. All right. Lets get started. Todays session and conversation is about equ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ race study. I want to get started, first lets give our guest a round of applause. [applause] i want to start off first with some of the introduction in jeffs book. The introduction on the crisis cycle and i want to hit a couple of points and open it up to jeff and dr. Cunningham. Mark, is it okay that i call you mark . Please, please. Race makes itself known in crisis, in the singular event that captures a larger pattern of abuse and pain, we react to crisis with the flurry of words an sometimes action. In turn the reaction sparked its own backlash about rage, justification and denial, the cycle turns next towards exhaustition, complacency and before we know it we find ourselves back in crisis. They are not abstract thing and impact real people and real life in terms of poverty, annual income and schooling, inscars r
With us today to debate this provocative ballot question is former congressman barney frank. He will present the proponent position of legalizing pot. And in opposition to question number four, state senator jason lewis, chairman of the Marijuana Committee on marijuana. Janet lets figure two strongest arguments. Lets hear from you congressman frank. Why should this happen you what should this happen . Mr. Frank unless they are hurting someone else, the government is there to protect you from other people and present a set of rules by which people can conduct business. The argument is individual freedom. The default position should be adults should be allowed to make choices. The second argument is it poses enforcement. One of the major reasons we have serious racial issues and Law Enforcement is because of marijuana. And having discretion increasing. It is very hard to enforce the law and we see this with regard to marijuana. Janet i want to give senator those a chance to give us your
Chill. Its just going to keep meteorologist Ashley Baylor is in the super doppler weather center. Tonight increasing clouds with a small snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Friday mainly cloudy with a chance for afternoon evening light snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Wind n 510mph. An upper level trough of low pressure continues to bring periods of unsettled weather to our area. So, expect another shot at some light snow showers flurries tonight for areas around the middle peninsula and the eastern shore. And even a small chance for area in northeastern north carolina. No accumulations are expected. High pressure grabs hold of our area for thursday, and itll bring sunshine. However, itll be cold with highs only in the 30s. Friday, a will move offshore of the carolinas and swing some moisture our way. In the form of snow showers by the afternoon evening. That system quickly moves out by the weekend, b
Tomorrow a weak area of low pressure will form to our south. It will bring some moisture into the best chance for snow this teens. Wind chills by updates to all of these systems. Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. To put a stop to crime in Hampton Roads. Governor Terry Mcauliffe and local leaders will meet for an important conversation preventing Young African american boys from turning to violence the city of hampton is hosting a regional symposium to address the issue. Data shows young black males are disproportionately affected by crime as either victims or offenders. Rico bush is in hampton with more on what some are calling the crisis in the black community. Rico. Brandi, don, with this symposium today, leaders hope to use it as an opportunity to change the narrative from failure to hope among black youth and men. State and local leaders say they want to turn the page on crime and send a united message that they wont tolerate it in the seven cities. In hampton al
30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Tonight increasing clouds with a small chance for some light snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Tonight increasing clouds with a small chance for some light snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. The county flag is flying at half staff tonight in a Maryland Community that lost two deputies in the line of duty. The Harford County deputies were shot and killed today at a emotional pause . One of veteran of this agency. Served with the Court Services division. The other deputy had served this agency for the last 16years and was assigned to the Community Services division. The sheriff believes david evans targeted a deputy in uniform at the crowded restaurant. He says a second deputy and evans got into a shootout a few minutes later. Evans also died. We now know he had warrants out in maryland and florida