. good afternoon, good morning. if we could all get settled and all get seated in. good morning. my name is marisa williams, and on behalf of the african american historical society i d like to welcome you to our 2018 black history month kickoff celebration. this year s national i ll wait. this year s national theme as established by the association of the study of african american history is african americans in times of war. this theme honors those african americans who have fought in wars dated as early as world war i. it also recognizes those african americans who have been iconic and revolutionary in the struggle for skbru struggle for justice in america. now as a planning committee we decided to expand on the national theme and say african americans in times of war are a resilient spirit. since coming to america, african americans have had to embody a sense ofri sill yep see in order to succeed. from wars over seas to the struggle of day-to-day life in america
by american pop singer, ariana grande. it happened in front of the doors of at arena where grande performed last night. they were teen or preteen girls that fled the scene. many parents had no idea if their children your killed or injured. it was 10:00 she was enjoying herself and have not heard anything since. so many young, beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on cowardly people. but this stands out because of it s appalling sickening coward he is. they believe the suspect died at the scene and treating it as a terrorist incident. hundreds of police are deployed across the city as authorities investigate. we believe at this stage was conducted by one man the priority is to establish if he was acting alone or part of a network. the most important network is how did this man know how to build or obtain this ied. did he get the information online or social media or if
thank you, holly. the drinking water in wilmington, north carolina is tested for a toxic substance called genx used in nonstick products. it turned up recently in the cape fear river, which supplies 250,000 people. jericka duncan is in wilmington. reporter: this fayetteville plant 80 miles upstreet from wilmington where genx is manufactured by dupont, and company officials revealed the chemical has been released into the river for nearly four decades. they caught us off-guard. wilmington mayor bill safo. we don t know what will this do to us drinking it for long period of time. three year study by north carolina state university and the epa out this past fall, showed an elevated presence of genx in wilmington s tap water. but the findings weren t publicly disclosed until this month. so i ask all of you to keep this going until our walter is clean! reporter: last week city council meeting was standing room only. why has this been allowed to go on for so long? i h
and nearly surrounded by america s allies on the ground. a rag tag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, some times leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence. american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for cover. they were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. darkness before we move. we can t move from street to street. because of the snipers. said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. and then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day before. they are worried that a suicide car bomber is coming
observance indianapoliss everything. interpretation i. i lost carrie. anyone can get a panic attack. even al friday williams. and chasing the dream in colorado. 9news starts now. we begin with a situation in narcs. there s a clash between sheriff deputies and protestors tonight. the deputies are calling this a riot. a tactical movement by the a bridge. this is near but not on the standing rock protest. firefighters say those hoses are being used to being put outs set by the protestors. protestors worry that the pipeline could water source. and someone vandalized elizabeth birth school over the weekend. they drew a swastika over at the building. reporter: there s no doubt it took more effort to clean up. yeah, you know can help! get on there. reporter: then it did for a deface this elementary school. it builds a more beautiful place. reporter: ryan richard didn t see the extent of the graffiti until this morning. some antijewish remarks and things on the s