Here is a look at our recent visit to chapel hill, North Carolina. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. As we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our cable partners, we traveled to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the next hour, we will go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas planetarium and the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the first africanamerican mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in 30 minlutes, the histor of uncs basketball tour as we tour the Basketball Museum. We will speak with an author on the academic scandal that involved the universitys athletic department. We will end our special with local lawyer rufus edmonston talking about delivering a subpoena to pr
About students who they say are are causing trouble while they should be in class. Wbtvs Mark Davenport is live in charlotte with more on this so mark, what are some of the issues neighbors are are complaining about . Reporter there is a laundry list, christine. More than 30 neighbors who live around West Mecklenburg High School showed up for a meeting overnight. Some of the problems, cars being broken into, stuff stolen from homes. They all agreed at the meeting there is a problem at West Mecklenburg High School that needs to be addressed right now. I want to take you to the meeting, this is video we got last night. Neighbors had a chance to voice concerns to cms and cmpd. Residents, especially older neighbors, are worried things will get worse. Cms says they are addressing the problems of kids skipping school, not going to school at all but has been a challenge and they are working so solutions. Has nine buildings, 21 hundreds00 students. Neighbors wonder if anything will get changed
No. There is two. There is two. A frantic call after police say the 22yearold guest Justin Allman was killed while fixing a tire at sears. What exploded . The tire. They were filling up a tire. It exploded. The tire exploded . Yes, yes. It happened before 8 00 this morning at the Rockingham Park mall in salem, New Hampshire. Justin, a sears all toe worker was fibbing a large truck tire on an industrial tirechanger. It exploded. He was taken to the hospital but didnt make it. A 23yearold customer from maine was flown to Boston Medical Center with a serious head injury. Detectives have been over there pretty much since it happened. They are going to go through all the evidence. They will check the machinery. Investigators are looking at the equipment. Or if it was simply overinflated. Workers at the auto center were quite shaken up. Quite something you are expecting to happen at 7 45 in the morning. You kiss your kids before you go to bed. You know, its a terrible time of year. The week
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered today by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. It is your nature to hold us in your living presence always. It is our nature to think of you and of others only momentarily or in passing. Be with each of us that we may be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. Bless the members of this peoples house in their work and deliberations today, that they might merit the trust of the American People and manifest the strength of our republican democracy to the nations of the world. Without you, o lord, we can do nothing. With you and in you, we can establish a community of peace, goodness and justice now and forever. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to
This is the cbs morning news for wednesday, april 8th, 2015. Good morning. Im Lauren Lyster in for annemarie green. This morning the Justice Department is launching a federal investigation into the deadly shooting of black man by a white Police Officer in souh carolina. The officer was arrested tuesday after the release of a dramatic video showing the incident. A warning, some viewers may find the graphic images disturbing to watch. The video shows officer Michael Slager firing eight times at walter scott as he runs away. Slager has served with the North Charleston police for five years. He was charged tuesday with murder and denied bond at a hearing. If convicted, slager could face life in prison. Activists plan to protest today. Omar villafranca reports. Reporter the video is disturbing. A video shows an officer shoot black man in the back as he ran away. It turned into a foot pursuit. Officer Michael Slager said he stopped the victim, 50yearold walter scott for a taillight. Slagers