It has been a very moving experience, and im sure that will continue with our panel right now, which is a Panel Focused on the radicalization of reconstruction. , will introduce our speakers as others have done all at the beginning here, and then they will come up and give you some more wonderful food for thought. Julie saville is associate professor of history at the university of chicago. She is a specialist in African American and caribbean histories and the author and editor of numerous books, including the work of reconstruction from in southwage labor carolina and she is currently working on a study of popular politics and resistance to reenslavement in the caribbean after the haitian and french revolution. Blackcus will be on mobilization in the aftermath of american emancipation. Carol amberson is associate professor of history at the university of buffalo. Her research focuses on the role of violence and shaping our social, political, and cultural world. She published beyond r
The loss of their son. A record heat wave expanding 12 states facing tripledigit temperatures. The hot conditions cause several wildfires to explode. Frightening scene. Rock legend meat loaf collapses on stage in the middle of a performance. Is this really happening . The singer rushed to the hospital. The latest on his condition today, friday, june 17, 2016. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody welcome to today. We have willie for in matt. I wish we had ac decibel count because the squeals are so high. Charlie puth will be our concert coming up. A lot of people on a lets start with the news this morning. More new twists in the investigation of the pulse nightclub in orlando. Officials are taking a close look at the gunmans Text Messages. Stephanie gosk has the latest on this. Good morning. Good morning, savannah. The shooting lasted nearly four hours. We are now learning that during that t
Salinger has followed this case since it broke to did years ago reporter today a sentencing took place. At one point it seemed that lewis could receive many years behind bars. Instead, he walked out of court today with just a probationary sentence, including a short time in jail. This is the case that that much attention when it began to did years ago. Then, federal agents raided numerous and grow houses. This led to charges that money was illegally being transferred from columbia into colorados legalized marijuana system. This case is now winding down. Today, lewis was sentenced to probation including 45 days in jail for his role. His attorney afterwards said all this amounts to the difference between state and federal laws involving marijuana. Changed. Most notably the evidence was such that it was not a Money Laundering case. We did not plead lieutenant to Money Laundering. While those were part of the allegations, they are not part of the outcome. Reporter three other people have p
His head and passed out. Instead of immediately calling 911, frat members allegedly carried deng inside, changed his clothes and searched the internet for head injuries. More than an hour later, three suspects drove an unresponsive deng to the hospital where he died. During the investigation, Authorities Say they were hit with roadblocks at every turn. Individuals who were actively involved in the assault, individuals who lied to the police to individuals who had hid evidence and individuals who fled the scene. Reporter the frat rented the house during this unsanctioned event. 37 members Face Criminal Charges for, among other things, homicide. This is a clear hazing is not permitted. Reporter now, as to not overload the court system here, authorities have chosen to charge the defendant dance in phases beginning with those they believe were left involved. Over the next few weeks all 37 people are expected to turn themselves in. On Eyewitness News, Police Reveal more about the ritual, wh
All i heard was screeching of brakes. I looked closer and realized that one of the cars had like flipped over. I was in shock. All you see is flipped cart and theres a hooked up to you know debris on the floor. Reporter so right now, youre taking a live look what we see going on here in west bury. That construction over there. Crew trying to get some of the material removed. The finch removed there because the goal here is to honestly pick up the train with a crane and get it out of here. The mta and what were hearing here from Nassau Office of Emergency Management is this is going to take several hours but they hope to have it removed by midnight. Everything should be okay by the morning time. For now live in west bury, im kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Now to breaking news. A shooting near a Daycare Center in westchester county. Police say the shots were fired between two cars on clinton avenue in new rochelle. Eyewitness News Reporter marcus solis on the scene