We start late for every political leader. Neera good morning, everyone. My name is neera tanden and it is my great honor to welcome you to the center for american progress. We are really excited to have a special guest today. The 61st mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu. During his 30year career in Public Service, mayor landrieu has made it his mission to expand opportunity for people a people in his hometown of new orleans and across louisiana. As mayor hes worked tirelessly to make his city safer, to revitalize distressed neighborhoods and to attract new business and investment. His many initiatives are a big reason why new orleans is one of americas Fastest Growing cities. Of course, last month mayor landrieu garnered National Attention for a powerful speech he delivered that explained why he fought to remove four confederate monuments from public spaces in his city. Of course, last month mayor landrieu garnered National Attention for a powerful speech he delivered that explained w
We start late for every political leader. Neera good morning, everyone. My name is neera tanden and it is my great honor to welcome you to the center for american progress. We are really excited to have a special guest today. The 61st mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu. During his 30year career in Public Service, mayor landrieu has made it his mission to expand opportunity for people a people in his hometown of new orleans and across louisiana. As mayor hes worked tirelessly to make his city safer, to revitalize distressed neighborhoods and to attract new business and investment. His many initiatives are a big reason why new orleans is one of americas Fastest Growing cities. Of course, last month mayor landrieu garnered National Attention for a powerful speech he delivered that explained why he fought to remove four confederate monuments from public spaces in his city. Of course, last month mayor landrieu garnered National Attention for a powerful speech he delivered that explained w
, 100 meg internet and phone. Switch today. Breaking news is next on Eyewitness News another night of protest in charlotte. Demonstrators taking to the streets. Were live in the queen city with the breaking details. Plus. A state of emergency in eastern North Carolina. Rivers rising and threatening communities. The local rescue team saving flooding victims. And. A disturbing trend caught on camera. A mother overdosing next to a toddler in the toy aisle. The charges shes now facing. breaking news right off the top at ten charlotte on alert and the mayor establishing a midnight to six am curfew. Good evening from the breaking news center. Im steve daniels. The city tweeting out tonight the curfew will remain in effect until the end of the state of emergency. Or until an official proclamation is demonstrations in response to the shooting death of keith scott. Live look at uptown. Hundreds of people marching through the streets. Its a peaceful night no sign of any violence. Take a look at
Chris mckinnon and Danielle Niles is here on what is a beautiful morning. It was a great weekend weather wise yesterday it was nice. It was beautiful and its not too cold this morning. We are in the 40s right now in a lot of spots. 43 in boston and 44 in manchester and 45 in lawrence and 40s in the cape and island. Keene at 28 this morning. 39 in worcester and theres an active breeze from the southwest5 to 15 Miles Per Hour. The wind will occasionally gust over 25 Miles Per Hour and it comes out ahead after the front. Clear skies over us right now. But the clouds increase across central and western new york. A band of showers with it and that will slide through from midday until the mid afternoonin a lot of spots. Start for morning rush hour temperatures in the mid40s. 5 by lunchtime and we should afternoon. Passing showers you may want to have the umbrella on stand by a shore to the cape for the ride home. Clearing for the rest of us and temperatures in the upper 40s. No weather relat
Right now Westbound Service on the huntington, Port Jefferson and ronkonkoma branches is suspended. Trains will not make westbound stops until 8 00 p. M. Eastbound, there are still delays and cancellations. Service on the Port Jefferson and ronkonkoma lines are restored and buses are linking the mineola and hicksville stations. Majority of kids in new york city Public Schools are still struggling to read by the time they reach the third grade. Today the mayor unveiled a series of education initiatives. His ten year plan includes 81 million to make Computer Science a requirement, a 7 a million annual commitment to high re reading specialists, and he aims to boost Graduation Rates from 68 to 80 over the next decade. Andrew siff has more. Reporter yeah, chuck, thats pretty ambitious agenda. He did successfully get universal prek and now hes raising the bar and promising to improve reading this particular at some of the citys most struggling schools. Equity and swlens excellence is what de