That burden is off their shoulders the child rides for free it gives vicinities so for the youth myself included when i didnt have money for the bus i would have to ask folks for money or try to do other things to get the money i also wanted to say the youth avoids crimtion youre not being has he would by the police for not paying your fair i know, you know in the death of kenneth harden he died because i didnt have the money to show he paid for his muni the principle if you have free muni you can go to school and the library and get around the city if youre not youre in one area your own community so a lot of the kids are surprised the kids in bayview theyre not able to be a tourist in their own city i support the free muni for seniors and people with disabilities thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker. calling names good afternoon. Good afternoon. Chair and the board and everyone else in the room im james wong representing an organization in the city called it help for the reca
[laughter] thanks, i appreciate your comments. And i am intrigued by those that you wrapped up within the decision they can process for the preparedness and the allocation of resources and you find it completely ad hoc and disjointed and one response to that is democracy. It is a messy process with the location resources done by things allocated by criteria that might not always be rational. That is the reality of the democracy and the testing of the responsibility and the political executive branch. You mentioned in terms of how to fix it in rationalizing the democracy i think that we could agree you suggested this Public Health czar or official. Any other specific ideas to lead from the federal level on how we can make that process a little bit more rational and Going Forward . Well, i guess i would start at the top. I think the president staff and the cabinet have to come to some agreement about instructor for the decisionmaking that becomes increasingly more inclusive. And it gets
[applause] , everyone. I love coming to cleveland for the annual event i enjoy every minute standing grows and grows. Thank you for your loyalty loyalty, the support and for your enthusiasm. Give that up to yourselves. [applause] every time i think of this prize a poet in the 1930s a white to woman now one of the first if not the first prize is in celebration of what to do recall excellence and diversity. An extraordinary person anisfieldwolf and she would have been it used to be named to the black Pulitzer Prize at least up down on the cover of the saturday review in 1941, Martin Luther king himself won its coverage of the five years ago under the leadership under montagu a dear friend friend, it was transformed to focus on artistic excellence and today we use the buzz word cultural diversity. I was put on the Selection Committee and a foundation generously asked if i would be the chair. So weve restructured it and i asked my friends and my colleague and the man that i met and i asked
People talk about his generous spirit. Truly a symbol of peace and forgiveness as well. We have heard reports that he was with family and friends at his house last night when he passed away. Some close Family Friends were also in johannesburg in south africa when he did. Vinita nair has a look back at Nelson Mandelas life and legacy. And one wonders what must be passing through mr. Mandelas mind at this moment. Reporter after 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela walked into freedom, against all odds the leader of rebellion against south africas white apartheid government became the leader of national unity. Mandelas decades long rebellion transformed him from a convicted trader into a Freedom Fighter and international hero. I have fought very firmly against apartheid on the nation. Reporter mandela was born into approved family. He support into a privileged family. He supported nonviolence to bring about change. He became a lawyer and opened the first south African Law Firm to defend blac
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Late today the governor of missouri declared a state of emergency in the embattled st. Louis suburb of ferguson after a brief calm was shattered by more unrest overnight. In its latest flareup, an unruly crowd looted a store that has become a sudden flashpoint over a Police Shooting of an unarmed man that occurred a week ago today. Police responded with tear gas but largely held their distance. Tensions in ferguson were reinflamed yesterday when Police Released video of Michael Brown appearing to rob a store minutes before his fatal runin with an officer. Again tonight, ron allen leads off our coverage from ferguson. Ron, good evening. Reporter good everyoning. Tonight this Police Command center has a lot of energy and a lot of activity. As jrn jay nixon put it today, this is a town racked by fear and unrest, a town demanding that its leaders do more to stop the violence. Last night on the streets of thi