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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A “who’s who” of Los Angeles gathered Tuesday to say a fond farewell to civil rights icon John Mack. Community leaders, elected officials, dignitaries, stars, family and friends — about 2,000 in all — packed a Los Angeles church to say goodbye to Mack, 81, who died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He served as president of the Los Angeles Urban League from 1969 until his retirement in 2005, when he was named president of the Board of Police Commissioners of the Los Angeles Police Department. Mack was often credited with being a bridge between the black community and police department through volatile times. He also co-founded Los Angeles Black Leadership Coalition on Education in 1977 and was later appointed vice president of the United Way Corporation of Council Executives. “To the Mack family, God bless you,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said during the funeral service at West Angeles Church of God in Christ. “My heart is ripped by this and I know when I look around the room … all of us feel the same thing. All of us feel like we’ve touched greatness and it left us too early. Even though John lived a full life beyond compare, all of us feel that we personally were cheated by not having more time with him.” Former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton and incoming Chief Michel Moore were also among those who shared remarks at the service, along with Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “This nation of Los Angeles has been built by many people,” Garcetti said. “This is one of our founding fathers. … Racial justice, economic opportunity, procedural equity for all people — how do you feel that? How do you build it? This man was a great carpenter. This man was a great builder of Los Angeles and is one of the founding fathers of the new Los Angeles.” Garcetti said Mack helped unite the city, and “now it is up to us to make sure that we keep walking together.” Former Laker Magic Johnson, now the team’s president of basketball operations, hailed Mack’s contributions to the Los Angeles community. John Mack, 81, died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. (credit: CBS) “John was there to share every special moment of my life, but also the tough times too,” Johnson said. “When I announced HIV, he cried like a baby. I remember that like it was yesterday. But he was right there with me.” Johnson added, “We really had a lot of good times. So, as I’m sad, but I’m happy. I’m happy because John left his mark on this city,” he said. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said that when he learned of Mack’s death, he contacted his predecessors who had worked closely with Mack, and they all said he ran “the model Urban League affiliate.” “To a person, they described the man who, if he had chosen, would have been the CEO of a Fortune 500 company,” Morial said. “If he had chosen, he could have been the mayor of Los Angeles. And I dare say if he had chosen, he could have been Obama before Obama. “You see … what he represented was this generation,” he said. “This generation born in the segregated South. I think when his mom and dad named him John Wesley Mack, after the great Methodist leader who was also an abolitionist, they marked him for destiny.”
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A “who’s who” of Los Angeles gathered Tuesday to say a fond farewell to civil rights icon John Mack. Community leaders, elected officials, dignitaries, stars, family and friends — about 2,000 in all — packed a Los Angeles church to say goodbye to Mack, 81, who died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He served as president of the Los Angeles Urban League from 1969 until his retirement in 2005, when he was named president of the Board of Police Commissioners of the Los Angeles Police Department. Mack was often credited with being a bridge between the black community and police department through volatile times. He also co-founded Los Angeles Black Leadership Coalition on Education in 1977 and was later appointed vice president of the United Way Corporation of Council Executives. “To the Mack family, God bless you,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said during the funeral service at West Angeles Church of God in Christ. “My heart is ripped by this and I know when I look around the room … all of us feel the same thing. All of us feel like we’ve touched greatness and it left us too early. Even though John lived a full life beyond compare, all of us feel that we personally were cheated by not having more time with him.” Former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton and incoming Chief Michel Moore were also among those who shared remarks at the service, along with Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “This nation of Los Angeles has been built by many people,” Garcetti said. “This is one of our founding fathers. … Racial justice, economic opportunity, procedural equity for all people — how do you feel that? How do you build it? This man was a great carpenter. This man was a great builder of Los Angeles and is one of the founding fathers of the new Los Angeles.” Garcetti said Mack helped unite the city, and “now it is up to us to make sure that we keep walking together.” Former Laker Magic Johnson, now the team’s president of basketball operations, hailed Mack’s contributions to the Los Angeles community. John Mack, 81, died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. (credit: CBS) “John was there to share every special moment of my life, but also the tough times too,” Johnson said. “When I announced HIV, he cried like a baby. I remember that like it was yesterday. But he was right there with me.” Johnson added, “We really had a lot of good times. So, as I’m sad, but I’m happy. I’m happy because John left his mark on this city,” he said. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said that when he learned of Mack’s death, he contacted his predecessors who had worked closely with Mack, and they all said he ran “the model Urban League affiliate.” “To a person, they described the man who, if he had chosen, would have been the CEO of a Fortune 500 company,” Morial said. “If he had chosen, he could have been the mayor of Los Angeles. And I dare say if he had chosen, he could have been Obama before Obama. “You see … what he represented was this generation,” he said. “This generation born in the segregated South. I think when his mom and dad named him John Wesley Mack, after the great Methodist leader who was also an abolitionist, they marked him for destiny.”
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A “who’s who” of Los Angeles gathered Tuesday to say a fond farewell to civil rights icon John Mack. Community leaders, elected officials, dignitaries, stars, family and friends — about 2,000 in all — packed a Los Angeles church to say goodbye to Mack, 81, who died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He served as president of the Los Angeles Urban League from 1969 until his retirement in 2005, when he was named president of the Board of Police Commissioners of the Los Angeles Police Department. Mack was often credited with being a bridge between the black community and police department through volatile times. He also co-founded Los Angeles Black Leadership Coalition on Education in 1977 and was later appointed vice president of the United Way Corporation of Council Executives. “To the Mack family, God bless you,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said during the funeral service at West Angeles Church of God in Christ. “My heart is ripped by this and I know when I look around the room … all of us feel the same thing. All of us feel like we’ve touched greatness and it left us too early. Even though John lived a full life beyond compare, all of us feel that we personally were cheated by not having more time with him.” Former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton and incoming Chief Michel Moore were also among those who shared remarks at the service, along with Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “This nation of Los Angeles has been built by many people,” Garcetti said. “This is one of our founding fathers. … Racial justice, economic opportunity, procedural equity for all people — how do you feel that? How do you build it? This man was a great carpenter. This man was a great builder of Los Angeles and is one of the founding fathers of the new Los Angeles.” Garcetti said Mack helped unite the city, and “now it is up to us to make sure that we keep walking together.” Former Laker Magic Johnson, now the team’s president of basketball operations, hailed Mack’s contributions to the Los Angeles community. John Mack, 81, died June 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. (credit: CBS) “John was there to share every special moment of my life, but also the tough times too,” Johnson said. “When I announced HIV, he cried like a baby. I remember that like it was yesterday. But he was right there with me.” Johnson added, “We really had a lot of good times. So, as I’m sad, but I’m happy. I’m happy because John left his mark on this city,” he said. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said that when he learned of Mack’s death, he contacted his predecessors who had worked closely with Mack, and they all said he ran “the model Urban League affiliate.” “To a person, they described the man who, if he had chosen, would have been the CEO of a Fortune 500 company,” Morial said. “If he had chosen, he could have been the mayor of Los Angeles. And I dare say if he had chosen, he could have been Obama before Obama. “You see … what he represented was this generation,” he said. “This generation born in the segregated South. I think when his mom and dad named him John Wesley Mack, after the great Methodist leader who was also an abolitionist, they marked him for destiny.”
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With school out, summertime is a sweet time for children — literally. A new study out of England found that children consume more sugar in the summer than any other time of the year. It’s easy to understand why. On a sizzling summer day, nothing screams cooling off for kids quite like the ring of a Mister Softee truck. The study from the UK-based MyDentist shows in order to keep kids cavity-free, especially in the summer, kids should pay close attention to their teeth and brushing. MyDentist surveyed 1,000 patients and found the’ll let their kids consume up to five times as much sugar during the summer than they ordinarily would. Some parents polled admitted it’s easy to forget to brush when not in their usual routine. Sometimes, they say it’s just hard to keep kids from sweets. “I check his teeth, I let him brush and then I make sure I brush after him because when he does it by himself he kind of only does the ones in front,” Upper East Side mom Rebecca Hartswell. Experts say it’s best to keep an eye on your little ones when they brush. “The takeaway is, try and watch the frequency, cut down on the frequency, bush when you can,” Dr. Mark Hochberg said. “If you can’t, eat a fruit right after you had something sticky to help self cleanse it.” The study found the major culprits to be sugary drinks and ice cream, which on hot days many kids gravitate towards. Nutritionists say there are plenty of healthy options to keep kids hydrated. “Freezing any food is a great idea,” nutritionist and founder of Real Nutrition NYC Amy Shapiro said. “Making your own ice cream from frozen bananas is always a great idea or finding an ice pop or alternative that doesn’t have any added artificial colors or any added sugars just from a fruit source is a really good option.” Shapiro says having healthy foods on hand for your kid will help keep them from the side effects of sugar. “It’s constant hunger, it’s crankiness, it’s exhaustion, it’s headaches, not sleeping well,” Shapiro said. Experts say it’s okay for your kids to have sugar, just make sure you’re following it up with healthy food and exercise.
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1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Chaotic Scene Following Scuffle Outside Courthouse On Staten Island
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One person was killed and another person was hurt in a chaotic scene on Staten Island Tuesday. Police said the melee began around 11:45 a.m. with a dispute outside a courthouse on Hyatt Street and ended with one man dead after a van plowed into a home. BREAKING: At least person dead, multiple injuries in Staten Island shooting. Possibly related to an argument inside of courthouse. At least 1 man in custody. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/jfulJNs87R — Marc Liverman (@MarcLiverman) July 10, 2018 Jacqueline Haye and Augie Engel were sitting on their front porch right next door on Fort Place. “I looked and you see the truck inside the house,” said Engel. “The whole nose was inside the house.” The pair say the first thing they heard was a loud crash then the sound of police officers screaming orders. Police confirm a gunman was shooting at a minivan carrying members of a rival faction. The van then struck and killed the 26-year-old gunman before crashing into the home, according to police. Another person was badly hurt, and four others were taken into custody. A court spokesperson says the shooting happened after a confrontation outside a nearby courthouse. Officers gave chace but took cover once the gunman started shooting at the van. Police say a firearm was recovered at the scene. Police confirm a 26-year-old man is dead, 4 other men are in custody. The incident started at St George theatre with some kind of dispute. It ended at Montgomery ave and fort place with a car into a building. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/OIejCrlY82 — Marc Liverman (@MarcLiverman) July 10, 2018 Five people were taken into custody as police investigated what prompted the initial melee outside the nearby courthouse. Minutes later, police discovered a 67-year-old woman shot in the face while waiting at a bus stop on Jersey Street. She was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Late Tuesday police were working to determine if the two incidents were connected.
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New Jersey Store Owner Writes Snarky Sign In Response To Ongoing Road Construction
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Frustration boiled over for a New Jersey business owner who says ongoing road construction is driving business away. The owner of Corinne Jewelers in Toms River says he’s fed up with a road project outside his shop at the intersection of Rt. 166 and Rt. 37. “We thought we’d bring a little levity to the situation, we’ve never gotten more calls or social media hits,” owner Ryan Blumenthal said. The safety and widening project started in March of 2016 and was delayed during Governor Chris Christie’s shutdown of construction when the transportation trust fund was depleted. The New Jersey Department of Transportation says the project is improving on and off ramps, traffic signals, and sidewalks. Blumenthal says frustrations hit a boiling point a few weeks ago when the entrance to the jewelry store was blocked off by cones. The response? A snarky message that crawls across an electronic sign out front. “LONGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EVER!!! 12,000,000 FOR THIS??” the sign reads. Blumenthal says the construction has inconvenienced every business owner in the area. Nick Pagano manages the Office Restaurant and Lounge, and says the confusion surrounding the project has really hurt business. “People can’t get to the restaurant, they have to go in a loophole to get here and they wind up going somewhere else at times,” said Pagano. The state says the project was originally supposed to be done by June. It’s now expected to be done by the end of the year. Blumenthal says his sign will stay lit as a symbol of suffering in solidarity. Meanwhile, the DOT says the project is also improving sidewalks to include ramps that are compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Flynn’s lawyers say he hasn’t joined lobbying firm, hours after firm’s announcement
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Flynn’s lawyers say he didn’t want a statement “to be issued at this time,” calling it all a “misunderstanding”
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio met with the president of the city’s transit authority. The Tuesday sit-down was their first meeting since Andy Byford took over six months ago. Some are saying the meeting was long overdue. Byford arrived at City Hall 15 minutes early for his long-delayed face-to-face with the mayor. He first had to cool his heels at the gate to de Blasio’s office because as it turns out, the mayor wasn’t even home. Hizzoner came rushing in two minutes before the 3:00 p.m. scheduled confab, obviously talking with someone else on the phone. When asked if he’d bully his way to ask for improved service, the mayor offered a stinking rebuke of his political nemesis — Governor Andrew Cuomo. “Mr Byford is not the person who can solve the problem, only in Albany can the problem be solved,” de Blasio said. “Until he has a regular revenue stream, this is all a charade.” After the rocky start, the mayor’s office put out a picture of the meeting. De Blasio and Byford met for a total of 90 minutes, with the transit boss saying they discussed a lot of issues. The focal point, said Byford, was the need for City Hall to come up with money to fix the subways; money they mayor insists Albany is on the hook for. “I made it clear to him what could be more important to the future of his city than an effective transit system,” Byford said. “So I don’t think anyone can sit on the sidelines.” Byford added they agreed to meet quarterly and he’ll continue to press for money. While Byford wants the city to contribute towards fixing the subways, the mayor continued his demand for Albany to pass a millionaire’s tax. The Transit Authority’s repair plan costs $19 billion.
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TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — There’s a big change in New Jersey State law that’s making it easier to start a family for couples who are having trouble conceiving. It involves a gestational carrier, which is a woman who’s carrying a baby that isn’t genetically related to her. That’s very different that a surrogate mother, who is related to the child. The developing fetus in the gestational carrier’s womb came from someone else’s egg and sperm. It had been all-but-impossible in New Jersey until now. By all appearances the Goldstein family is a normal, happy family. What makes them unique is that 9-year-old Russell and 6-year-old Jonah were both born from gestational carriers. After a number of miscarriages, the Goldsteins thought their chances for a family had hit a dead end. “It was very difficult and it was really emotional yeah we were ready for another option,” said wife Debbie. Debbie and Douglas live in New Jersey, and finding a gestational carrier there was once difficult and risky. “You couldn’t give them reasonable living expenses, including their rent or their mortgage, or their food so in essence they couldn’t get any payments,” said Melissa Brisman from Reproductive Possibilities, LLC. The risky part was that under the old law in New Jersey, a gestational carrier had 72 hours after delivering to decide whether she wanted to keep the baby she had carried. Virtually no couples wanted to take that risk. “We didn’t have the assurance that the courts would be there for us so we couldn’t have a contract with the carrier,” husband Douglas said. That’s when the Goldsteins sought the help of Brisma, a reproductive lawyer who’s arranged more than 2,700 surrogate births. She paired the Goldsteins with gestational carriers, first in Utah for Russell and then in Pennsylvania for Jonah. “You know there’s the medical side of it, there’s the travel side of it, hotel stays back and forth and any other expenses that may come up,” Douglas said. New legislation in New Jersey allows payment to the carrier for expenses such as food and rent in addition to medical costs and, most importantly, protects both sides at the time of birth. “In effect in New Jersey, a gestational carrier, if they follow the law, she cannot keep the baby, and the parents must keep the baby,” Brisman said. “This is good for the carrier as well so she knows that she won’t be stuck with a handicapped child.” The Goldsteins have been upfront with their boys. “We got here because I couldn’t be born out of my mom’s belly, so we needed someone else to do it,” Russell said. The law had twice been vetoed by Governor Chris Christie, and was finally signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in May. Brissman says she’s already been flooded with new requests for carriers in New Jersey.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — 10 firefighters and one civilian were hurt when a four-alarm fire ripped through a building in Midtown Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. #FDNY members are still operating on scene of a 4-alarm fire, 21 W 39 St. Manhattan. Currently 10 Firefighters and 1 civilian with injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/IeLJ2HmiKV — FDNY (@FDNY) July 10, 2018 The FDNY says flames broke out at 21 West 39th St. around 4:30 p.m. and quickly spread through the ducts. Ten firefighters and one civilian were hurt as crews worked to extinguish the blaze, according to the FDNY. Officials say two of the firefighters were rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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It took nearly three weeks from the time a group of boys went missing in a cave in Thailand until their incredible rescue. Along the way, BBC correspondent Jonathan Head was there. “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor gets his perspective.
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For the past few weeks, people all over the planet were rooting for one young soccer team, trapped in a cave in Thailand. Among their supporters were one of the Chilean miners who was trapped in 2010 and billionaire Elon Musk, who offered to help the rescue efforts. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil explains.
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At the upcoming NATO summit, President Trump is expected to push member nations to spend more on defense. Ahead of the summit, he has continued to lash out at countries that fall short. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports.
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