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Tonight violent Winter Winds 30 million Americans on alert thousands of delays and more than a 100 cancellations at some of the nation's busiest airports strong gust sending trees toppling leaving at least one person dead and knocking out powered thousands the winds pushing ocean waters Inland flooding an entire New Hampshire neighborhood we are.

Tracking the latest also tonight getting her vote former president Trump blasting President Biden general election campaigning kicks off but there is a key demographic leaving him vulnerable women the new poll showing how former president Trump Stacks up against Biden plus the heated exchange between an ABC anchor and South Carolina representative.

Nancy mace as she's asked about her support of trump as a sexual assault Survivor gangster and chief Haiti's most notorious gang leader taking command as the nation plunges into Political crisis he's known as bar barue he's also a former police officer his violent efforts to establish control vowing to fight until the Prime Minister resigns.

The US evacuating Embassy staff and ramping up security as instability rocks the region and Good Deed 80 years ago a Chinese American Family found themselves with nowhere to live amid racially restrictive housing laws then a black couple gave them a place to rent with no one else when no one else would how they're paying it forward all these.

Years later top story starts right now and good evening tonight destructive and dangerous winds lashing at the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast knocking out power and snarling travel take a look at this a rough Landing in Washington as a plane Teeters back and forth fighting off strong gust as it descends tropical.

Storm force winds disrupting travel at major airports in the northeast tonight thousands of delays more than 100 flights canceled a majority in the New York Region in Pennsylvania intense wind sent this trees crashing into a home killing a man who lived inside Philadelphia recorded winds topping 60 mph in New Hampshire strong onshore.

Winds pushing seawater ashore flooding homes and turning streets into rivers there in Hampton Beach the storm knocking out power to more than 100,000 customers in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Connecticut Bill Kens is standing by tonight to time things out but first we start with NBC News correspondent Aon mclin tonight spring break travel is off.

To a bumpy start wind everywhere it was shaking almost threw up strong wind snarling air travel at airports up and down the coast so far today there's been nearly 3,500 flight delays and more than 100 cancellations I just hope we might get home one time I don't want to stay here another night after a messy weekend of.

Wet weather and harrowing escapes that system blown out Monday by gusts up to 63 mph with tens of millions of Americans in the Northeast under wind alerts the combination of rain saturated soil and strong winds turned deadly overnight in Pennsylvania 43-year-old Scott quickle was killed after a massive tree fell on his home meanwhile across.

The tri-state area the wind knocked out power for thousands and in our nation's capital the weather shut down monuments for a second day it used to be that the weather of yesterday was predictive of the weather of today and that's no longer true we're seeing much warmer Winters much wetter Winters the unfortunate new reality of a winter of.

Extremes and Tom speaking of that winter of extremes these strong winds are expected to die down by tomorrow morning followed by some unseasonably warm temperatures so some good news in the end for those Spring Breakers Tom okay Aaron for more on the wild weather though NBC News meteorologist Bill Karens joins me now Bill Aaron.

Mentioned there we're expecting some warmer tempts and even some record highs in the days ahead where will we see those yeah that's right it's time to move on to the next weather story because these winds are dying off quickly in the Northeast and it has been an incredible day in the middle of the country you know everyone in the.

Northeast was talking about wow it was crazy windy my house was shaking well everyone in the middle of the country in the Northern Plains is talk about how unusually crazy warm it is we're 70 degrees today in Fargo North Dakota broke the record high easily almost 80 degrees in Nebraska today broke the record high in Minneapolis Rochester.

Minnesota broke your record high by 10 degrees and now that warmth is on the move it's going to head through the Great Lakes tomorrow Chicago is going to be near 70 degrees 24 degrees warmer than it should be and you get the idea St Louis at 73 we're going to start talking cherry blossoms soon in Washington DC 70 tomorrow and then.

Finally all this warmth gets into the Northeast New York City mid 60s by Wednesday and it's widespread it's not just in one area either but the weather whiplash is going to be pretty crazy because we're going to start talking about a snowstorm in areas like Denver by the time we get to Wednesday and Thursday this could be a significant.

Biggest of the Season snowstorm for the Front Range and then by the time we get to Thursday severe weather returns to the southern PL so we just got done with this big huge storm on the East Coast now we're going to start talking about the next big weather event as the middle of the week approaches okay Bill we thank you for that next tonight to the.

2024 presidential race a new Clash over Social Security President Biden accusing Donald Trump of suggesting he'd make cuts to the entitlement programs the Trump campaign firing back tonight saying Mr Trump never said that NBC's Garrett H has that story for us tonight President Biden ramping up his reelection campaign tonight attacking.

Donald Trump in Battleground New Hampshire Donald Trump said cuts the Social Security Medicare are on the table again I'm never going to allow that to happen hitting the former president after he responded to a reporter who suggested something needed to be done about entitlements there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements.

In terms of cutting and in terms of also uh the theft and the the bad management of entitlements I don't you know necessarily agree with the statement the Trump campaign saying he was not talking about cutting benefits but cutting waste Mr Trump just last week posting Republicans have no plans to cut Social Security the president today laying out.

His budget in a show of second term priorities the largely symbolic plan would boost spending to $7.3 trillion while raising taxes on the wealthy incorporations the president calls for restoring the full child tax credit and proposes National paid leave well it's just about basic fairness just basic decency meanwhile Mr Trump in.

Battleground Georgia blasting President Biden for saying he regretted using the word illegal to describe the alleged killer of Georgia nursing student lak Riley police say the suspect was a Venezuelan migrant who crossed the border illegally two years ago Lincoln Riley an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal and I shouldn't.

Have used illegal I should it's undocumented so you you regret using that word yes Mr Trump met with lake and Riley's family before his Georgia rally he was illegal and I say he was an illegal alien he shouldn't have been in our country and he never would have been under the Trump policy all right Garrett he joins us.

Tonight Garrett I want to put up on the screen now some poll numbers from a recent ABC News poll that was conducted just after the state of the Union it shows former president Trump leading when it comes to who would do a better job leading the US and also leading on some key issues with the exception of abortion there's still about seven to.

Eight months to go in this campaign Garrett do we know how the former president plans to campaign we know he was sort of laidback if you will during the primaries is he going to ramp it up or should voters expect that pace I think he's going to ramp it up eventually Tom but not in any big hurry I mean this is traditionally a period in.

Which the candidates take to focus on fundraising and on building out their campaigns and nobody needs that more in the modern political era than Donald Trump whose campaign has been dragged down by his legal costs the turmoil at the RNC they just installed new leadership last week he wants to go more he wants to do some of these big rallies.

As we get more into the general election but right now they have to restock that war Chester this is going to be a very short campaign against a Biden operation who for all of their other problems has not had any trouble raising money and turning around and spending it Garrett he for us tonight Garett we thank you for that as the former president ramps.

Up his attacks on Biden he's struggling with a demographic that could be decisive in November women female voters still breaking for biding in recent polls As Trump faces new Fallout in his civil sexual assault and defamation case against egene Carol Von hilard has the latest God bless you all tonight former president Donald Trump lashing out once.

Again at EEG Carroll a jury found he sexually assaulted her in a department store then repeatedly defames her about the allegations Trump blasting the author in a phone interview with CNBC Miss berol Goodman a person I never I never met I have no idea who she is I was given a false accusation and had a post a $91 million Bond on a false.

Accusation this weekend Congresswoman Nancy mace who has endorsed Trump getting into a heated exchange about the case with ABC news's George Stephanopoulos after he showed her video of her 2019 testimony about her own rape how do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw I'm not going to sit here on your.

Show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another uh potential rape victim I'm not going to I'm not going to do that it's actually not about shaming you it's a question about Don shaming me you've endorse Donald Trump for president Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the.

Victim of that rape by a jury it's been affirmed by a judge criminal court case number one number two I live with shame and you're asking me a question about my political choices trying to shame me as a rape victim and I find it disgusting despite the former president's recent success in the polls against Joe Biden his numbers with women continue to.

Struggle a quinx survey found Trump's support among female registered voters has dropped 5% since December to just 36 points trailing President Biden among women by double digits Reproductive Rights including IVF and abortion putting Trump and Republicans on defense in the 2024 race in the wake of that controversial.

Alabama Supreme Court ruling that endangered IVF procedures Trump quickly clarifying he supports the treatment I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious little beautiful baby I support it but abortion still looming large over the campaign in his State of the Union Address president President Biden.

Predicting the Supreme Court's overturning of Ro v Wade will bring Democrats a win in November it's a decision to overturn Ro v Wade the Supreme Court majority wrote The Following and with all due respect justices women are not without electoral electoral power excuse me electoral or political.

Power you're about to realize just how much you about the issue remaining a top liability for Trump in the General in a new ABC News ipst poll out this weekend Trump leads Biden on almost all the major issues but on abortion Biden takes a lead by 12 points now former RNC chair Ron McDaniel delivering this message to.

Party activists on Friday before stepping down from her post We cannot put our head in the Sands and ignore abortion and the DB's decision okay with that Von Hiller joins us now live on set here at top story V I want to put up on the screen uh the last two elections when it comes to female voters and the candidates here so Hillary Clinton won.

In 2016 and then Biden won in 2020 Biden actually expanded Clinton's margin with women leading Trump as you can see they're by 15 points and now these same issues are coming up again I would argue almost I mean 2016 they were pretty high-profile but but now very high-profile as well once again in Trump World do they realize they have this.

Problem are they doing anything to fix it absolutely I mean Not only was there an expansion in that number from 2016 to 2020 the dobs decision came after the 2020 election here and we have seen Republicans lose in 2022 midterms and also when abortion is on the map Republicans have struggled and that's where Donald Trump has been quite.

Explicit saying that Republicans including himself should take the issue head-on outwardly suggesting that there should be an exceptions in the instances of incest rape in the life of the mother and suggesting that state should find somewhere uh of Common Ground whether it be 15 weeks 16 weeks something that a consensus of the public can get behind.

Along these along this conversation I was speaking to Jason Miller last week during super Tuesday he said the list of potential running mates has expanded for former president Trump who are some of the women who who you think are now on this list for the former president to possibly run with him in 2024 right it's a list that is getting lengthy of course.

You've got South Dakota governor Christine n who has been a strong Ally of Donald Trump you have Alise stefanic who is a US House member from upstate New York Donald Trump is suggested that New York could be in play so it could be appealing for him to come on bring on a Defender like elasta iic you've got of course Marjorie Taylor green down in.

Georgia who Donald Trump has never questioned the Loyalty of in South Carolina the night of that primary she was on stage with him and said I have no better Defender than margorie Taylor green those are just a few of the names but for Donald Trump this is a list that is growing and one that he doesn't mind playing with as all of these Republicans.

Are looking for vying for his support you think Governor hakabe Sanders is on that list too she would of course be on that list too of course she defended him in that white house and of course a popular governor in Arkansas all right Von Hiller we appreciate your reporting man thank you we want to turn now to the escalating chaos in Haiti as we've been.

Reporting here in top story days of intense gang violence have paralyzed the is Island shutting down ports police stations and government buildings now the notorious gang boss leading the Rebellion he's known as barbecue that's his name he's threatening more violence if the current prime minister doesn't step down NBC's mapara has more and the.

Ruthless gang leaders rise to power and what it means for Haiti's future tonight the future of democracy in Haiti at its Tipping Point has the country now overrun by gang leaders Teeters on the edge of political chaos the outof control violence escalating over the last week when the same gangs who once fought each other.

Then banded together attacking airports police stations the presidential Palace even prisons releasing thousands of inmates into the streets the island nation spiraling into a state of emergency prompting leaders of a Caribbean Nations to hold an emergency meeting over the crisis the man at the center of it all.

G9 gang leader Jimmy shizer also known as barbecue one of hai's most notorious and ruthless gang leaders now one of the most powerful men in the country threatening consequences if ha's prime minister Ariel HRI doesn't answer calls to resign HRI has been marooned in Puerto Rico since last week unable to land due to threats at the.

Airport the Haitian gang boss rising to power once an officer in the Haitian National Police Force now the face of the Rebellion against the government likening himself to figures like Robin Hood Martin Luther King Malcolm X and Fidel Castro it's clear that he has a Messianic vision of his role in Haiti he presents himself as such and he so far.

Has the means and is prepared to use them Haiti has been rattled by Devastation from the catastrophic earthquake of 2010 to the assassination of President jovenel mise 11 years later political and social instability in Haiti has created a power vacuum opening the doors for barbecues influence to Skyrocket the very conditions of poverty.

And extreme poverty in the slums to some extent nurture that kind of gang violence the origin of his nickname barbecue is Up For Debate sherier says it was his mother's job as a fried chicken vendor that got him as Alias others claim it comes from his alleged involvement in the 2018 pter Prince Massacre that left more than 70 people.

Dead many burned beyond recognition the International Community ramping up efforts to prevent Nationwide pandemonium as President Biden approved a military operation to airlift some of the embassy staff from Haiti over the weekend US Secretary of State Anthony blinkin meeting with world leaders at that emergency meeting in Jamaica today.

The calls for Action growing more urgent the United Nations reports at least 15,000 people left displaced by the violence in just one week Marissa parro joins us now live from Miami tonight and Marissa as you mentioned there there was that highlevel Summit today with world leaders including the US Secretary of State Anthony blinkin who just wrapped.

Up his comments minutes ago do we have any idea of what was discussed well we know the state department said earlier that leaders from Caribbean Nations as well as other countries of course including the United States part of what they're trying to find a consensus on today is a plan that would help to not only bring political transitions but.

Also to support free and fair elections within Haiti but Tom I'll also add that we know secretary blinkin has been meeting with the United Nations for the humanitarian side of this the UN really stressing the need to be able to bring in Necessities life Necessities like treatment for things like gunshot wounds and medicine to the people who remain.

Stranded there Tom okay Marissa par for us Marissa we thank you for that still ahead the hunt for a road rage driver in Florida dash cam video showing the moment that driver appears to deliberately slam into a motorcycle rider how that Rider is doing tonight as they search for a.

Suspect in the UK they celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday and it's one Princess Kate will never forget she released this photo showing her with her kids but editors and fans online soon realizing the image was doctored the princess forced to issue an apology as speculation swirls about her health and why she edited the photo for more on the.

Photo posted by Princess Kate and what it means for the royal family I want to bring in Patrick witty he's a photo editor who's been featured in The New York Times in National Geographic and Katie niichel NBC News Royal contributor and a royal editor for Vanity Fair I thank you both for being here tonight Patrick I'm going to start with you to.

The naked eye really the first time people saw this photo they really didn't see anything wrong with this initially but from a profession Prof photo editor perspective the editing seems to be glaring how do you think this could get so widely distributed I think just like you said um at first glance it's a lovely photo.

Um it's a great family picture it's really cute everybody looks great and at that point you start to sort of zoom in on things and you take a closer look um and you look around you start looking at edges and details and the picture just starts to fall apart and it's a total disaster Patrick you know you're obviously a professional but you you.

Could see this right away or you had to sort of zoom in as you say no I you know I I probably would have just swiped on by um and not really paid it any attention however if I were working at a wire agency and I was going to distribute this to millions of clients and millions of people I would take a closer look at it um it has to be.

Scrutinized since it's a it's a handout photo so you can't just blindly release photos out uh without taking a close Clos look and when you do take a closer look it does become really obvious that there's a lot of problems with the picture so Katie do we know why the roals do this listen we all use filters right when we're editing photos.

Ourselves but this seemed to take on a different level like moving hands and hair any idea why they had to do this well the P are saying that were they were minor adjustments and you're quite right I mean who puts an image out on social media without putting a filter on it without making a tweak you know we're in this image of absolute infection in.

The digital age and I think you know even even going back centuries Royal portraits Royal pictures what what often airbrush they were made to look better um often because he had an old king or queen on the throne so this is nothing new um and I think it's really the level of enhancement that has gone on and clearly for those five or.

Six International picture agencies that made a well pretty unusual decision to pull a royal portrait from its database and stop Distributing it they obviously felt that there was quite severe digital manipulation now this rattled on for the best part of of 24 hours before eventually the princess took to Twitter to issue a statement explaining that she.

Had used some digital editing um that she does do that as an amama photographer and to apologize for any confusion but because we haven't seen the original image knowing just how digitally edited this image has been leaves us back into that very dangerous sphere of speculation and Katie that leads me to my next question because.

Patrick you posted on X formerly Twitter the edits you saw in this photo and I'm going to put it up on the screen for our viewers you found way more edits than even that's out there in in some of the Publications right now and some of the the news sites um this is just from zooming in you notice sort of these discrepancies yeah I think if you you.

Look at a highres file you start to see these discrepancies and there's a couple of spots uh right away that stood out to me as problematic one is uh princess Charlotte's left hand um it's right at her sleeve it just starts to disappear and it's it's pretty glaring and once you point it out it becomes more obvious that something's wrong with the picture.

The other part that's even more troubling for me is um on Princess Kate's zipper as it goes down it it abruptly ends and then starts at another position which clearly means something has been put on top of it yeah right Patrick thanks for pointing those out um and the reason why we're spending so much time in this is.

Obviously the royal family there there's so much curiosity but Katie when we look at those edits now I mean you are going to a much different level I mean we I don't even know if you can call that amateur anymore I guess maybe amateur because the mistakes were were discovered but that's a lot of editing and for what.

Purpose well that's the big question isn't it as I said just how much editing has gone into the image and because we haven't seen the original We simply don't know now I've had guidance from Kensington Palace today saying that they were minor adjustments so we're not talking superimposing Catherine into the image which is what's been speculated.

Online because she's allegedly not well enough to be in a picture Katie yeah that that that is the question that we have to sort of put to rest I mean we don't we don't think this picture was just created by AI right no I don't believe it was created by AI I think I think it was some amateur sort of enhancement obviously Katherine's you.

Know I don't know what what she uses what technology she uses but look she's a she's a good photographer we've become very used to her taking photographs of her children so she's going to know how to do those touchups she's going to know how to do those edits so this is kind of her hobby she she loves to I see I didn't know this she loves taking photos.

And then she she has a lot of experience I guess editing photos we we do think she's the one who made these edits well yeah we she has said that she was the one that made those edits and as an amateur photographer she you know she she does do a bit of digital retouching I think the issue here is that in the context of the big hashtag where is Kate.

Which has dominated social media for over the past week ever since William pulled out of his Godfather's memorial service I think this story has almost taken on a life of its own because it feeds into that frenzy of specul about her whereabouts a woman who is one of the most photographed women in the world who hasn't been seen in public since.

Christmas Day I mean I think people also have to just remind themselves that she may be royal and extraordinary as that is but she is a young mother of three people who is recovering from a very serious surgery and had made it very clear that she was going to stay out of the spotlight possibly possibly the biggest mistake here was actually.

Issuing a photograph at all if she wasn't ready I was going to ask you does does this hurt her credibility moving forward after the where is Kate and and now this you know I don't even know if we can call it a fiasco but just the editing the uncovering of the editing of the photo um I hope it doesn't erase the.

Credibility because I think the prince and princess of Wells have worked really hard to engage with their online audience to be very authentic to be very real um you know they know that we live in in a very very different age in this digital age they've had to embrace social media so don't think people should start going through their reels.

And thinking this is AI this is fake this is not authentic I think on this occasion it was just a mishap and possibly she's not operating at her best she is recovering from an operation but I don't think we're all being duped into something sinister here Patrick you're the photo expert here I I if Kate is this sort of shudder bug she has this.

Photography hobby as well do you think someone like that could make these edits or does this look like it's something much more sophisticated no um I think it's something she could easily do it'd be tough to do from a phone but I think if she pulled the photograph onto a computer and started you know doing some.

Manipulating and some retouching that that's something easily someone could do but I agree um I don't think it's anything Sinister um I guess my biggest question is is why is it necessary to do anything to the picture at all and the only way I think they can get out of this really is to release all the photos that they took to make this one image.

Because I do think that image is legitimate it's just not that particular moment I think it's a combination of many pictures photo editor Patrick witty Katie M Katie nickel excuse me from uh NBC News a royal contributor we thank you both for your time we're back now with top stories.

Newsfeed we begin with the Manhunt for a driver in a road rage incident in Central Florida dash cam video from a truck driver shows a motorcycle and a car passing at a High rate of speed the car then swerves into onto the motorcyclist sending him flying off the road that driver fleeing the scene immediately the rider was taken to the.

Hospital with serious injuries Sacramento Health officials issuing a warning after a possible measles exposure at a local Medical Center UC Davis health says it began contacting about 300 people who were in its emergency room at the same time as a child who was being evaluated for measles Sacramento Public Health.

Department recommended that anyone possibly exposed should monitor themselves for illness and more than 63,000 baby swings recalled over Suffocation concerns Federal Regulators saying the Nova infant swing manufactured by Jewel baby has an incline that isn't safe for infant sleep despite the product being marketed that.

Way affected models were sold at Walmart from November 2022 to November 2023 no injuries have been reported all right we're going to head overseas now to a story sending shock waves across the UK Charles Spencer Princess Diana's only brother and the Gods son of Queen Elizabeth publishing a new book it's called a very private school which.

Chronicles what he describes as years of abuse Spencer sat down at his family's estate for his first interview about the book with our very own Cynthia mcfaden who joins us now Cynthia the story is you just can't even believe it it's really quite extraordinary Charles Spencer is the first to say that he grew up with enormous privilege telling me.

It's important to him that it not seem he's looking for sympathy rather he hopes by coming forward with the alarming details of the abuse he he and others suffered as children he hopes that that can help promote healing and sound an alarm we want to warn you some of what he has to say is deeply upsetting I'm not asking for any.

Sympathy but writing this book was unbelievably difficult with screaming nightmares and depression in its weirdest forms and times when I just thought I can't do this Charles Spencer's book a very private school Chronicles the five years he spent at maidwell Hall years in which he said he and many of his classmates suffered.

Terrible abuse this is not a bunch of mid 18 kids going through a rough school this is children being sexually physically and emotionally abused on a daily basis that has to affect you you either bottle it up and try and Soldier on or you go ahead emotionally hobbled for the rest of your life it took a lot.

Of courage to write this I don't honestly feel I had a choice it was a book that demanded it be written it all began this day I was eight being sent off to a brutal place by myself saying goodbye to Diana who I grew up with choking back tears headed to a place he can't bear to remember but we'll never forget we were like.

Prisoners we were prey to very bad people's worst instincts he says that the worst of those bad people was the school's Headmaster Mr porch in my view a pedophile and a sadist and he staffed the school himself with either people who are going along with what he was doing or were going to be mute about it what was going on he says was not just.

Bleak but often criminal we sat down with Spencer a best-selling author in historian at alfor home to his ancestors since 1508 it's surrounded by over 10,000 acres of farm and Parkland inside Priceless paintings by van djk and others it is also his famous sister's.

Burial place so much of what you write about I think will leave readers speechless so contrary to everything we think about um the privileged life all the money the homes being the godson of the queen which you are I told a friend of mine about this recently and he said I just.

Can't believe you weren't protected as if coming from this incredibly privileged background somehow would be a protection against pedophiles and say this but there is no protection against those sorts of people especially when secrecy is Paramount the most important code of this very flawed regime was never to tell Tales the secrets the 75.

Boys at midwell ages 8 to 13 kept were dark every week at least half a dozen would be whipped with a cane and we all had showers together after Sports and you could see the blood the the the split skin how could the parents not have asked questions I have a theory so the the old money there sort of thought well this is going to make my son.

Tougher and more successful and then people who had made money more recently thought well this is what they do and we want to be part of this set abuse came from some of the teachers too there was one particularly violent master and he caught me by myself in a changing room going out to play cricket and he just grabbed me and threw me over his knee.

And Cricket boots have spikes on the metal spikes and he beat me and beat me but what has truly haunted him was being sexually abused at the age he was in this portrait 11 the Predator he says a young woman a member of the staff charged with taking care of the young boys she would come around to my bed when others were asleep and.

Uh kiss me you know French kiss for ages and it was so such I if I was 17 18 it would be a different thing but I was 11 it was so confusing he says kissing became more intense fondling and that she was sexually abusing several other boys and having intercourse with at least two of them I mean I'm embarrassed to say it.

Was thrilling especially in a in an emotional desert but of course it was terrible she pretended she was going to have to leave early to keep us all on tender hooks really and I remember cutting myself as a sort of I thought if I hurt myself enough then God will let her stay when he was 12 he says and.

Traveling with his mother in Italy he secretly acted out the final scene of the sexual abuse from the year before I had not had sexual intercourse with the predator and I took my pocket money and had I lost my virginity to a prostitute and at the age of 12 and I see that as the completion of what she had done to.

Me who's the first person you ever told what had happened to you a therapist when I was about 42 you kept this inside yes and he said whisper to me one thing you've never told anyone and I said I was sexually abused by a woman when I was a child he dedicates the book to buzz that.

Was the nickname I had in my family before I went to maidwell and that was the boy who had part of him snuffed out during those 5 years at the school so I wanted to reconnect with the Carefree happy little guy I was before I was sent to this place midwell Hall is taking his charges seriously and told NBC News in a.

Statement they have reached out to local authorities charged with protecting children and they will follow their guidance on what we do from this point we would encourage anyone with similar experiences to come forward and contact those officials or the police cynth you know in the report you you sort of touch upon the families that didn't have a lot.

Of money who turned a blind eye because they wanted their their children to sort of go to school with these families of wealth but what about the families that had money or that were able to do this and still turned a blind eye well you know Charles Spencer says this is just the way it was done back then it was a sort of holdover from 150 years ago.

Children were to be seen and not heard they were not encouraged to talk to their parents they weren't encouraged to eat with their parents and he said you know it was a really a class thing this is just how it rolled I said did you you never told your father his his mother had left the home U when he was two he said it never occurred to me to have.

That kind of a conversation with my own father it's all sad Cynthia uh we thank you for the story and the book is coming out very soon coming up next scary moments on a flight over New Zealand passengers and crew sent flying to the ceiling after a quote strong shake at least 50 people heard the investigation now underway into what caused that scary.

Moment okay we are back now with top stories Global watch and we begin with devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 26 people in Northern Indonesia the torrential rain causing roads to buckle washing away cars residents digging through thick mud that damaged homes and businesses Indonesia's Disaster Response agency.

Saying at least 39,000 people have been affected warning the death toll could climb as Rescuers reach the affected area at least 50 people are hurt after a latam Airlines flight dropped in midair video taken inside the plane shows the heroing moments after the Boeing 787 experienced what the airline called a strong Shake while flying from Sydney to.

Auckland New Zealand passengers and crew members reported flying into the roof of the plane of the 10 passengers and three crew members sent to the hospital one is actually in serious condition tonight an investigation is now underway and a new report revealing a secret meeting between former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and Venezuela's president.

Nicolas Maduro the BBC reporting that Johnson talked about the need for free and fair elections in Venezuela as well as support for Ukraine and respect for neighboring country guyana's border Johnson's office saying the trip was not paid for by either government when we come back and inspiring story about paying it forward back here at home a.

Black couple renting their house to Chinese immigrants more than 80 years ago when no one else in Southern California would giving that family a shot at their own American dream tonight how that family is now repaying the favor of a lifetime we'll explain finally tonight a powerful story first reported by our partners at NBC.

Asian-American and NBC News Digital two California families are changing the conversation about home ownership and the American dream showing us the real dream is not about owning the home but passing it on elwin Lopez shares their story The Historic Hotel Del Coronado anchors the Oceanside California town that shares its name it's still here.

It's still here and it's still fabulous a lasting symbol of a bygone era catering to the wealthy and the well-known it was built in the late 1800s by thousands of workers among them Gus Thompson Binger Gardner Kemp's great-grandfather he started businesses of his own and even my great-grandmother Emma had a cafe and bakery Gus Thompson.

Was Born Into Slavery enduring a life in the Jim Crow South for decades before moving West later becoming a Pioneer in California at a time when the state's black population was less than 1% and about three blocks from the resort he helped build Gus and his wife Emma lived here in this home with their three kids this is unbelievable this has been here.

Since the 18 the late 1800s correct 1895 to be exact for years Coronado resident Kevin Ashley has been tracing the Thompson's footsteps curating an exhibit about the city's hidden black history and just the idea that there was a thriving African-American Community between 1890 and 1920 was that shocking to you hugely shocking next to the.

Thompson's home stands a small apartment building it was once Gus's stable where she would welcome people in that no one else would the library stable was the only place for several decades where an African-American could rent a bed to sleep in cornado their old original house they usually rented out to immigrants one of them Chinese American.

Gardner Lloyd dong he was having trouble there wasn't a lot available his son Ron was just a todler at the time gets to Gus Thompson's delvery stables and he finds out that the house next door is not being used by Gus anymore the Thompsons rented the main house to the dogs one they eventually bought an act that then defied the exclusionary.

Housing practices and gave the dogs a foothold to start building their own American dream so the Thompsons really gave them a chance that they wouldn't have had otherwise absolutely it's a chance that dogs have never forgotten and the favor their family is about to return that stsu has ised a new $5 million gift in support of our black.

Resource Center which will now be G they said we're going to sell the property and we're going to give our proceeds to the black Resource Center of San Diego State University in the name of Gus and Emma Thompson what was your reaction to that tears tears 100% the roots of an American dream so.

Deep it turns strangers into family now those same roots are still giving for decades to come paying it forward shall we say is just the icing on the cake it's just it's a beautiful story and uh maybe it's one that the world needs to hear and more than ever and more than ever we thank elwin and all the families involved in telling that story and we.

Thank you for watching top story tonight I'm Tom yamas in New York stay right there more news on the way thanks for watching stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media

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