meanwhile, comcast sued. saying cities have an unfair advantage over for-profit companies. >> most cities actually charge broadband providers a fee and then if a city comes in and uses taxpayer dollars doesn't have to make a profit uses subsidies it really is unfair. >> in the en end he pb prevailed and has almost 7,000 subscribers. attracting businesses entrepreneurs and creating a new stem education program. >> our rights on par are above theirs. we were simply competing on the basis service quality. i have to say we did it right. we did not actually compete unfairly with those giants. struggling as they are financially. >> and the competition has gotten even more fierce. in may comcast announced it would offer its own two gigabit service in chattanooga one upping epb. a comcast spokesman told us, the gig city should more accurately be described as the two gig city thanks to comcast investment. >> that creates real competition. >> if using expwrrnt is like driving on a surface road then using gigabit speed

in may, comcast announced it would offer its own 1 gigabit service, one upping the city. the 1 gig city should be referred to as the two gig city, thanks to comcast network. >> that creates real competition. >> if using regular internet is like triefg on a surface road, gigabit is like on a futuristic highway. critics say that cities may be investing too much taxpayer money into infrastructure that provides way more intrrnts speed tha internet speedthan the average d need. >> you don't need gigabit. a lot of cities have made a mistake by putting money into these networks. consumers are not asking for these networks. >> if we build it will they come? >> the city is weighing the cost and risk of investing in a fiber infrastructure. it's looking at building a network through a partnership with a private company. it's one of many options the city is weighing and there are many risks. >> people don't come right away. so if a company has to make money and they've partnered with the city or the counties will they come fast enough for them to repay the loan, to repay the lease pa

in five minutes. >> reporter: a glance at twitter demonstrates the need with tweets at comcast like thanks for make it as hard as possible to cancel my service something earl can relate to. >> it ended up taking about 30 minutes to do that. i was seriously not interested in having a comcast account while i was abroad. >> reporter: so how does air paperwork? >> we have a template. >> reporter: customers answer a few questions, pay $5 and get air paper authorization to cancel their account. then the company generates a cancellation letter and sends it to comcast, no phone call necessary. >> the response is tremendous. >>> so tremendous a competitor just cancel me sprang up overnight offering the same service for 4 bucks instead of 5. >> i think it's a really great form of flattery really. >> reporter: comcast declined to comment but eli and earl say comcast is just the beginning. >> i think the sky's the limit. >> going to the dmv or dealing with other parts of the government. >> reporter: they haven't canceled anybody's contract yet. they sent out the first batch of letters this week

returning to comcast quickly too. look at the stock of comcast this morning. i don't know if we have seen a trade yet. there it is. down 1.24. 80 cents was right in line with expectations and most of the metrics that people look at and there are many. there's free cash flow. there's consolidated cash flow, operating cash flow. there's theme parks. there's film. there's nbc, the network. there's all the cable properties. there's video. there's high speed internet customer ads, and all these comparisons, so it's a very complicated number, but the company is characterizing it as a good quarter, with growth of 11.2%. free cash flow growth of 6.8%. cable is usually the -- what shines and lion's share of the results. up 6.7%, led by high speed internet and business services and add ed 156,000 customer relationships, up 90% from the 82,000 added in last year's third quarter. >> still getting tail winds from minions. >> minions and jurassic world. >> theme parks? unbelievable. up 14.1%. >> and them i read -- >> the one business we were not to keep, if you remember. >>

comcast business. built for business. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> ambitious legislation designed to fight climate change is the law in california. governor brown signed the measure to use renewable energy for half of its electricity by 2030 and rooirs existing buildings to double the energy efficiency by that date. i tried for a more aggressive field. he wanted to cut the amount of petroleum california uses in half. >>> a new version of david versus goliath is playing out in tennessee. one is working to build the fastest internet connection in america, but it's facing stiff opposition from internet providers. jacob ward explaining. >> reporter: today chattanooga, tennessee is known as the gig city. that's because in 2008 then mayor ron littlefield helped to make chattanooga on

. >> whether you deal with those giants, with the comcasts and the at&ts, they are reluctant to gich up the market they have. >> littlefield and city officials worked with their power utility, electric power board or epb. needless to say, the existing providers were not happy. >> representatives of at&t and comcast paraded into my office to tell me why they didn't think chattanooga should get into this business of competing with private enterprise. >> epb paid for the $320 million price tag with bonds, a line of credit, and a $111 million government stimulus grant, but not before littlefield said he offered to let local telecoms build out the infrastructure

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that's sports, i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. we'll be right back. newspapers back christine donohue for supreme court. saying this daughter of a coal miner gets the highest rating from the bar association. they call donohue uniquely qualified. and cite her commitment to restoring integrity. both business and labor endorse donohue because she's independent and fair. prosecutors. firefighters. people who keep us safe - all back donohue. on tuesday - christine donohue. let's restore integrity to pennsylvania's supreme court >>> bit of a roller coast eer he with the temperatures, glenn. beautiful sunset behind us. >> that's right. a couple of mild days you need the heavier coat, but you're going to need it if you head out this evening. by tomorrow morning, look at those temperatures, 37 in philadelphia, down to 32 degrees in allentown. for the halloween forecast, trick-or-treating, temperatures in the 50s. so you're going to need a coat over the costume there and need some kind of coats for the temple game, as well. because that is going down to 49 degr

>> there are three parts of comcast. first is the cable conductivity, the triple play, subtraction dollars and selling you a but -- subscription dollars and selling you a bunch of -- the second is packager, they come out and bring you paper , and theyy-per-view do these bundles, and it's the bundles -- are people going to pay $50, $100 or more we know that it's really sports and movies that consumers place volume one and that they pay for -- lace value on and that they pay for -- place value on and that they pay for. large audiences, you watch the ravens game last night, you can't watch it -- you want to be there live and there is this communal feeling about coming to an arena, coming to an event and so it activates commerce. .t's a very social business we are starting to see lots of applications you can see in the gaming industry and fantasy industry. at bloomberg, you basically created a data real-time business for traders for people on wall street. that is what is starting to be developed. information based on every p

that means by this time next year you could use a comcast-brand cell phone, place calls on comcast' s network, and search the web on comcast' s mobile data. if it comes together, the service could be capable of competing with at&t, sprint, t-mobile, and verizon. never really a bad thing, choices this afternoon . what to do outside? cindy: this is the warmest day we have left this week. 70' s this afternoon. about 20 degrees colder tomorrow. you will want to get out if you can. we had a fair amount of clouds this morning. some fog early on but there are some breaks in the sunshine and we will see more. in the afternoon the temperature is 67 degrees. the dew point is in the 50' s. some distance between those two numbers. miles per hour but stronger in southeastern massachusetts. the wind speeds will be increasing a little bit this afternoon. we will likely see some gusts over 20 and 80 over 30 miles per hour on cape cod. it is breezy this afternoon. the southwesterly wind is coming ahead of this cold front and that is what is bringing in the milder air. this front will be the trigger fo

comcast is now exploring meeered usage plans. and capping how much internet you can use a month. >> pam: our tech reporter gabe slate explains this shift in the cable culture. and how it might affect your monthly bill. >>is that when you have that laugh, when you catch them. yeah that one >> reporter: eventually something has to give. it is too many people using both of in a net on their plan. so companies are exploring ways of how we use and pay for the internet. >> reporter: the future may be metered plans for your charged by usage or plants with david cap when you're giving certain amount of data that chicken use. comcast is testing is out in small markets on the east coast. with the option to buy more bucket of data for $10 a pop. before you get to work of that 300 gig is a lot of data. that is fine for most households. >> reporter: 85% of comcast customers use less than 200 gigs per month so most are now getting near that 300 gig limit. bottom line for now and not worry about the street comcast told me today that they have n

comcast business. built for business. >> at almost every prison profile on "lockup" our crew meets a certain number of repeat offenders who in some ways are more at home inside prison than out. at san quentin we met one inmate who compared it to a once popular tv show. >> it's like that little show "cheers" where everybody, you know your name. [ bleep ] you come back and [ bleep ], hey, what's up? [ bleep ]. you see your friends. you feel like, well, i'm cool here. these are my boys. you know what i'm saying? they know this is home. >> but most inmates hold a much different opinion. >> prisons are hate factories. they can't produce anything but hate. all you have is hate, loneliness, greed and -- just misery. >> when we met gerald mccullough at the river bend national security institution in nashville, tennessee, he was halfway through a 12-year sentence on a sexual offense charge. >> there's no way out. there's just nothing to do. this is just a total waste of someone's life. >> despite his pessimism,

comcast business. built for business. >>> though there is an inherent distrust between them, inmates and constructional officers come in close contact every day of the week. it's rare that these relationships ever cross the line into friendship. but having a friendly rapport is essential to keeping the peace. >> we let our guard down for a moment, we stop observing and tension can rise. we could have a volatile situation here. in the blink of an eye, it can change. >> we saw first hand what the lieutenant meant. at one point we caught him joking around with an inmate. >> does it qualify as a real man to wear shorts with legs like that on the track? >> that's right. >> i've got about 20 years. >> i'll carry you. i'll put you on my back and take you through. >> a piggy back ride? a piggy back ride? >> that's all. >> but only moments later when two inmates flash nazi signs in front of him and our camera, the lieutenant was in no joking mood. >> come here. you two, come here. what building you in? go to fi

comcast business. built for business. >>> this guy looked at me, and i said, the other guy had searched me. now this hand got a little tighter on my shoulder. i'm trying to stay calm, but i was freaked. he hit these hard plaques under my arms. he kept going. and then he hit these hard plaques around my waist. and he kept going. wow. i guess he didn't really feel it. i'm the least religious of people, but at that point i'm finding, please, jesus, get me out of this. i will never do this crap again. please. but then he came back up. and when he came back up, then he hit it. now my heart is really beating. and this guy is looking right at me. i could see in his mind, oh, my god, wow. again, he is looking for bombs. he is looking for a terrorist. and in his mind, he's got a terrorist. >> bomba! >> took out his gun, stuck it in my waist screaming "bomba, bomba, bomba." and rifles are out and people started scurrying around. and i'm just frozen there. my whole life was hanging right in that moment. the reali

comcast business. built for business. >>> i took a deep breath, and i was like, okay, how am i going to get rid of this guy? i had a carton of cigarettes laying right there in the front seat. i grabbed the carton of cigarettes and i say, hey, do you want a carton of cigarettes? he kinds of looked at me kinds of funny. and i said, here, you know, take it. the guy that spoke spanish had walked around the car. [ speaking spanish ] >> he had said to him, you know, in spanish, he wants to know if you want a carton of cigarettes. he says tell him i don't smoke. he just turned around and got back on his bike, and he left. the guys were like, wow, i can't believe that we actually got away with that. they were like, well, good job. i just couldn't believe that everything was working out how it was supposed to work out. we headed down to the tire shop. they unscrew the tire, let all the air out. and they took the tire off the rim. we started packing everything inside the tire. they put the tire back on the rim,

comcast business. built for business. >>> the bond one inmate might develop with another is often the only thing that helps them survive the bleak existence of a life behind bars. in some cases, those bonds have existed their entire lives. over the years, "lockup" crews have discovered a surprising number of family members serving time together. but few have ever had to face the difficult circumstances that confronted yvette and doris. >> being on death row was -- it was like i needed -- i needed to be with my sister. >> the identical twins, both convicted of murder for helping yvette's former boyfriend carry out a triple homicide, were sent to the north carolina correctional institution for women. doris got a life sentence. yvette was condemned to die. she told us about her first day on death row. >> i begin to hear insults when i first got in the gate. i began to hear people talk about oh, she's got sentenced to death. oh, she's going to be -- she's going to die for the crimes that she committed. >>

comcast business. built for business. >>> i wasn't expected to be on msnbc with this camcorder in my hand in a night cell doing night vision recording and talking to you guys. i wasn't expecting any of that. but that's how life is. life is full of surprises. life is full of change, abrupt changes, you know, unexpected changes. >> unexpected changes would come to describe our relationship with darren bailey, an inmate we met at the indiana state prison. he was one of a handful of inmates allowed to use a personal camera supplied by our crew to record inmate thoughts in the privacy of his cell. he even shared some thoughts about the crew themselves. >> you got susan, you got alex in wonderland, and all those other guys, man. i don't know their names, right, but they're cool. man these dudes are super. and they're all from california, man. can you believe that? >> when we first started working with darren bailey, we had heard that he had this very violent past, that he was not only violent on the streets,

but here is the really big problem: those same ceans, com, comcast at&t and time-warner, are fighting utilities that want to bring broadband to areas and helped by laws in 19 different states that restrict or prohibit cities, municipalities from building broadband networks. as i told you recently, president obama is on the record as pos opposing these laws. tonight i am taking you back the otoone city that fought and won, chattanooga. now chattanooga wants to expand its high speed broadband service to rural areas outside the city. areas where some residents don't have access to high speed internet. and that has sparked another legal fight that you've got to hear to believe. jake ward has our story. >> reporter: bradley county, tens is just 30 miles east of chattanooga. country roads lead to a picturesque landscape of grazing cows and corn fields. but its internet landscape that's odifferent story. >> currently our internet landscape looks like nothing. >> penny coltran is a middle school teacher, a mother of two with no access to broadband. her family has two choices, dialup or satell

comcast sports net. in the fall, football is front and center on the weekend, profootball at that, but this week it is all about the temple owls with the eagles on a by. dh cherry and white, no. 21 in the country, hosting notre dame under the lights. 7-0 for the first time in school history, but getting to 8-0 is none too easy. there's growing anticipation for tonight's game. >> everyone talks about 7-0 right now, but two years ago, we were 1-6 in the spot. we've come a long way. myself, and all the seniors, i mean, there's really not -- we say it all the time, there's not much you can throw at autowe have not been through. >> the reason we come to notre dame, to play in big games like this. you look at the schedule before the season this year, and you don't necessarily circle temple, but the way things are set up and the way that notre dame plays football, somehow some way, something like this ends up happening. >> the basketball now, sixers took to the home court for the first time friday hoping for sw

internet essentials from comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> a bit of a twist now on a story that's getting serious national attention. close to 100 students at a south carolina high school where an officer is seen on video throwing a dragging a student walked out of class in protest but for the deputy. the brief protest happened friday. students posted photos and messages on social media. they worked out of class and gathered to express their views on the deputy ben feels firing. he was fired a few days after this incident. a lot of folks saw that on well. not all students are pleased with the decision. students more t-shirt that read free fields and #bringbackfield. >>> a california teacher is behind bars accused of having a sexual relationship with two high school students. lizzie described them as short in nature. this happened over summer break. she was arrested at the school. she taught for ten years and is now on paid administrative leave. >>> jurors have the wee

comcast business. built for business. >> reporter: as the days grew longer and spring filled the air, joyce mitchell says david sweat's and richard matt's dream of escape with joyce herself as the getaway driver was becoming more real. >> i was told i was going to go live a happy life with them. >> reporter: the only fly in the ointment, she says they told her, was her partner of 21 years, lyle. >> mr. matt said he was going to kill my husband. >> they want to kill your husband. >> yes. >> reporter: in fact, joyce says matt had figured out how to carry out the killing once the two inmates made it out. she says he wanted to push lyle off a high rockface and needed joyce's help. >> he wanted me to find a cliff to put my husband over. and i'm like, i'm not doing that. >> reporter: in the car? push him? >> in the truck. >> reporter: joyce says she refused so matt came up with a new plan. >> mr. matt wanted me to give my husband some pills. to knock him out. >> reporter: then, joyce says, once the prisoners

clark, comcast sportsnet. >>> the phillies are taking a proactive approach to the wet weather moving the scheduled 7:00 game up to noon. things get heated in this one today. mets star, cespedes left after being hit by a pitch earlier. the mets get retribution here. they go headhunting against him. it does not escalate from there. we go to the seventh inning, darren ruff at the dish. the phillies try to fight their way back. a passed ball and a run scored. turns out to be the game winner. phillies get the victory, 7-5ment. >>> flyers and devils in philly. you see the game winner as the devils double up the flyers 4-2. >>> that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommels. we'll be right back.

comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built for business. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. police in upstate new york have arrested a man for strangling his elderly mother and living inside with the corporation for weeks. >>> and security forces shot and killed a palestinian man after he ran a checkpoint near the west bank and attempted to stab workers. it is the late nest a recent round of stabbing attacks. now back to "lockup abroad." >>> i walked down the side street because i wanted to take a shortcut to the coffee shop where i had met him before. and i was looking forward to catching up with him. turned the corner and all of the sudden i just thought oh god, what's happening? there was men running towards me

you could use a comcast branded cell phone, placed calls on comcast network, and search the web on comcast mobile data. it could be capable of competing with at&t, sprint, t-mobile, and verizon. sean: new belgian brewing and ben & jerry' s or double dipping and creating a salted caramel, brownie ale ice cream. it combines ice cream and beer. it is available for a limited time. you won' t need an id to enjoy. the new flavor is dedicated to climate change. both companies will donate part of the proceeds to help protect our winters. an interesting new trend. beer seems to be getting everywhere. there is a new muppet friend heading to "sesame street your co erin: her name is julia and she is the first muppet with autism. she is a preschool girl with autism and does things a little differently when playing with her friends. sean: it is a part of a new digital effort to promote understanding and lesson stigma. erin: for now, juliet is only part of the digital resources and not on tv, but i' m sure that will be soon to follow. sean: "sesame street" still plays well with my kids. kevin: we start o

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internet essentials from comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. >>> the tonight show starring jimmy fallon is up next. >> lady gaga is my guest tonight. it's great show. do not miss it. >> that's a big guest. >> yeah, lady gaga. >> i love when you can see her face. she is very beautiful but the costumes and everything. >> usually she covers it up. >> it's nice to see her like that. we have cool temperatures as we go through the overnight hours. 58 for the low in philadelphia. low 50s areas north and west. the clouds will be around. you'll notice them in the morning hours too. some areas will be a couple of degrees warmer than today. right around 77 for the high temperature. little bit cooler as we go into thursday. right around 71 degrees so we're going to have what we call a dry cold front move through and no rain with that one. come friday we'll have another cold front move through. this one will be giving us showers. mostly in the afternoon friday. some of those could linger into the weekend but take a look

comcast business. built for business. cheryl: well we've got breaking news this morning. global stocks rally following wall street's lead. the dow back above 17,000. s&p heading for the best week ever. take a look how u.s. stock market futures look right now ahead of opening bell. we're now flat, literally flat, unchanged on dow futures. down one point. s&p pointing down. nasdaq down by five. good morning everybody, i'm cheryl casone. nicole: that's right. we've got a great week. good morning i'm nicole petallides. crude oil vaults above $50 a barrel, 50.27 right now.

that will do it for sports from comcast sportsnet. jim, back to you. >> all right, thanks, amy. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, an off duty police officer told no guns allowed at a haunted attraction. that story tonight at 11:00. for the girl scout meeting... ok! for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! giant just dropped prices on thousands more items. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my giant. >>> nbc 10 and telemundo 62 want you to help us celebrate. the fun's happening tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at adventure aquarium on the camden water front. enjoy music, dancing, costumes, arts and crafts, too. you can meet and take pictures with the members of the nbc 10 and telemundo 62 on-air team. head to nbc10.com for details. you can also get a $4 discount by using the promo code 4ninos. >> i'll be out there tomorrow. going to be a lot of fun. take a look at the forecast, cold, cold, cold as we head into the weekend, mid 50s during the day, 30s for most locations at nigh

he said with comcast going to maintain a competitive industry structure. and then the incentive auction he is mobilizing more competition in the license as well as in the unlicensed, and he is setting policy for the internet age. now that is the new foundation for another 10 to 20 years testing competition very vibrant. and so this commission has taken a lot of shots because they have been so active. these are huge decisions with great consequences. and so i admire chairman wheeler for stepping up to the plate and making the decisions that i think will sustain what we started 30 years ago, and now can't continue for the next decade or 20 years. there's always more work to be done and improvements to be made, i think these are early decisions of the chairman's tenure, have set a good course going into the future of the chip pickering is ceo of doctor. david kaut is senior editor at communications director gentlemen, thank you. spanks c-span provide america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought you as a public service by your local cable or satellite pr

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. >>> i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. coming up, more good news from the eagles injury front, plus chip kelly talks about facing drew brees. that's coming up next. >>> this is the xfinity sports deck. >> good evening, i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. eagles, saints 1:00 sunday at the link and the injury picture for the birds continues to look better. jason peters is listed as questionable with a quad injury. peters said thursday definitively that he would play on sunday. certainly sam bradford would be better off with his left tackle on the field. quarterback byron maxwell listed as probable, also says he'll be out there playing sunday, which is good news with the eagles facing drew brees, who love to air it out. whether he considers sunday a must win. >> i mean, i think every game is a must win, but i think this is a must win, what we're trying to do, you know, you look at the bigger picture, just morale, just getting things going. so yeah, it is a must win, in my opinion. but what game isn't? >> now, the afore

it will be interesting because comcast owns nbc. emily: apple has not been able to do this and they have been trying for years. brad: it is all about the deal. sling tv has live service, sony has it. emily: vice is trying to buy a cable network by the end of the year. going in the opposite direction. brad: there is value to advertisers. that is why shane smith is negotiating to buy a tv network. they have seen the travails of al jazeera u.s. buying current tv. it is a challenge to navigate that. emily: i did speak with shane smith a few minutes ago and he says they are doing exciting things in tv. we will watch and see. how is silicon valley rethinking the role of design? we will talk to the chief creative officer of jawbone, next. ♪ "bloomberg west. emily: welcome back to "bloomberg west." we are live at the vanity fair new establishment summit in san francisco. yesterday, i spoke with graydon carter and asked him about whether or not we are in a bubble. >> i think there is a bubble. i think there is always a bubble. in the age o

the reason comcast isn't there or the reason why other providers aren't there is because it costs a lot of money and the revenue is not very high. but one company does bring the internet. the local utility who brings internet service, and an ends a half mile from where this family lives. >> we can make a financial business model serving some 6 those areas and we could do it quickly. >> david wade is the chief administration officer and said that the company is willing to invest $60 million into the county but it can't because of a law that prohibits companies from expanding past their service areas. >> so epb and the city of chattanooga filed a petition asking the federal communication to overturn the law charging that it limits city owned broadband from competing with comcast. nelson fired a similar request. >> the laws that we challenged from a product by lobbying by industry. >> jim baylor represented epb chattanooga and nelson. >> the laws are said to be for the purpose of creating a level playing field, for the purpose of creating fair competition. but in reality they create barrie

comcast business. built for business. >>> today brought reminder after reminder that diplomacy is a game played with the most brutal of tools and the most formal of rules. today the russian military officially informed nato that it was intervening in syria on the side of president assad. who knew you even had to do that? the russian foreign minister said that his country was targeting isil and would work with partners to oppose terrorism in syria even partnering with the united states. vladimir putin's government unleashed some 20 air strikes at targets it said were associated with its true enemy in syria, the islamic state. then several different syrian rebel groups said russian strikes weren't directed at isil at all but at their own fighters. u.s. secretary of state john kerry responded to that news by calling it a subject of grave concern. meanwhile, syria's foreign minister says his country strongly endorses the initiative of president putin and is calling french and other air strikes in syria tha

what happened, comcast, universal and nbc? now three months later has donald trump's words been expunged. did i miss a policy on one of his almost nightly tv appearances? has he confessed his racist call to action? well, nbc installing trump as "s.n.l." host may be good for ratings but it is a bigger deal than a cameo or a tonight show guest. and i'm calling you out. if donald trump had said gays and lesbians are murderers and raping americans, would he get to host the show? it is very bit as much of fiction and a lie. donald trump has said some pretty awful things about women individually and collectively, but what if he said most women were criminals? would the writers be thinking of a sketchist for donald trump if he had slandered an entire gender rather than an entire ethnic group? trump says he wants to do away from the constitution that allowed freed african-american slaves to be treated fully as american citizens. yes,edum the 14th amendment to constitution, but what if he said that black people were murderers, rapists,

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comcast business. built for business. >> the top stories on al jazeera, israel has rejected a palestinian plea to the united nations for international force to police an al-aqsa mosque compound following friday's unrest. two more people have died in the last few hours, raising the death toll to 41 palestinians dead and six israelis since the issue began. >>> eastern city of saihat, state television reported that a man opened fire at a mosque and killed five and injured nine more. >>> for three days moscow has been helping the syrian army try oregain territory it's lost to opposition fighters. >>> food supplies for survivors of nepal's earthquake are locked up in a warehouse, despite being available for distribution. fuel supplies are not reaching victims because othe area. >> for people there it's a day-long journey. when the quake shook nepal in april, nobody died here but food was always difficult to find in this village. but things became worse. he says that generations convenient doourd hardship he