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will there be another watts. john mcone just presented the governor of california the report seeking the answers to such questions. these findings are an integral part of what follows. a cbs report study of events and causes of the nightmare in watts. international business machines. ibm presents cbs reports watts:riot or revolt? bill has covered the watts story from the moment the rioting began. >> three months ago on this street in los angeles, california, violence produced all this. a local riot or a revolt? part of a national social revolution. a carnival of hoodlums or a professional social illness? most puzzling of all, if it was a riot, why did it happen here in the community thought to be least caught up in racial tensions? a frenchman who looked at his own country's revolution 175 years ago left us with a comment which may give us some insight he said the evils which can be endured with patience as long as they are inevitable seem intolerable. as soon as a hope can be entertained of escaping them. more t
will there be another watts. john mcone just presented the governor of california the report seeking the answers to such questions. these findings are an integral part of what follows. a cbs report study of events and causes of the nightmare in watts. international business machines. ibm presents cbs reports watts:riot or revolt? bill has covered the watts story from the moment the rioting began. >> three months ago on this street in los angeles, california, violence produced all this. a...
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and watts knows that. but against great odds there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them watts always will be home. >> tom brokaw in watts 50 years later. >>> we're going to take a short break. we're back in a moment with news tonight for a lot of frustrated flyers. >>> airline customers are fed up with complaints rising over 20% this year compared to the first six months in 2014 according to the feds. this comes as frontier airlines reportedly became the latest to do away with its toll-free customer service line, reasoning that most people now have free long distance with their wireless plans. it's expected to save frontier nearly $2 million a year. >>> there is a bizarre situation to tell you about tonight involving one of the nfl's longest-suffering franchises. the young quarterback for the new york jets is sidelined, out with a broken jaw, after getting slugged in the face by his own teammate, who was immediately fired. nbc's ron mott is digging into what happened. >> repor
and watts knows that. but against great odds there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them watts always will be home. >> tom brokaw in watts 50 years later. >>> we're going to take a short break. we're back in a moment with news tonight for a lot of frustrated flyers. >>> airline customers are fed up with complaints rising over 20% this year compared to the first six months in 2014 according to the feds. this comes as frontier airlines...
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and watts knows that. but against great odds there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them watts always will be home. >> tom brokaw in watts 50 years later. we're going to take a short break. we're back in a moment with news tonight for a lot of frustrated flyers. my constipation and belly pain feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives, but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a heavy weight that keeps coming back. vo: linzess can help. once-daily linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. linzess helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, someti
and watts knows that. but against great odds there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them watts always will be home. >> tom brokaw in watts 50 years later. we're going to take a short break. we're back in a moment with news tonight for a lot of frustrated flyers. my constipation and belly pain feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives, but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a heavy weight that keeps coming back. vo: linzess can help....
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this is the day, on the way to watts tower. that they all freely admitted that they took part informant riot. the poverty and the hopelessness, when i saw where they lived, how they lived. it was appalling. you can't help but your heart goes out to them. you don't think of it as buying post-war america. you think of it as third world. you got to admire the clothes, red sox and sporty hat. and we are hanging out. they are showing me the sites. these kids are survivors, they took part in the riot, they survived, they are there. they are getting on with their lives. $aren't any jobs. education is limited. you try to figure out what they'll be doing. >> this is my friend. he, with all the other gang members took part in the riots, and his specialty was throwing molotov cocktails. in the beginning i was a little nervous about the whole situation, but i had a pretty good relationship with the guys, as long as they were near. i was stunned to see the building with this written on it. it was a business that was owned by a black person
this is the day, on the way to watts tower. that they all freely admitted that they took part informant riot. the poverty and the hopelessness, when i saw where they lived, how they lived. it was appalling. you can't help but your heart goes out to them. you don't think of it as buying post-war america. you think of it as third world. you got to admire the clothes, red sox and sporty hat. and we are hanging out. they are showing me the sites. these kids are survivors, they took part in the...
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"watts - riot or revolt?" here is cbs news correspondent bill stout, who has covered the story since the moment of the rioting began. >> three months ago on the street in los angeles, bible -- in los angeles, california violence produced all this. , and local riot or a revolt? part of a national social revolution? food loan lawlessness? or the product of a festering social illness? most of all, if it was a riot, why did it happen here, in the community thought to be least caught up in racial tensions. us some insight. he said the evils which can be and do it with patience as long as they are inevitable seen intolerable as soon as i hope can be entertained of escaping them. in the past 25 years, more than 3000 negroes from other parts of the united states have come to los angeles in the hopes of escaping the evils there have endured with patients. but on the night of august the wednesday, 11th, that patience ran out. >> get the white man. >> get the white man. >> it was the most widespread, racial violence in a
"watts - riot or revolt?" here is cbs news correspondent bill stout, who has covered the story since the moment of the rioting began. >> three months ago on the street in los angeles, bible -- in los angeles, california violence produced all this. , and local riot or a revolt? part of a national social revolution? food loan lawlessness? or the product of a festering social illness? most of all, if it was a riot, why did it happen here, in the community thought to be least caught...
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born and raised in watts, she has not been back in years. >> i grew up playing on the watts towers. i had cousins that lived across the street and we would go over to the watts towers and climb them. >>reporter: regina was a young mother of five when the chaos consumed her neighborhood. the home where she raised her children was just blocks from ground zero. but in addition to being a resident, a member of the community, she was also a dispatcher for the lapd. >>reporter: you're 22 years old. >> a young adult working at the police department. i saw racism there. i remember a white officer letting a door slam in my face and i remember sitting next to this little old white lady with white hair that looked like whistler's mother. she says have you ever seen my dog? i said, your dog? no. and she brought out a picture and showed me. i said he's adorable and she said his name is nigger. he's black. >>reporter: author aand political -- racism was rampant within the department in those days. >> you have to remember this was in an era when the majority of the los angeles police department wa
born and raised in watts, she has not been back in years. >> i grew up playing on the watts towers. i had cousins that lived across the street and we would go over to the watts towers and climb them. >>reporter: regina was a young mother of five when the chaos consumed her neighborhood. the home where she raised her children was just blocks from ground zero. but in addition to being a resident, a member of the community, she was also a dispatcher for the lapd. >>reporter:...
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born and raised in watts, she has not been back in years. >> i grew up playing on the watts towers. i had cousins that lived across the street and we would go over them. >>reporter: regina was a young mother of five when the chaos consumed her neighborhood. the home where she raised her children was just blocks from ground zero. but in addition to being a resident, a member of the community, she was also a dispatcher for the lapd. >>reporter: you're 22 years old. >> a young adult working at the police department. i saw racism there. i remember a white officer letting a door slam in my face and i remember sitting next to this little old white lady with white hair that looked like whistler's mother. she says have you ever seen my dog? i said, your dog? no. and she brought out a picture and showed me. i said he's adorable and she said his name is nigger. he's black. >>reporter: author aand political -- racism was rampant days. >> you have to remember this was in an era when the majority of the los angeles police department was not only white guys but from the south. and they were recru
born and raised in watts, she has not been back in years. >> i grew up playing on the watts towers. i had cousins that lived across the street and we would go over them. >>reporter: regina was a young mother of five when the chaos consumed her neighborhood. the home where she raised her children was just blocks from ground zero. but in addition to being a resident, a member of the community, she was also a dispatcher for the lapd. >>reporter: you're 22 years old. >> a...
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you can't live in watts. you can't raise your children in watts. well, i raised my children in watts. and i'll put my kids up against anybody in this city. >> reporter: if there's a listen for a half century, it is that communities walled off by race, poverty, by crime, by bad police relations, by too many broken families, it's hard for those communities to succeed, and watts knows that. but against great odds, there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them, watts always will be home. >> tom brokaw remembering the watts riots 50 years later. >>> up next, student debt 101. the presidential candidates are put to the test what to do about the rising costs of college. you're watching msnbc. imagine - she won't have to remember passwords. or obsess about security. she'll log in with her smile. he'll have his very own personal assistant. and this guy won't just surf the web. he'll touch it. scribble on it. and share it. because these kids will grow up with windows 10. get started today. windows 10. a more human way to do. i've g
you can't live in watts. you can't raise your children in watts. well, i raised my children in watts. and i'll put my kids up against anybody in this city. >> reporter: if there's a listen for a half century, it is that communities walled off by race, poverty, by crime, by bad police relations, by too many broken families, it's hard for those communities to succeed, and watts knows that. but against great odds, there remain the proud and the patient who have kept the faith. for them,...
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later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> [crowd chanting] hell no gmo. >> they're slamming a technology that could be used to solve problems for people who desperately need it. >> they get exited about technology whether it's in their phone or in their car, so why is it so weird on their plate? >> something's going into food that shouldn't really be there. >> techknow investigates. >> you could not pay me to fake data. >> tonight in our fast forward segment we take a look at a dark chapter in chicago's history. from the early '70s to the early '90s more than 100 men were tortured to give false confessions by members of the chicago police department. i recently sat down with one man who spent half of his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. >> i'll take the big old nightstick and put it (bl
later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> [crowd chanting] hell no gmo. >> they're slamming a technology that could be used to solve problems for people who desperately need it. >> they get exited about...
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watts does not need outside experts. watts needs service. it needs people to lift up its leaders and lift up its strength i don't think watts is unusual. this is true of a lot of marginalized communities. they are not marginalized by the people within them. their marginalized from the outside. this has got to stop and we've got to look at these leaders. some of them are the men here today. some of them are empty community right now. we have to look at them strengthen them, provide them with resources, and went to lift them up because they will bring about the changes we truly need. so without further ado i'm going to call a man on the as ksd that i'm going to let him introduce himself and it is one of the first bobby macwhinnie from. so if you give my colleague ksd the microphone, he will say a few words and it is somebody else who is talking. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> i'm glad to be here to support you today. i have a friend of mine who i would like to come up. his name is will and is also a friend of mine. easier to support ms.
watts does not need outside experts. watts needs service. it needs people to lift up its leaders and lift up its strength i don't think watts is unusual. this is true of a lot of marginalized communities. they are not marginalized by the people within them. their marginalized from the outside. this has got to stop and we've got to look at these leaders. some of them are the men here today. some of them are empty community right now. we have to look at them strengthen them, provide them with...
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later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target >> tonight in our fast forward segment we take a look at a dark chapter in chicago's history. from the early '70s to the early '90s more than 100 men were tortured to give false confessions by members of the chicago police department. i recently sat down with one man who spent half of his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. >> i'll take the big old nightstick and put it (bleep) as he's telling me you did this we know you did this. >> this was a highly publicized quintuple murder but when police picked up kitchen they told him it was for auto theft. >> they said stand up nigger. stand up to the wall, handcuffed me to the back and he put his nig
later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target >> tonight in our fast forward segment we take a look at a...
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i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and the people who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief, once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean, i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kid when watts burned in 1965. >> your father was a cop. >> yeah, my dad was an l.a. cop. and i was 12 years old when the riots started. >> it was a hot august night. >> i was 6 years old. i was living maybe seven, eight, nine, ten miles from here. i remember the smoke, the sirens, remember seeing the troops drive by. >> the national guard presence was huge. >> reporter: the match was lit just outside watts. >> so this is 116th and avalon. this is where it started. >> it was a little after 7:00 at night. >> reporter: it was here. a california highway patrolman was arr
i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and the people who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief, once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean, i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kid when watts...
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later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> tonight in our fast forward segment we take a look at a dark chapter in chicago's history. from the early '70s to the early '90s more than 100 men were tortured to give false confessions by members of the chicago police department. i recently sat down with one man who spent half of his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. >> i'll take the big old nightstick and put it (bleep) as he's telling me you did this we know you did this. >> this was a highly publicized quintuple murder but when police picked u
later, the legacy left behind by the watts riots, 50 years ago. "america tonight's" joie chen examines the kerner commission's findings. and whether anything has changed. and hot on "america tonight's" website, green rush, who will see the profits? find out at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday...
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i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and those who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. >>> on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief, once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean, i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kud when watts boundary in 1965. >> your father was a cop. >> yeah. my dad was an l.a. cop. and i was 12 years old when the riots st sayted. >> reporter: it was a hot august night. >> i was 6 years old. i was living about maybe seven, eight, nine, ten miles from dohere. i remember the smoke. i remember the sirens. i remember seeing the troops drive by. >> the national guard presence was huge. >> reporter: the match was lit just outside watts. >> so this is 116th and avalon. this is where it started. >> it was a little after 7:00 at night. >> it was here, a california h
i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and those who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. >>> on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief, once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean, i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kud...
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i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and those who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. >>> on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kid when watts boundary in 1965. >> your father was a cop. >> yeah. my dad was an l.a. cop. and i was 12 years old when the riots started. >> reporter: it was a hot august night. >> i was 6 years old. i was living about maybe seven, eight, nine ten miles from here. i remember the smoke. i remember the sirens. i remember seeing the troops drive by. >> the national guard presence was huge. >> reporter: the match was lit just outside watts. >> so this is 116th and avalon. this is where it started. >> it was a little after 7:00 at night. >> it was here a california highway p
i recently spent some time in watts with l.a.'s top cop to see how much watts and those who police it have changed against the backdrop of today's racial tensions across the country. >>> on an early friday morning watts is sleepy and quiet and a far cry from the neighborhood charlie beck, now l.a.'s police chief once patrolled as a beat cop. >> i can remember driving down the street and feeling the hate was palpable. i mean i could feel it. >> reporter: beck was a kid when...
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. 50 years ago watts exploded, south l.a. exploded. >> when i is saw what happened in ferguson, my mind went back 50 years. what i saw there, i saw almost a parallel to what i remember during the riots in 1965 here. the same kind of frustration, the same kind of sense of we are not listened to, we don't have a voice, we have no way to express ourselves. and that there is an injustice. that's not being addressed. or addressed the wrong way. so when you see an explosion, you know, whether it be a watts or a ferguson or any other community, people say, oh, you know, how did this happen? why did this happen. what they didn't see is what went on under the surface over the time. here a big question. what's really changed? what do we talk about poverty? whether we talk he talk about neighbors that are just still as segregated. any of these factors think homeless be, housing, the wealth game. here is one thing that just jumps out. if you do not have policy makers that are absoluterly committed, and educators, to making the kind of ch
. 50 years ago watts exploded, south l.a. exploded. >> when i is saw what happened in ferguson, my mind went back 50 years. what i saw there, i saw almost a parallel to what i remember during the riots in 1965 here. the same kind of frustration, the same kind of sense of we are not listened to, we don't have a voice, we have no way to express ourselves. and that there is an injustice. that's not being addressed. or addressed the wrong way. so when you see an explosion, you know, whether...
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host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of affirmative action that did emerge from the ashes of august of 1965. but that was followed by a white backlash or counterrevolution which arguably we are still enmeshed in. host: gerald horne, who is a professor at the university of >> you are watching american history tv. like us on facebook and c-span -- @c-span history. now a look at highlights of the c-span cities tour where we learn about the history of cities and towns across america in cooperation with our cable partners. to learn more about the stops on her 2015 tour, visit c-span.
host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of...
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host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of affirmative action that did emerge from the ashes of august of 1965. but that was followed by a white backlash or counterrevolution which arguably we are still enmeshed in. host: gerald horne, who is a professor at the university of
host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of...
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just as they were in watts 50 years ago. mora that ahead. i'm ready to crack like nobody's watching. why? because it's red lobster's crabfest. and there's so much crab, so many ways. and with dishes like this luscious crab lover's dream or savory snow crab bake. i'm just getting started so hurry in and get crackin' go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right now! if you're a cat, you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. go on kitty, kitty... no sixth grader's ever sat with but your jansport backpack is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. that's that new gear feeling. this week, filler paper and folders just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. why should over two hundred years of citi history matter to you? well, because it tells us something powerful about progress: that whether times are good or bad, people and their ideas will continue to move the world forward. as long as they have someone
just as they were in watts 50 years ago. mora that ahead. i'm ready to crack like nobody's watching. why? because it's red lobster's crabfest. and there's so much crab, so many ways. and with dishes like this luscious crab lover's dream or savory snow crab bake. i'm just getting started so hurry in and get crackin' go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right now! if you're a cat, you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch...
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watts - riot or revolt? now, from the moment it began. >> three months ago violence produced all this. and local riot or a revolt? part of a national social for the product of a festering social illness? if it was a riot, why did it communitye, in the least caught up in racial tensions. some insight. he said the evils which can be injured patients as long as they are inevitable seem intolerable as soon as a whole can be entertained of escaping them. on the night of wednesday august the 11th, that patience ran out. >> did the white man. read,was the most wives descriptive racial violence in history. white people were considered .air game might ruin incurs a disappointment when i wiped it away, and then cheer like a football ground when a car went up in flames. validity -- looting, burning, shooting, meeting went on for nearly a week. 34 persons were killed, all that five of the negro. more than 1000 person injured or than 200n more business places destroyed by fire. 700 or smashed, looted, damaged. negro merc
watts - riot or revolt? now, from the moment it began. >> three months ago violence produced all this. and local riot or a revolt? part of a national social for the product of a festering social illness? if it was a riot, why did it communitye, in the least caught up in racial tensions. some insight. he said the evils which can be injured patients as long as they are inevitable seem intolerable as soon as a whole can be entertained of escaping them. on the night of wednesday august the...
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still to come, remembering watts. a look back at the riots and how the six day uprising impacted los angeles, and the nation. and some detroit residents say even with new streetlights, they are in the dark, we will explain, stay with us. as the unrest continues the nation is marking 50 years since one of america's most modern race riots. brought death, and destruction to sought los angeles. did they bring about change? a look back at the fires of protests that engulfed america's city. >> all this would not have happened if people have been treated differently, instead if you treat somebody like a mad dog, they will behave like a mad dog, is that too extreme for you? >> i have to go along with that. >> a why highway patrol officer pulled over a motorist he suspected oz drunk driving, on lookers rushed in believing they were seeing another example of excessive force, by a police department, many viewed as an occupying force in the predominately black area of watts. before on, buildings were being burned, blood spilled.
still to come, remembering watts. a look back at the riots and how the six day uprising impacted los angeles, and the nation. and some detroit residents say even with new streetlights, they are in the dark, we will explain, stay with us. as the unrest continues the nation is marking 50 years since one of america's most modern race riots. brought death, and destruction to sought los angeles. did they bring about change? a look back at the fires of protests that engulfed america's city. >>...
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scores of arrest put ferguson on edge again, demonstrators plan -- and we with take a look at the watts race riots. 50 years later how they defined the won't century protests. this is al jazeera live from new york city. more than 3 million gallons of toxic waste have now leaked from an abandoned gold mine into colorado rivers. and that is raising all kinds of questions about long term threats to the region's water supply. the sludge has now traveled more than 1,000 miles. contaminating tributaries in new mexico, arizona, and utah. preliminary tests on the river have found little if any danger to fish and wild life. now the e.p.a. is toasting the water downstream from the spill site. and residents and businesses should still stay cautious avoided showering any kind of bodily contact. don't let livestock drink it. >> 95% of my business has been swept away. and we with have about 23 employees that are currently out of work wail, the state of emergency has been declared in colorado and new mexico, today, colorado's governor pay add visit to one of the areas there are thousands of abandoned
scores of arrest put ferguson on edge again, demonstrators plan -- and we with take a look at the watts race riots. 50 years later how they defined the won't century protests. this is al jazeera live from new york city. more than 3 million gallons of toxic waste have now leaked from an abandoned gold mine into colorado rivers. and that is raising all kinds of questions about long term threats to the region's water supply. the sludge has now traveled more than 1,000 miles. contaminating...
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we were constantly told watts is nothing. you can't live in watts. you can't raise your children in watts. well, i raised my children in watts and i'll put my kids up against anybody in this city. >> what about the people who live in those neighborhoods and their own responsibility to rebuild where they live and the people who are not on the streets but are at home? >> they have to be included in the planning for whatever is going to happen next. when the war on poverty declared 51 years ago, people that were victims of poverty were not included in the planning. at least not adequately. if the people that we're trying to help or left out, there's a saying that if it's about it but without us it ain't for us so the planning has to continue the people of ferguson and baltimore and take ownership in that process and be held accountable for their part in it as well. >> the last time i was here, chief, people said to me, we only hear from the news media when something goes wrong in watts. >> when i was in the police department, we would ask the media abou
we were constantly told watts is nothing. you can't live in watts. you can't raise your children in watts. well, i raised my children in watts and i'll put my kids up against anybody in this city. >> what about the people who live in those neighborhoods and their own responsibility to rebuild where they live and the people who are not on the streets but are at home? >> they have to be included in the planning for whatever is going to happen next. when the war on poverty declared 51...
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will there be another watts. john mcone just presented the governor of california the report seeking the answers to such questions. these findings are an integral part of what follows. a cbs report study of events and causes of the nightmare in
will there be another watts. john mcone just presented the governor of california the report seeking the answers to such questions. these findings are an integral part of what follows. a cbs report study of events and causes of the nightmare in
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i want to get into the issues that historians say led to the watts riots. start by giving us a sense of the scope of the uprising. >> 45 and a half square miles is the area of conflict. that's larger than manhattan, larger than the city of san francisco. it's estimated that tens of thousands of people came into the streets on the evening of august 11, continuing for almost a week up until august 18, 1965. >> the definitive report on what happened was done the same year by the mccone commission and it found that systemic inequalities in these areas, housing, education, health care and policing contributed to the watts riots. how much has changed since that report? >> it's been a mixed bag perfect first with regard to hoursing in southern california, at the same time that wages are stagnating, the rental market in particular has seen a spike upwards in terms of rental costs. in terms of police misconduct, what's going on in ferguson, what has also where he could baltimore is an indication of the fact that what happened in los angeles 50 years ago has become a
i want to get into the issues that historians say led to the watts riots. start by giving us a sense of the scope of the uprising. >> 45 and a half square miles is the area of conflict. that's larger than manhattan, larger than the city of san francisco. it's estimated that tens of thousands of people came into the streets on the evening of august 11, continuing for almost a week up until august 18, 1965. >> the definitive report on what happened was done the same year by the mccone...
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today marks the 50th anniversary of the watts riots. it began after a controversial traffic stop, and when it ended, dozens were dead and thousands injured. >> the man said to me today that all of this would not have happened if the negroes had been treated differently. i said if you treat somebody like a mad dog, he's going to behave like a mad dog, is that too extreme. >> i have to go along with that. >> it started when a white highway patrol officer pulled over a 21-year-old motorist that he suspected of today drunk driving. onlookers rushed in, believing that they were seeing another example of excessive force by a police department, many viewed as an occupying force in the prominently black area of watts. before long, buildings were burned, businesses looted and blood spilled. the watts riots would last six days and cover 46 square miles of l.a. more than 40 people would die and 1,000 hurt. and $40 million in property damaged, $300 million in today's dollars. many in the black community recalled a violate reaction to years of secon
today marks the 50th anniversary of the watts riots. it began after a controversial traffic stop, and when it ended, dozens were dead and thousands injured. >> the man said to me today that all of this would not have happened if the negroes had been treated differently. i said if you treat somebody like a mad dog, he's going to behave like a mad dog, is that too extreme. >> i have to go along with that. >> it started when a white highway patrol officer pulled over a...
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ira member the watts riot -- i remember the watts riots. 1972, we had a speaker. theg back to economics, truly disadvantaged -- i still live in inglewood. i am hopeful, but i still see a long way to go. i can see some things that have changed. it is not as locked down as it was. that now is economically driven. code,d of being driven by as it was in the past. can you speak to that? >> i would agree. it is economically driven. englewood public school -- inglewood public schools are suffering deeply right now. by have been taken over public construction and you have had leadership transfers over and over. you have a mayor who is really committed to economic stability. i agree with you that while we don't have the housing and there are class issues. increaseng out how to -- and as home purchasers, the first thing you look at are the schools. am i going to buy in this home? life earnings. what is the quality of education for my children? just a few miles down the road is over city with a thriving school district and amazing public schools. butz as myyor colleague in t
ira member the watts riot -- i remember the watts riots. 1972, we had a speaker. theg back to economics, truly disadvantaged -- i still live in inglewood. i am hopeful, but i still see a long way to go. i can see some things that have changed. it is not as locked down as it was. that now is economically driven. code,d of being driven by as it was in the past. can you speak to that? >> i would agree. it is economically driven. englewood public school -- inglewood public schools are...
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the watts riots would last six days and cover more than 36 square miles of l.a. more than a,000 people were hurt. more than $40 million of property damaged about 300 million in today's dollars. many in the black community called it a violent reaction to blacks at the hands of whites. >> the white man has not been going along with us, so by doing this, we feel we can make them go along with us a little bit better. >> reporter: the governor appointed a commission shared by a former cia director, john mccone, to find out what lead to the week of violence and suggest solutions to prevent a repeat. the investigation found that quote: police commissioners also encouraged investment in better housing, healthcare and education for black citizens. recommendations that 50 years later, sound as familiar as the racial unrest that continues to playing american cities. another theme that persists from that era is the militarization of the police force. future l.a. police chief spearheaded the creation of the first paramilitary, special weapons and tactics team of course that's
the watts riots would last six days and cover more than 36 square miles of l.a. more than a,000 people were hurt. more than $40 million of property damaged about 300 million in today's dollars. many in the black community called it a violent reaction to blacks at the hands of whites. >> the white man has not been going along with us, so by doing this, we feel we can make them go along with us a little bit better. >> reporter: the governor appointed a commission shared by a former...
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. >>> julie watts is in today for paul deanno getting a check of the weather. you were saying earlier there is rain in the forecast. >> just a little bit of rain. how's that for a tease? i won't get it until the end of the forecast. in the meantime plenty of sunshine outside right now. starting to see those clouds move in. san bruno current temperatures 67 degrees. 90 in livermore. 66 san francisco. 76 right now in san jose. definitely warming up. really what you see today is what we saw yesterday and we'll get a little more of the same tomorrow. high pressure firmly in place although low pressure is starting to move in. we are seeing increasing clouds. however, seasonably warm temperatures. seasonably warm to mild increasing cloud cover once again overnight tonight and then once again tomorrow what to expect well more of the same pleasant weather again tomorrow and the next day but big changes are on the way by late week. a little hint of that rain. overnight lows tonight in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees for the warmest spots overnight. sunrise tomorrow mor
. >>> julie watts is in today for paul deanno getting a check of the weather. you were saying earlier there is rain in the forecast. >> just a little bit of rain. how's that for a tease? i won't get it until the end of the forecast. in the meantime plenty of sunshine outside right now. starting to see those clouds move in. san bruno current temperatures 67 degrees. 90 in livermore. 66 san francisco. 76 right now in san jose. definitely warming up. really what you see today is...
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so i came here in midtown new york where i spoke to bobby watts was the executive director, the people who are's speaking for the homeless who can't speak for themselves. >> this initiative raises awareness and determination to implement strategies and programs that we know are successful. >> today awareness is all the rage, people dumped ice on their head. >> people know it's a big problem they don't nest really want to see it, when they do and their faces like this they get something called passion fatigue may need their overwhelmed by the side of this that they can't possibly help. >> i want to focus on and i hope people when they see a homeless person on the street that they see this as not only a person but a problem that needs our help and anna country as rich as ours that's the problem not just the homeless person is not the problem. >> we saw people slipping on pizza boxes on greenwich village. this has asked really helped, this guys trying to get him off the street, when you take these photos i think think in a way you say it's an in frenchman on the privacy of these people wh
so i came here in midtown new york where i spoke to bobby watts was the executive director, the people who are's speaking for the homeless who can't speak for themselves. >> this initiative raises awareness and determination to implement strategies and programs that we know are successful. >> today awareness is all the rage, people dumped ice on their head. >> people know it's a big problem they don't nest really want to see it, when they do and their faces like this they get...
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host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of affirmative action that did emerge from the ashes of august of 1965. but that was followed by a white backlash or counterrevolution which arguably we are still enmeshed in. host: gerald horne, who is a professor at the university of houston, thank you for adding your perspective to this topic. a reminder, on american history a chance0 on cspan3, to watch the cbs news documentary. you can check out all of our offerings online anytime at www.c-span.org. we will continue the conversation tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern. is the founder of a g
host: what is the lesson of the watts riots? guest: part of the lesson of what happened in los angeles is the question of organization. 1955 was august of mccarthyism and the red scare which led to the evisceration and destruction of many racially integrated organizations of the left. this meant in august of 1965 when people took to the streets, there was not the organizational infrastructure to make sure their sacrifice would be rewarded sufficiently. even though as noted, there was a kind of...
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jj watt. the best defensive lineman in football. he can throw too. this is before the game. look that fan too. second deck. look at it again. jj watt. before the 49er pre-season game on saturday. throwing the ball into the second deck. try that sometime. harder than you might think. texans run out of problems with the quarterback, there you go. >> thank you. >>> thank you for joining us. see you at 10:00 p.m. aa chance to try somethinglook. different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. take advantage of our summer offers. get this low mileage lease on select ats models, in stock the longest, fond 269 per month. e. i'm too tired to go. i have a midterm tomorrow, which i'll probably fail, and i was up really late studying. she was. i was up really late doing this. don't even bother coming. i'm quitting today. i'm sick of this guy on the team always making fun of me. he's just jealous because you're the one who puts points on the board. why? because you run the scoreboard. kids: ...run the scoreboard. i'm out, too. but all your cl
jj watt. the best defensive lineman in football. he can throw too. this is before the game. look that fan too. second deck. look at it again. jj watt. before the 49er pre-season game on saturday. throwing the ball into the second deck. try that sometime. harder than you might think. texans run out of problems with the quarterback, there you go. >> thank you. >>> thank you for joining us. see you at 10:00 p.m. aa chance to try somethinglook. different. this summer, challenge your...
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i left everything exactly the way he'd left it. >> watts: nice work. this will help a lot with tracking the product. >> roman: mind if i interrupt? >> watts: we're almost done here. >> roman: no. jj is done right now. you got to pull him off this case. and you know why. [cell phone rings] >> paige: hello?
i left everything exactly the way he'd left it. >> watts: nice work. this will help a lot with tracking the product. >> roman: mind if i interrupt? >> watts: we're almost done here. >> roman: no. jj is done right now. you got to pull him off this case. and you know why. [cell phone rings] >> paige: hello?
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watt jump, tackle and now throwing it back and forth a couple of times. not exactly sure how high the upper deck is but watt was accurate and boy, did he make it look easy. well, the cowboys and rams had a joint training camp session. and dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. he take as punch to the face when a brawl breaks out. this was the second fight that day. and practice did not continue. >> "early today" is brought to you by advil. >>> just ahead, trash and tourists cause an iconic house from the '80s movie to officially go off limits. and a big ticket item, guess how much the beatle's first contract for over 30 years, in study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. there's a bazillion ways to top your kids' rice krispies. what's yours? a dash of fruit in their favorite color. a bunch of pineapple 'cause hey - it's summer! a smidgen of honey in the shape of a flower. a handful of
watt jump, tackle and now throwing it back and forth a couple of times. not exactly sure how high the upper deck is but watt was accurate and boy, did he make it look easy. well, the cowboys and rams had a joint training camp session. and dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. he take as punch to the face when a brawl breaks out. this was the second fight that day. and practice did not continue. >> "early today" is brought to you by advil. >>> just...
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>>> and 50 years since the los angeles watts riots. what's changed and what hasn't? we'll take a look into that. we'll be right back. first a grim milestone reached in baltimore overnight. 200 homicides so far this year. last year baltimore didn't reach 200 until december 7. this is according to the baltimore sun and it's been more than four decades since a wave of violence has struck the city like this. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... introducing boost 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. so it's big in nutrition and small in calories. i'm not about to swim in the slow lane. stay strong. stay active with boost®. boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that lived with a family. one day, it started to rain and rain. water got inside and ruined everybody's everythings. the house thought she let the family down. but the family just didn't think a floo
>>> and 50 years since the los angeles watts riots. what's changed and what hasn't? we'll take a look into that. we'll be right back. first a grim milestone reached in baltimore overnight. 200 homicides so far this year. last year baltimore didn't reach 200 until december 7. this is according to the baltimore sun and it's been more than four decades since a wave of violence has struck the city like this. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need...
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i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always we are online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america.
i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always we are online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america.
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. >>> the watts riots in los angeles started when a white highway patrol officer stopped a black motorist suspected of drunk driving. on lookers rushed in. many believed they were witnessing another example of excessive force against african american men. the rage quickly deinvolve devoo a long six days. later urged law enforcement agencies to change their policing methods in black communities. it said those methods promoted a quote deep and long standing schism between the two, in the decades since, the mistrust is still there. even triggering deep tensions in places like ferguson, missouri. this week's one year anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown was marked by more protest and more violence. even though officer involved was exonerated in the incident, the investigation found that local police purposely target ed african americans with petty tickets and arrests. according to one estimate calculated by the new york times, one and a half million black men in america have gone missing from their communities. these are men who have disappeared because of higher than average in
. >>> the watts riots in los angeles started when a white highway patrol officer stopped a black motorist suspected of drunk driving. on lookers rushed in. many believed they were witnessing another example of excessive force against african american men. the rage quickly deinvolve devoo a long six days. later urged law enforcement agencies to change their policing methods in black communities. it said those methods promoted a quote deep and long standing schism between the two, in the...
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i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning amemeri" tomorrow. as always we are online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america. robert, honey, please hurry. frank and marie are gonna be here soon. ( knock on door ) hi. oh... oh, mom and dad. what are you doing here? hello, amy. hi. hi, honey. how are you? i'm fine. i just-- i wasn't expecting you. amy, is this the ggest towel you got? because i-- oh! i was just going swimming.
i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning amemeri" tomorrow. as always we are online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america. robert, honey, please hurry. frank and marie are gonna be here soon. ( knock on door ) hi. oh... oh, mom and dad. what are you doing here? hello, amy. hi. hi, honey. how are you? i'm fine. i just-- i wasn't expecting you. amy, is this the...
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so we have seen jj watt jump, tackle, catch. now he's showing o inin ining a. he's throwing a ball with a fan in the upper deck. watt was accurate and made it look easy. those cowboys. my cowboys. what is going on? them and rams had a joint training camp practice session. dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. bryant takes a punch to the face. a brawl breaks out. this was the third fight between the two teams that daze. players were separated in practice as you imagine and did not continue. come on guys. >>> all right. so parents of kids going back to school. we have a frightening story for you. >>> one national theater chain is taking security to the next level you're watching "first look." (vo) what's your dog food's first ingredient? corn? wheat? in new purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. can a a subconscious. mind? a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a
so we have seen jj watt jump, tackle, catch. now he's showing o inin ining a. he's throwing a ball with a fan in the upper deck. watt was accurate and made it look easy. those cowboys. my cowboys. what is going on? them and rams had a joint training camp practice session. dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. bryant takes a punch to the face. a brawl breaks out. this was the third fight between the two teams that daze. players were separated in practice as you imagine and...
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the president in one village used garden hoses and buckets of war watt tore help contain the fire. they believe these blazes may also have been started deliberately. >> still to come on the program, nuclear reaction, protests in japan, as the two year shut down for roll eking the fukushima disaster comes to an end. and the toxic spill in colorado that has turned rivers orange and is threatening water drinking supplies. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. of the top stories on alder jazeera. at least 47 people have been killed in a suicide blast. the explosion happened at a cattle market. according to witnesses in the military. pro government forces are making major gains. st
the president in one village used garden hoses and buckets of war watt tore help contain the fire. they believe these blazes may also have been started deliberately. >> still to come on the program, nuclear reaction, protests in japan, as the two year shut down for roll eking the fukushima disaster comes to an end. and the toxic spill in colorado that has turned rivers orange and is threatening water drinking supplies. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind...
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watts showing off arm strength playing catch with a fan in the upper deck. not sure how high the upper deck is but watt was accurate and did he make it look easy. >>> the cowboys and rams had a joint training camp session. dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. bryant takes a punch to the face and a brawl breaks out. this was the third fight between the two teams that day. players were separated and practice did not continue. >>> "early today" is brought to you by advil, the pain reliever built to be as fast as it is strong. >> a little testy on the field. back to you. >>> just ahead trash and tourists causing an iconic house from the hit movie to go off limit. >>> a big ticket item. guess how much the beatles first contract is expected to go for at auction. you're watching "early today." in study after study, advil is . nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. to top your kids' rice krispies. what's yours? ♪ a dash of fruit ♪ in their fa
watts showing off arm strength playing catch with a fan in the upper deck. not sure how high the upper deck is but watt was accurate and did he make it look easy. >>> the cowboys and rams had a joint training camp session. dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. bryant takes a punch to the face and a brawl breaks out. this was the third fight between the two teams that day. players were separated and practice did not continue. >>> "early today" is...
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nick watt takes us behind the scenes once again tonight. ♪ ♪ >> how you doing? >> reporter: these people are beautiful. officially beautiful. they're in an elite club. >> my friend in vegas. >> reporter: and they're radiating in a bar on sunset boulevard, hollywood. >> i am not going to walk into a bar and see, there may be a fat girl or a whatever girl looking the way she looks. oh, my gosh, she might have an exciting personality. she might be the best woman i have met on earth. oh, my gosh. you know what, eh. >> reporter: all these beauties, well on the outside at least are members of an exploding online dating site. >> reporter: have you ever dated an ugly dude? >> yeah, i lost my virginity to one. >> reporter: members of the site vote you in if they think you are gorgeous based on one picture. called simply, beautifulpeople.com. >> beautiful people based on a fundamental principle of human nature. we all, at least initially, with some one we find attractive, not politically correct, but honest. if the online dating market was a nightclub, beautiful people wo
nick watt takes us behind the scenes once again tonight. ♪ ♪ >> how you doing? >> reporter: these people are beautiful. officially beautiful. they're in an elite club. >> my friend in vegas. >> reporter: and they're radiating in a bar on sunset boulevard, hollywood. >> i am not going to walk into a bar and see, there may be a fat girl or a whatever girl looking the way she looks. oh, my gosh, she might have an exciting personality. she might be the best woman i...
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nick watt takes us behind the scenes once again tonight. >> how you doing? >> reporter: these people are beautiful. officially beautiful. they're in an elite club. >> my friend in vegas. >> reporter: and they're radiating in a bar on sunset boulevard, hollywood. >> i am not going to walk into a bar and see, there may be a fat girl or a whatever girl looking the way she looks. oh, my gosh, she might have an exciting personality. she might be the best woman i have met on earth. oh, my gosh. you know what, eh. >> reporter: all these beauties, well on the outside at least are members of an exploding online dating site. >> reporter: have you ever dated an ugly dude? >> yeah, i lost my virginity to one. >> reporter: members of the site vote you in if they think you are gorgeous based on one picture. called simply, beautifulpeople.com. >> beautiful people based on a fundamental principle of human nature. we all, at least initially, with some one we find attractive, not politically correct, but honest. if the online dating market was a nightclub, beautiful people wo
nick watt takes us behind the scenes once again tonight. >> how you doing? >> reporter: these people are beautiful. officially beautiful. they're in an elite club. >> my friend in vegas. >> reporter: and they're radiating in a bar on sunset boulevard, hollywood. >> i am not going to walk into a bar and see, there may be a fat girl or a whatever girl looking the way she looks. oh, my gosh, she might have an exciting personality. she might be the best woman i have...
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his wife's body was found in the watt they are morning. both were wearing life jackets. their canoe has not been found. >>> tonight, police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that vuk a 5-year-old girl and then took off. the child was hit around 5:00 in the 2200 block of north lambert street in north philadelphia. the child was taken to temple hospital and is in stable condition. police believe a light colored jeep or suv was involved and it may have had a pennsylvania tag number jsg 663. >> six people injured in a crash in yardley pennsylvania, tonight. it happened on i-95 south of yardley newtown road exit before 7 pbg. before 7:00 three victims were thrown from the vehicle. no word yet on what caused crash. >> a lot of people headed back from jersey shore are stuck in gridlock traffic tonight. this is how it looks on cameras from the traffic page at 6abc.com. you can see the northbound lanes route 76 gloucester city, new jersey approaching walt whitman bridge barely moving. a lot of headlights. this is why. this is brand new video from "action news" video oscar h
his wife's body was found in the watt they are morning. both were wearing life jackets. their canoe has not been found. >>> tonight, police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that vuk a 5-year-old girl and then took off. the child was hit around 5:00 in the 2200 block of north lambert street in north philadelphia. the child was taken to temple hospital and is in stable condition. police believe a light colored jeep or suv was involved and it may have had a pennsylvania tag number...