To let the investigation take its course. We are doing business as usual here in the city and im continuing to be mayor. Reporter the fbi would not confirm whether these two cases are connected but both mayors have much in common. Both are democrats, both preside over Lehigh Valley cities on the economic rebound and both notably hired Campaign Consultant michael fleck, who sources say recently shuttered his Consulting Firm and left town. Meantime citizens in reading are left asking questions. H anybody was looking up to him and now this is a shock for us. Reporter as this investigation moves forward, we have learned allentowns mayor has suspended his campaign for the United States senate and readings mayor recently lost a primary election to democrat wally scott. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. Local politicians weighed in on the raids that rocked both these cities. The state representative had this to say. Reading is having problems. Does it make allentown look better or worse. This is
A lot more racist than donald trump. I dont feel like you could feel about race like i do and watch that kushner walk around with that beautiful girl. Hail trump. Hail trump. This city is run by jewish communists and Brian Stevenson is a Public Interest lawyer and founder of the equal justice initiative. Mr. Stevenson, thank you for being with us. Delighted to be with you. The events in charlottesville and the president s response have opened deep and ugly divisionsen the country. What do you think need to happen to heal this. We have a tragic history of racial inequal tee in america we havent done a good job of confronting or acknowledging and it continues to haunt us. Compromises our ability to get to the society we seek. I think we have to own up to that. And begin dealing with the legacy in a more direct way. I mean, White Supremacy has done horrific destructive things, but despite all of that, the true evil of that era for me wasnt the forced labor, it was this ideology of White S
To the confederacy. In your view what should happen to them . One thing we are frying to do its erect markers that talk about slavery. We have to make that vizable. In berlin, germany, you cant go without seeing a marker or stone. Placed close to the home of a jewish family abducted during the holocaust. Germans wantup to go to the holocaust memorial. Trying to recover from the damage done by the holocaust. We are not doing that. We have got to do that. I think truth telling has to begin. For us to make the progress that needs to happen. Brian stevenson. Thank you for being with us. My pleasure, thank you. With the president under fire. Mark strassmann checked in with republican whose voted for him. Janele jones, ellen deal, and loshiqua hughes. Has your support for trump lessened one bit . Not at all. I dont look at him, as you know my pastor. I look at him as the leader, governmental issues. We are not looking for somebody charming. Looking for a man who know house to turn things aro
Diplomatic efforts coming out. Now showing a negative vote then. The dow, s p and not fractionally lower this morning. We will talk about it. Plus m a on wall street. Bigger deals including energy sector. Details on the move to acquirer encore. As you can see, markets also opening under pressure. Part of that is the global tensions and central bank discussions. Taking a look at asia, mixed action there. As you can see the nikkei down by 4 . Hang seng in shanghai composite. Kospi down fractionally. Here at home, rethinking the war in afghanistan. President trump set to address the nation tonight on the future of our military presence in that country. Tune into fox business for special coverage of the speech 9 00 p. M. Eastern time tonight. Eclipse day is finally here. Millions across the u. S. A. To take in the event and its costing Corporate America big time. It has to cost its productivity. That is coming up. Big game for Little League. Other parts and cardinals had the featured the s
Bostons iconic fenway park transformed into the ultimate Winter Sports playground. Dylan is about to head to the top of the massive ramp. Today, friday, february 12th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today on a chilly friday morning. Even as a yankee fan, im happy to see whats going on at fenway park. Theyve transformed that place into a winter wonderland. You called it wicked big air, and id add wicked cold air. Itll be freezing or below freezing or below zero in a lot of the country. 30 degrees below normal. Al is outside on a frigid plaza. Good morning. I have to tell you, this is rough. Its just going to get rougher. Heres what happens when you combine a broken water main in scranton, pennsylvania, and brutally cold air. Its an instant ice sculpture. Coating power lines and homes. They finally have gotten it under control, but it created a mess. Well see more sce