in 1883 seth lowe, who was then mayor of brooklyn, appointed him to the brooklyn board of education. he had the first black seat on the brooklyn board of education. so that is my great grandfather. this is his father-in-law, my great, great grandfather, so you can check your family tree. phillip white marries elizabeth, and be this is elizabeth's father. he, he was the one who was -- no. his parents were haitian. he was born in new york, he was born in 1813, died in the early 1880s. went to a school that i will come back and talk to you, talk about later. did a variety of odd jobs, married my great, great grandmother who died very young, i know nothing about her. and in his second marriage he married into the ray family. they were a prominent family, and cornelia's brother, peter williams ray, was also a doctor and had a pharmacy, a drugstore. so he was brought into the drugstore as a pharmacist. he had no background the way my great grandfather did, no training, but he could become a pharmacist. he, too, was very devoted to st. phillips. um, the other treasure-trove that i found at

he's writing a book about the brooklyn bridge. she put her head back and she said, who in the world would ever want to read a book about the brooklyn bridge? well, i was young. i was in my early 30's, and i was just launching into my second book. and i was really -- i was really mad that she had said that. and on the way home i was practically punching the dashboard as i was driving the car. but before we got home, it suddenly dawned on me, that's a perfectly good question. who in the world would want to read a book about the brooklyn bridge? and what's your answer, mccullough? and my answer was, i would. i want to read a book about the brooklyn bridge. the book that i want to read about the brooklyn bridge doesn't exist. i will write it so i can read it. and that in many ways is what i have been doing with all of the books. i want to write about john adams -- i want to read about john adams. i want to know about john adams. whether the great reading public does, i have no idea. and i have had a publisher who believed in what i wa

another book i wrote was set in brooklyn. another was set in panama. much of several books have been set here in washington. and the -- i believe that the setting has great effect on what, the way things happened. the way things went. the setting is part of history. just as the who is part of the why, and so really have to soak up the setting. so when we went to paris, i went there to walk the walk. i went there to see it in the winter when it's awful and damp and cold and gray and in the summer in the spring and the fall. i went to, if i read something that took them 20 minutes to walk from his apartment to his studio, i went over and made the walk from his apartment to the studio to see if that was right. i want to be out there the way emma and others were and feel what they felt. >> that's a bridge? >> yes. a bridge over the season and over the city. it's the oldest bridge in paris, 17th century. the whole -- i think listening, smelling, feeling, what the chair feels like, rubbing your hands on the surface of the cathedral sculptur on the exterior,

in time, the south street became puerto rican, displacing the italians, who moved deeper into brooklyn. the north streets were remained polish extending into green point. his parents purchased a house cheaply and over the years created a home that was a welcome place for their children and grandchildren. this haven was of such serenity that kenny often felt the same respect and awe that he experienced when entering the fragrant solitude of the catholic church, fleeing went the irish seeking refuge from the advancing harlems, the dark skin of the people making unrecognizable the prejudices they had endured when they arrived in america. the defect of memory driving them forward to separate themselves from the shadows that follow all immigrants. fleeing went the puerto ricans, escaping the same blackness, but impeled by the fear of blood, both physical and hereditary, fearing with greater horror the prospect of losing themselves in the anonymity that america forces on all of its people, both groups fought the country's wish for that homogenaity. they both retained both their irishness and

and brooklyn, too. you get a lot of those in brooklyn. right? >> there's some in the uk, like, randomly? >> just a few. maybe they hopped a boat, you know? >> from australia. makes sense. >> it happens. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the man charged with placing a bomb at the site of a martin luther king day parade will appear in court today. he's seek ago four-month delay in his federal trial for attempted use of a weapons of mass destruction. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> 500 contestants will take part in an all-night scavenger hunt in the new york public library. they'll have to follow clues to find objects in the building's 70 miles of shelves and then write essays inspired by the quest. >>> on this day in 1916, the "saturday evening post the" offered its first cover feature ago normal rockwell painting. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc

they are also covering it in other parts of the country like brooklyn. (laughter) i was particularly impressed by the coverage in der tzitung, brooklyn's hasidic newspaper of record, jim? >> now you see her, now you don't. in a hasidic paper in new york they ran this white house picture in the situation room photo from the bin laden raid. there is one problem. it removed hillary clinton. >> stephen: impressive. normally getting rid of hillary clinton requires an entire presidential primary. they removed her because the tzitung's policy to not intentionally include any images of women in the paper because it could be considered sexually suggestive. (laughter) folks, i am with the hasies on this one. there is nothing more sexually suggestive than a woman killing a terrorist. in fact, at my bachelor party a margaret thatcher impersonator in a pant suit clubbed an eye followa khomeni look alike to death. so don't tell my wife. she thinks i was at a strip club. so the tzitung only had two options. either take her out of the photo or hide the fact that she's a

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another bright spot is this factory in brooklyn where they too have been taking in new staff. >> we make a picking business. i've been fortunate enough to add some staff. >> nearly six million americans were out of work for six months or more in april. for this man, the job search is over. >> for months i was looking for a job, online, unemployment center. >> manufactures in this industrial part of brooklyn like the rest of the country are taking on more stuff. but they're not the only sector of the economy that are adding jobs. food giant mcdo naleds is serving up more than burgers and fries. last month it went on a supersize hiring spree taking in 62,000 staff in one day. jasmine was one of a million applicant. with the raise of the unemployment rate, the recovery in america's labor market still has a long way to go. michelle flurry, "bbc news," new york. >> this is "bbc news." the headlines, president obama hails the team that killed osama bin laden. al-qaeda finally acknowledges the death of its leader. a day of defiance in syria, thousands demonstrate despite heavy security. at leas

. >> another of those bright spots is this factory in brooklyn where they too have been taking on new staff. >> we have seen more business in the past nine months and i have been fortunate to add some staff. >> nearly 6 million americans were out of work for six months or more in april. for this man, the job search is over, but he knows what the feeling is like. >> to spend months looking for a job, online, at an unemployment center. >> many workers in this industrial part of brooklyn, like the rest of the country, are taking on more staff. they are not the only parts of the country adding jobs. fast-food chain mcdonald's is offering more than burgers and fries. last month, it went on a hiring spree, taking on 62,000 staff in one day. there were more in than 1 million applicants. the return of jobs to the private sector is welcome. the recovery in america's labor market still has a long way to go. >> from a possibly grim discovery in africa to precautions being taken in japan, these are all stories making news around the world tonight. the united nations team in ivory coast is being s

well, you're from brooklyn, right? >> yeah, i was born in brooklyn. >> jimmy: born in brooklyn, and then -- your living area was just -- >> yeah, it was -- you know, it was tough. i had to get through it. you know. typical inner city, ghetto, hood. >> jimmy: also, nice -- you had other -- not just for family. you had other kids just living with you? >> yeah. i had kids. i had my cousins. you know, we was all the same age. about eight or nine. that was in a three bedroom apartment. so, it -- it was cool. it was -- right now, i think back -- i think back on that situation, and -- you know -- i actually went back a couple weeks ago. shot a commercial out there for boost mobile, and i actually went into my apartment and i was like, there was no way. >> jimmy: really? >> there's no -- no way that i lived in here with nine -- with eight, nine people. >> jimmy: it feels like you're different people, right? >> yeah, it feels like -- it's just small. just everybody was in there. >> jimmy: gosh. and then, what happened to you mo

after team kids and basically after his eighth grade school and ended in a public school in brooklyn, he decided he had to get a job and he made his way to wall street, made his way to the tallest building on wall street which happened at that time to be 30 pine st. which is where goldman was, took the elevator to the top and then went to each business on each floor until somebody agreed to hire him. he got to the third floor which is where goldman was and he got hired to clean the platoons and be an errand boy. this was basically after he was an eighth grader and over time was a man of i fink great character and living by his wits and figured out a way to impress the partners of the firm, goldman and saks. i think that he wants -- he sort of got his big break when one of the sachs brothers asked him to take a flagpole from lower manhattan to his home by the polo ground way uptown in the 130th street or something and some house it me weinberg who is a very short fellow brought this flagpole up to the senior partners house and they got to talking and that led him to get a real job at

he grew up in the eastern part of brooklyn which is not the greatest part of town. lloyd told me i thought that was fascinating that his father was then, you know, after he he retd was replaced by a machine. the job his father was doing, a machine could do it better. his mother worked in an alarm security country which he described in that part of brooklyn. he went to public school and have harvard happened to recruit, found him, he was clearly one the smartest kids in the class and gave him a full scholarship where he found himself surrounded by prep school and didn't feel like he fit in. he did well at harvard. i went from being under privileged child to a child of privilege because he had access to harvard and harvard law school. you know, this is very much the kind of person that makes it to the top at goldman sachs. i mean, you know, henry paulsen grew up on a farm, you know, 40 miles outside of chicago. and his, you know, grandfather had been a leading watch maker and businessmen in chicago. but those businesses failed during the depression, and his father was

the brooklyn district attorney's case fell apart when a key witness was thoroughly discredited during the trial. ( applause ) former f.b.i. agents who supported devecchio applauded as the charges were dismissed. but the judge who released devecchio criticized him and the f.b.i. for making a "deal with the devil," letting scarpa get away with his crimes for close to 15 years. devecchio retired from the f.b.i. in 1996 and now runs a private investigations business in florida. he feels he's been wrongly accused and unfairly maligned, which is why he's written a book and is speaking to us. >> devecchio: we effectively broke the back of organized crime by using people such as gregory scarpa. >> cooper: you're... basically gave this guy a pass because he was giving you good information. >> devecchio: if that's the perception that people have, so be it. i can't change their mind. >> cooper: but is that the truth? >> devecchio: no, i don't think it's the truth at all. >> cooper: you kept him out on the streets, a guy who you knew, at the time, was murdering people. >> devecchio: it's wonderfu

you know, he grew up in the south bronx, he move today the east new york part of brooklyn which is not the greatest part of town, you know, for a better life. his father was a postman. lloyd told me -- i thought this was fascinating -- that his father was then, you know, after he retired was replaced by a machine. so, you know, the job that his father was doing was outmoded, and a machine could do it better. and his mother worked in an alarm security company which he described to me as a growth industry in that part of brooklyn. and he went to public high school and, you know, where harvard happened to recruit, found him. he was clearly one of the smartest kids in the class and gave him a full scholarship to go to harvard where he found himself surrounded by, like, prep school students. he didn't feel like he fit in, but he eventually did well at harvard, went to harvard law school. and as he said, i went from being an underprivileged child to a child of privilege because he had access to harvard and harvard law school. and, you know, this is very much the kind of person that makes it

you know, he grew up in the south bronx, he moved to the east part of brooklyn for a better life, his father was a postman. lloyd told me, i thought this was fascinating, that his father was then, you know, after he retired was replaced by a machine. so, you know, the job that his father was doing was outmoded, and a machine could do it better, and his mother worked at an alarm security company which he described to me as a growth industry in that part of brooklyn. and he went to public high school where, you know, harvard happened to recruit. found him, he was clearly one of the smartest kids in the class, and gave him a full scholarship to go to harvard where he didn't feel like he fit in. but he eventually did well at harvard, then went to harvard law school and, as he said, e went from being -- i went from being an underprivileged child to a child of privilege because he had access to harvard and harvard law school. and, you know, this is very much the kind of person that mawtion z ud to the -- that makes it to the top at goldman sachs. henry paulson grew up on a farm 40 miles out

and brooklyn, here in new york. it's like it's become our own little england, if you will. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and you got hip-hop guys, like tyler the creator, doing his thing -- i mean, you know, you just got different genres breaking out that, i think -- they're not as fashionably hip yet, so people don't know about them. so it's like, you know, you find out about it first, you know what i mean? >> jimmy: we had those guys on the show. oddfuture. >> oh yeah, oddfuture's dope with tyler, dude. >> jimmy: yeah, and -- all they wanted was garden gnomes and smoke machines. >> right. [ laughing ] >> jimmy: "okay, you guys, no problem." that's all they wanted. that's what we got them. >> but dude, big props to you, 'cause you support all of that here. you support all the cool, new bands in music, so -- >> jimmy: oh, cool. come on. >> love you for that. >> jimmy: thank you, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i heard you have these giant changes on "american idol," 'cause last time you came on, you were just about to start

slavery was not a southern institution in new york city with its third and the brooklyn bridge thomas edison nine and the photograph and consumers and shopping advertising this is what postwar was about not about reconstructions. historians have focused focusing on construction the nation could care less taking advantage of those opportunities growing of the city's they grew in the 1870's faster than any other time in our history it was a marvelous decade with the homes and mcgovern reward. what about the south? this was the depiction of the sunny south of the black people picking cotton just like 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 common nothing change. why did we fight the civil war wide is 620,000 men die for this? especially the 150th anniversary of the american civil war. it is not ase celebration but a commemoration honoring those men who fought and died and we should honor their courage as well. but it would have been a greater tribute to our nation had they lived. thank you very much. [applause] taka. >> i will be more than half the two take questions. >> you teach in the bible belt, how

the arrival sunday shows in brooklyn. making fun of evangelical preachers. again, the decline of evangelical protestant does not pinpoint. if we want to pinpoint the death of the second great awakening, the death of this evangelicals fervor that swept across the land and swept this nation into civil war, we can say it was abraham lincoln's second inaugural address when he said, hey, i don't know what god wants our nose because i am just a man. there is no servitude. there is no self righteousness. the war was not the fault of the south with the north, it was the fault of all of us. slavery was not a southern institution. it was a national institution. of course, this was the great industrial revolution. new york city, pittsburgh. thomas edison and his phonograph. consumers' shopping, advertising. this is what post war america was about, not for construction. historians have focused on this issue of race and reconstruction. it was certainly important to african americans in the south and to some white southerners. the nation could care less. they were concern

>> brooklyn. >> how do you feel about being here tonight? >> justice. >> a lot of people are saying that. a lot of conflicting signals and we are getting a lot of messages from new york city firefighters. 343 to, name one category new york city firefighters died going in, at a time they were trying to get others to get out. very emotional about tonight. a lot of new yorkers remain emotional about what happened. similar gather other than -- there is a follow one of the tickers. the in times square they are trying to i am sure they are trying to be gentle about crowd control. different occasions we have had protests across the street from the protect gathering during the ve vietnam war. different from tonight. we have keep emphasizing for you, what will this mean to tomorrow in the united states? >> it will changeus policy. you can't underestimate the value. we know there will be reaction citizens be attentive for another this is not limited to pakistan or afghanistan. they are concerned about reactions or retaliant. people are being warned to

of people want -- revitalize like brooklyn. >> a lot of people want to move to brooklyn because the houses are good, it's close to metro, so people want to be here. >> reporter: top dollar will go to people who buy within 2 miles of their job and they'll have to commit for five years. so is the money enough to get someone to make the move? long and foster realtor angela jones thinks. so. >> if they can find the money for the downpayment and they have another incentive from the city for closing costs, it helps. it seals the deal. >> reporter: those former commuters could also save another $7,000 a year by walking or biking to work. it will start with just 60 households but could grow if it's a success. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> a big music superstar was a no show at a school assembly, but it turns out it wasn't his fault. we'll tell you about the big mixup that led to a big disappointment for some local students. >>> he probably wishes never joined twitter. we'll tell you why this nfl player lost an endorsement deal but first here's neil cavuto. >>> the world's biggest economy

>> my name is ron, i'm from brooklyn, new york. >> jimmy: brooklyn! >> brooklyn! [ cheers and applause ] >> my name is carolina. i'm from the bronx. >> jimmy: caroline is from the bronx. >> carolina. >> jimmy: carolina. >> there you go. >> jimmy: very good. >> brian from baldwin, new york. >> jimmy: yeah. [ scattered applause ] he means business. hey, here's how the game works. to your left you'll see four confetti filled pinatas -- each of which bear a striking resemblance to four current celebrities in the news. there's prince william, gary busey, wonder woman and larry dallas from "three's company." [ light laughter ] now, at one at a time you'll take your place under the fiesta ring. when play starts the pinatas will slowly spin, and you'll have 20 seconds to break as many as you can. whoever breaks the most wins the grand prize, and boy, what a prize it is. steve, tell them what it is. >> steve: well, jimmy, tonight's winner will be taking home $300 worth of old el paso taco dinner kits. why settle for one taco when you can have 1,000. season, sauce and stuff

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as american citizens or the irony of brooklyn mosque leader was headed to a conference on islamophobia the whole idea of the of freedom of religion and that's what we pride ourselves over those americans are proud are so now we can feel proud no more so you find all out a group of people who have a different phrasing you know this is this hard ball ball from say airport authorities can do all it takes a minimum of security others are done looking for excuses and recognize religious profiling when they see it i mean not do much if was one of four enormous headed to the anti prejudice conference that ejected from their flights there was no security issue it was no safety issue. case in point it was discrimination based. in doubts on except. as some americans celebrated the death of one. muslim community in the u.s. hope for an end to the fear and distrust directed at them and the pressure on muslims to prove themselves as loyal and patriotic americans we don't need to prove all itself that there are more than a thousand muslims are in. and muslims have been can be would a large all beaut

of american citizens or the irony of the brooklyn mosque quitter was headed to a conference on islamophobia the whole idea of the freedom of religion and that's what we pride ourselves over as americans you know we're proud also now we can feel pride no more do you think about a group of people because i have a different faith in you this is just horrible while some see airport authorities can do all it takes in the name of security others are done looking for excuses and recognize religious profiling when they see it i mean not to let chief was one of four enormous headed to the anti prejudice conference ejected from their flights there was no security issue it was no safety issue. case and it was discrimination based. on doubts on except. by some american some liberated the deaf of the large. muslim community in the us hope for an end to the fear and distrust directed at them and the pressure on muslims to prove themselves as loyal and patriotic americans we don't need to prove ourselves but there are more than a thousand muslims out in the armed forces and muslims have been can be would

a few years ago, i had been attacked on the streets of brooklyn. i am deaf in my left ear. >> sitting on the l, i was made a wear, my voice of louder. he didn't know about the hearing loss in one here. i remained silent. i didn't turn around to expose the scar on the back of my head. so that i wouldn't have to explain the origination. instead of business cards, i should explain, it would read as follows. my name is emaniel. i became a prostitute. i found my salvation? writing. i pushlished a book. i was recently attacked on the streets where i lived. >> the surgery left me deaf. i do not have aids. men are not allowed to be a soldier. i am not asking for your money. please get home safe and keep this pen to share your story too. may be some day, i will get to hear your voice. this next poem is from my first poetry. this is for latinos in the house. can i get a woo. >> i want to break tradition about latino macheese mow. >> forget. i want to break tradition. because blood is supposed to be thicker. but you see, my friends and family, because they lo

. >> reporter: as they kick into high gear at the brooklyn brewery, steve hindy is visiting the venture that he invested in. steve is in the new york distilling company, looking for the man heading up this project. >> how are you doing? is tom around? >> reporter: he's here to meet tom potter, his former business partner at the brewery. >> welcome to the distillery. >> reporter: before they became business partners, they were friends, neighbors, in fact, who enjoyed home brewing at the weekend. >> we were watching the mets on your little tv in the backyard, and i was trying to convince you that we should quit our jobs and start a brewery. >> reporter: tom was skept kl. he knew that starting a brewery was a tough business to succeed in, and starting out with a friend, even more so. >> i think the odds that it would work are pretty small. most of my friends i could never be in business with. >> reporter: over time steesh won him over with figures showing the explosive growth of micr microbrewery. >> it was pretty impressive. it went from a stupid idea to, oh, maybe there's something here.

. >> police are looking for suspects in the shooting of a woman in brooklyn park. she was shot multiple times while standing on monday afternoon. the suspects were last seen on foot running towards the city. the woman is listed in serious condition this morning. no word on a possible motive. baltimore police are searching for this woman. this is a mug shot of a suspect in a double homicide back in december of 2008. she is known to disguise her identity through fake identification cards. anyone with information should call 911. >> a tornado rips through new zealand this morning. the funnel cloud cut across the suburb of auckland. reports of one fatality and other injuries were not confirmed. traders tend to be smaller than those in the american south and midwest. neighbors in alabama scrabbly against time and the elements. the struggle to put up temporary tarps and shelters as more storm clouds approach. slow going for the search for hundreds of people who have gone missing in the aftermath of the storm. >> we are coming to the realization that this process is going

decisión del presidente de no mostrar las fotos del cadáver de bin laden iv desde el barría árabe en brooklyn, los Ángeles ccaliforna hasta en washington heights todos tienen una opinión sobre la decisión del gobierno de no mostrar imágenes. >>> hasta que no vea las fotos yo no lo creo . >>> yo pienso que debería porque la gente está preguntándose será verdad. >>> la decisión de no mostrar fotos de bin laden muerto siembra la duda, muchos de ellos latinos >>> todos tienen la interrogante de la foto qué pasó con él, una simple explicación no es suficiente. >>> no creo que sea necesario. el analista carlos rajo cree que entre los hispanos dudar es parte de la idiosincracia. >>> dos puntos de vista la tradición política de latinos es una tradición donde no se confía en lo que dice eldesconf. >>> la comunidad muy es usted el maná, es la forma en cómo lo enterraron. >>> indignada lanzarlo al marino va con el rito musulman en cuanto a la decisión del presidente. >>> yo creo que en este momento no es posible que las muestre, más adelante yo creo que sí las puede mostrar >>> tan