joining us now, derrick johnson serves as president and ceo of the naacp. talking about border mobilization leading up to the election. good morning. we show 56 percent of african americans will turn out to expect that 2018? i think the numbers are at an all-time high.when you look at the most recent special elections and primary elections. what percentage turnout we don t know. but the naacp is to try and be as close to presidential turnout as possible. you start a new mobilization on the front. what steps are part of the process? naacp, during my tenure we invested heavily in data. we really looked at what is turnout among african-americans for midterm elections? we recognize there is a turnout we begin to target infrequent african american voters.those are those that vote in presidential election but particularly do not vote in midterm elections. and aggressively communicate with the voters in target areas to increase turnout. what kind of information are you
a shutdown showdown is brewing on the hill. lawmakers back at work this week. the first thing on the agenda is making sure the government does not run out of money. i m asking senator chris van hollen what it will take to avoid that government shutdown. plus, state representative gloria johnson, one of the tennessee three, she s on the ballot. she just lost her campaign for the united states senate. why she thinks now is the time to take her talents to washington, d.c.. i m simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. both chambers of congress are back in session this week, and lawmakers hit the ground running. it s a story that has become all too familiar in a narrowly divided washington d.c.. government funding, folks, it runs out on september 30th. there are only 11 working days left to pass a spending package. the house and the senate are nowhere near an agreement. last week, senate majority leader chuck schumer told his caucus that they would prioritize several
bay area communities in the line of fire. tonight, how the wildfires in the west are putting a strain on resources here at home. good evening, i m juliette goodrich. i m brian hackney. kpix 5 s christian hartnett is live in san leandro where the alameda county fire department has been busy this summer. reporter: they are one of the many local agencies with firefighters and fire engines out in northern california near fresno battling fires away from home and it isn t even considered peak fire season right now. but cal fire says this summer has proven to be one of the more difficult summers across the state when it comes to wildfires. a lot of help has been called. as of yesterday, 12,000 firefighters were battling 17 wildfires in california. half called in from fire districts across the state. alameda county fire says it s all hands on deck during these times. so we re daily evaluating our capability, we re going to take care of our homes, communities and the state of ca
a story that sound like something out of a hollywood thriller that stars three very we ll american heroes. one is an air force airman, another an army national guards man and a third is a pal from california they were traveling with on a train from anthony amm to paris. that s when the three americans jumped into action. charlie d agata picks up the story. reporter: video that appears to be shot inside the train shows the suspect face down and tied up. you can see a rifle he was carrying and one of the american men who brought him down after seeing a french passenger first confront the gunman, 22-year-old national guardsman alek skarlatos and his two friends moved in. i saw a guy entering the train with an a.k. and a handgun, and i just looked over at spencer and said, let s go, go. and he jumped up, and i followed behind him by about three seconds. reporter: u.s. air force airman first class stone tackled the gunman, and skarlatos knocked him unconscious with the but
door of a building in lower manhattan last night and fatally shot a security guard before killing himself. the building houses a regional labor. tonight a new jersey congressman comes to downing s defense, representative bill pasquale said downing was a whistle blower who felt he got a raw deal from the bureau of labor statistics. they were searching for anything motive. but so far no clues. now we learn more about the victim idrissa camara, a security guard who was working down. renee stoll is live in soho with the lead story. good evening, joe, i talked to the guard s family and friends and they tell me not only a security officer but he armed guard never talked about his job being dangerous and he never felt that way. and i also found out that he was a great family man where they say he would work here and send money back to his family in the ivory coast. reporter: for most of the day friends and family came to the home of 53-year-old idrissa camara. we come to share