What their struggle was to get used to what you have everyday. Reporter multiple generations of families to a positive event. Its been a week long full of protests and rallies in new york city and times square as well as los angeles and california where rallies were a little more violent blocking the interstate. The verdict has passed but time to move forward to other major issues, standyourground laws and other race issues like racial profiling. Jamie great report. Thank you very much. Kelly politicians of all parties have been dealing with race issues since the founding of this country. Lets take you back through history how one prominent Democrat Robert f. Kennedy handled a crucial moment back on april 4th, 1968. That was the day that Martin Luther king was assassinated. What we need is not division, what we need in United States is not hatred. What we need in United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another feeling of justice o
kelly: closely following the financial disaster in motor city that has led to the biggest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. city of detroit that gave birth to the mighty auto industry can t pay its bills. entire neighborhoods are turning into ghost towns and a city that helped drive america s economy. detroit is nearly $19 billion in the right turn. what does it mean for people living and working in detroit and other cities across the country. cal is partner of harrington capital management. detroit, wants the mighty city, what has gone wrong here? for one, it s not a surprise to me. they have doubled the national unemployment rate. they have 78,000 buildings that have been abandoned.
individuals? it raises questions about the influence of corporate influence and influence of lobbyists in this town. i think it puts president obama in an unfavorable light and puts democrats in a real bind when they are out on the campaign o campaign trail. jamie: appreciate your help today. kelly: we re just getting started. secretary of state john kerry shuttle diplomacy takes off as israel and palestinians agree to new peace talks but the devil is in the details. jamie: plus heartbreaking new information on the plane crash in san francisco. what investigators have found and released. kelly: motor city running on empty and serving as a warning to other cities teetering on the edge. how the bankruptcy is being felt nationwide. if anybody is think 40-year-old trees going
talking about a bankruptcy. they have a revenue problem that so many other u.s. cities throughout the country. there is no doubt about it. when you look at the facts of detroit. a third 40% of the street lights did not work for the first quarter of 2013. homicide rate is an extreme high. a lot of these things are linked. when the financial issue becomes prevalent you have safety issues the. you see a lot of people fleeing cities like detroit in an effort to find a more secure area to live. kelly: where do you see the answer? as you just mentioned when you have problems in terms of cutting services, lights for example, the children can t walk home sliafl it is dark. police issue in trying to quell the sense of lawlessness that exists there. is there a remedy in store for detroit. what can they do to turn this around? there needs to be a
detailed discussion and plan outlined by say the local mayor as well as the state, as well as nationally. we need to come together and figure out a way to quell this storm. i think it starts with examining the pension fund obligations that we ve promised historically to people that have retired. kelly, you can t retire i m talking police and firemen, 20 years on the job and then collect a pension check people are living longer. you live to 90 years old. you will be collecting a check longer than you have worked. i just don t think that math works in terms of servicing that debt. we are seeing that here in detroit. kelly: and that the flies started. perhaps the pensions trying to get that turned around. kyle harrington, thank you for your insights on this. jamie: there is new developments in the aftermath