Two men shot and killed in broad daylight today, one of them the leader of a muslim house of worship. This happened this afternoon in queens. Both men shot in the head. Their killer, according to police, are still at large. Our sara ganim is live with more. Are police describing any motive right now . Reporter poppy, at this Moment Police are not going there. Theyre saying theyre continuing to investigate. You can see them doing that here
behind us, as theyre looking at the crime scene. They know around 2 00 two men, one is a local imam loved in this community, and his neighbor walking down the street, leaving the mosque on their way home just a few blocks away. Someone approached them from behind. They were shot in the head. One of them died shortly after the incident. Another one was confirmed just moments ago by the nypd at a press conference, that he also died. Here is what police are saying. They know there were witnesses who saw a man fleeing the scene with a gun. They have Surveillance Video that shows a man at the scene fleeing with a gun. But no rearrests have been madet this point. Theyre not talking about a motive. They say nothing was taken from the two men. Investigators say theres nothing preliminarily that shows that they were targeted. They say theyre looking into
the possibility that there was a dispute at the mosque. Thats something according to a Law Enforcement source who talked to a producer at cnn. Theres a lot of questions as Police Continue to investigate. You can tell no matter what happened, this is a tragic thing for this community. People have gathered here. They are calling for justice. They are mourning, theyre reacting, because this was a local religious leader and its a sad and scary thing that he was gunned down in the street, poppy. Sara ganim for us in queens, new york. Again, the headline, two men, one of them an imam, murdered in broad daylight in queens. And you hear some of the people who have gathered there chanting we want justice. Of course it is early hours, police are just starting their investigation. Well bring you more on this as soon as we have it. Sara, thank you very much. To politics now. Weve just learned well see the
tax returns of a candidate on the republican ticket. But its not donald trump. Jeremy diamond is live in fairfield, connecticut for us tonight, where trump is expected to take the stage at any moment. As we await donald trump, mike pence coming out and saying he will release his tax returns. Reporter thats right, poppy. Mike pence saying on a radio show this afternoon that he plans to release his tax returns before election day. I spoke with a spokesman who confirmed to me that pence does plan to release his tax returns before them. Thats notable because Hillary Clinton and tim kaine released theirs yesterday. Donald trump has said he will not. You also have tim kaine, the democratic vice pretsidential nominee, saying during a Campaign Stop that donald trump
has to release his tax returns. Even Richard Nixon released his tax returns because he said, as has every major nominee of both parties since, the American Public have a right to see my tax returns, they should see what my financial status is, they should see who i have connections with, they should see if i am paying the taxes that support our veterans, that support our military. Reporter donald trump meanwhile has said that he will not release his tax returns while they are still under audit by the irs. Now actually his tax returns have been under audit since 2009, so that means its highly unlikely that before the election well see Donald Trumps tax returns, at least for recent years, before the election, if he sticks to that logic, poppy. Jeremy diamond live in fairfield. Lets discuss with tom low lo
bianco. Thank you, gentlemen, both for being with me tonight. Andy, let me begin with you. So mike pence comes out and says hes going to release his tax returns before the election. Does that put a significant amount of pressure on trump to release his . Well, theres already pressure on him to do it. I think the problem is that nows running mates doing it. Yeah, but if youre in an audit and the irs has questions about matters in your return and youre trying to explain them, you dont want that to happen in public. The way to resolve this would be for the irs to finish their audit, if theyve been working on it since 2009, they must be close to a conclusion. Wrap it up, and theres no reason not to disclose the tax returns. We have not seen the audit letter from trump, which everyone who is being audited gets an audit letter. I think a lot of people would like to see the audit letter. But aside from that, there are things, andy, that he could do,
right, he could release his marginal tax rate, he could release just his charitable contributions. I dont know what is in dispute with the Internal Revenue service. For example, the marginal rate might change based upon what they do at the irs. 2009 is seven years of tax returns. You cant release this piecemeal until you know what the irs are going to do with it. Its even unfair to the irs if you start releasing things publicly, then the irs is under pressure to resolve or not resolve an issue, and its certainly unfair to mr. Trump. Wrap it up, and he can release his tax returns. Tom, there is nothing about
an audit that prevents anyone from releasing their tax returns to the public. A lot of trump surrogates say its just the media, who cares among the public. Do you think mike pence releasing his is antithetical to that argument, because its in essence saying it matters to the public so im going to do it . Governor pence is in a very interesting position. He wants to win and get in the white house. On the other hand, he has his own career to think about here. He has to make politically the correct call, clearly thats releasing the tax returns. This is a wellestablished thing. And, you know, the bigger problem here is that the longer that trump holds out on this, and that you have the democrats keep beating him over the head with this, and then you have
Something Like this today where governor pence comes out and says, yeah, ill go ahead and release my returns, that detracts from their campaign message. You have covered mike pence in his role as governor very closely. I wonder what you make of the fact that he seemingly, if probably inadvertently, boxed trump into a corner with this. Well, you know, thats the kind of thing where, looking forward, that might have been a mistake by him. But clearly he has his own career to worry about as well. Its a funny balancing act that needs to happen. Again, governor pence making the right call. This is the second time weve seen Something Like this. He came out and endorsed paul ryan. He said that he would support mccain and kelly ayotte. Weve seen him break with trump on this thing. And its awkward, to say the least. It puts trump in a strange position. You know, youve got to wonder how many more of these are we going to see . A lot of trump advisers will remind us that trump is a political novice, he hasnt done these things before. To be fair, he did incredibly well in the primary. And i get it, the general is a totally different game. Trump believes, and the New York Times outlined it in an article today, talking about 20 people in the campaign, that he believes, what got me to win in the primary will help me win in the general. Andy, lets talk about these battleground polls. A real struggle for donald trump in colorado, florida, north carolina, virginia, trailing clinton significantly, especially in north carolina, nine points behind her in a state that romney won in 2012. Youre an adviser to the campaign. This is on top of comments from trump this week when he said, look, im concerned about utah, were having a tough time in utah, arizona, virginia. What does he need to do to turn those numbers around . He needs to stay on message. He needs to talk about the economy, the economy, and talk about the economy again. He can go into some of the clinton corruption allegations if he feels the need to do so. But i think a focus on the economy is absolutely Donald Trumps best path to win this election. So why isnt he talking about it more . He gave a speech in detroit, but he really could have hammered and doubled down on the really anemic gdp report a few weeks ago. He could focus a lot more on wage growth not being what it needs to be. Why doesnt he just hammer home on those things . Well, another thing he could hammer home on is Hillary Clintons plan that she released which basically was a tax and spend plan where hes got a growth plan. I wish he would do that. I have ive encouraged people in the campaign. I think he knows it, the people in the campaign know it, and i think well see more of it in
the coming week. I know hes giving a big policy speech on isis monday in ohio. Well see if theres more of a focus on the issues ahead. Andy, thank you. Youll be back with my in just a little bit. Tom, thank you as well. Coming up this hour, were watching fairfield, connecticut, where at any moment donald trump will take the stage. Well take you there live. Also a state of emergency in louisiana, deadly flooding in the southern part of the state. Pregnancy is an exciting time,
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to save both of them. Just incredible. It gives you a sense of the magnitude of this historic flooding in louisiana right now. The governor there calling a state of emergency for the next month in response. Our Boris Sanchez is in the flood zone with more. Boris . Reporter poppy, now that the floodwaters are starting to recede in some parts of louisiana, were getting a sense of how bad this flooding was, how strong these waters were. Were in an industrial yard here in louisiana. Thats a body shop. You see that pickup truck crushed like a childs toy, flipped over. There was a tractor in this area earlier, helping people get across this flooded area. The truck got stuck in the water and had to be pulled out itself. You see huge pieces of asphalt that have just been lifted off the ground and tossed around like pieces of paper onto the
street. I want to point something out, you see it across the street here in that area just off the street, that white pickup truck, that was actually a man that was trying to cross the road while it was flooded out. He clearly did not make it across. He had to be rescued by officials. One of the 1,000 rescues that firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency officials have had to make here in louisiana, because of this devastating flooding. The last thing i want to point out, poppy, across the street, that trailer, i spoke to the guy that lived in that trailer. He kept it across the street here in the industrial part. Fortunately he didnt spend the night here last night. He says it ran more than 120 yards and got smashed against the trees over there. Ive asked him how he felt, seeing his home and state in disarray. Here is what he said. Its terrible. The gentleman who has that tractor right there, he lost his house in the flood back in march, he just a couple of weeks
ago got his house back in order. Hes lost everything. He has six, eight inches of water in his house. Its terrible. These people, its just its a sad thing to see. Reporter the major concern now are the cities and towns south of here, poppy, all the water here has continued moving in that direction. The other question is when will the rain finally stop . Its settled down, now its falling yet again. Experts tell us it will continue until at least monday, poppy. Thank you, boris. Still ahead, were watching fairfield, connecticut, where at any moment donald trump will take the stage. Why is he campaigning in a state that is solidly blue . I sold everything i had to own a brewery. You might have heard its name. Stella artois be legacy
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said he was working on it, saying the information was approved and, quote, very beautiful. He went from that to downplaying it. Theres nothing. Reporter then a familiar deflection. Trump says a longrunning audit by the irs is delaying the returns. It would be crazy to give the papers before the audit has been completed. Reporter he got defensive about it when speaking to abc. What is your tax rate . Its none of your business. Youll see it when i release it. Reporter and hes floated theories but why hes being audited. Maybe its religion, maybe Something Else. What do you mean, religion . Because of the fact that im a strong christian, i feel strongly about it, and maybe theres a bias. I think hes demagoguing that issue, when hes defensive, he reacts irrationally. Reporter still no release of tax returns from donald trump. Is he legally prevented from
releasing them during an audit . Theres no legal reason why mr. Trump couldnt release his tax returns now. Its perfectly allowable for him to do so. Reporter is trump being being audited by the irs . You know, i get audited every single year. Reporter trump has offered a letter from his tax lawyers saying to him in march saying, quote, examinations for returns in the 2009 year and forward are ongoing. But is there a letter from the irs to trump specifically saying hes being audited . The irs says its not allowed to tell us. Trumps campaign and his lawyers arent telling us either. And the political pressure on the gop nominee is building. I think youre going to keep seeing the democrats continue to hit this because they do sense there is a vulnerability here. Reporter trumps tax returns might confirm whether hes as rich as he says he is, gives as much to charity as he says he does, and might reveal who he does business with, where his interests lie. Still, one prominent tax Attorney Says he would advise trump not to release it. Thousands, millions of people would be looking at it and would probably see transactions that are legitimate but look straining to someone not trained in the tax field. That would raise a public outcry. Reporter trump could get around that. He could release other basic figures without releasing his actual tax returns. He could release figures on his adjusted income, on his charitable contributions. He could come out and say what his tax rate is. We asked his campaign to give us that information. They declined, saying, again, that the nominee is undergoing what they call, quote, a routine audit, and hell release those returns when thats an all done, poppy. We just havent seen any evidence of the audit, no audit letter has been presented from the trump camp. Well keep asking for it. Thank you, brian todd. Coming up, were watching fairfield, connecticut where at any moment donald trump will take the stage. Well take you there live. Nista. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. That was such apaint jewel among paints. That you had to seek it out. Nope, even easier than that. More like taking a left on that street where you usually take a right. That wasnt so hard. And if finding that paint made you and your walls beam with pride. Is it still paint . Benjamin moore. Paint like no other. Find one of our 5,000 authorized retailers near you. Because you cant beat zero heartburn i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn
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a reckless decision to create that vacuum. They armed the rebels. Theyre even fund them now. So youre saying barack obama took the country into afghanistan post2009, is is that what years saying . What im saying is the policies of barack obama and Hillary Clinton that was obamas war, yes. All right. So she later acknowledged that the mission in afghanistan was not launched on president obamas watch, because it began, as we know, in 2001, following the 9 11 attacks. But tom, when you add that on to what she said just a few weeks ago to my colleague wolf blitzer, blaming the death of captain canon president obama, before he was in office, that is concerning. Surely you can understand the confusion considering how donald trump never voted for the iraq
war. Hillary clinton did. Then she didnt support the troops to have what they need. It was under barack obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost his life. So look at this big picture with me, tom. When a National Spokesperson continues to make these types of high profile errors, does this play into the fear expressed by fellow republicans that the Trump Campaign suffers from a lack of discipline at times . Absolutely. Fundamentally what this does is creates a credibility problem. You can have a misstep, a stumble here and there. But this is the same thing twice effectively, blaming barack obama for something that he was not initially responsible for. Its worth pointing out of course that he did get more involved in afghanistan. And that was something he campaigned on. At that point he was saying that was the forgotten war that we needed to be dealing with. So it would be accurate to put it that way. But to kind of blame everything
on him and to do that repeatedly, inaccurately, that creates a credibility problem. It creates unnecessary problems for a campaign that really, really, really does not need those right now. I think the question, though, becomes, tom, does it matter to his supporters . Well, you know, if you look at the base, and this is the bigger problem that trump has right now, right . If you look at the core base of supporters, theres probably not an awful lot of concern with Something Like that. Weve seen a lot of anger at us, the media. He spurs a lot of that, consistently says were inaccurate about things, et cetera, thats fine, politicians do that. What he needs to be looking at now is moderates, independents. Everyone he needs to win the general election. And those are the folks who are concerned with stuff like this. So you cant keep on playing to the base. Youve got to broaden out. And weve said this many times, his window is rapidly closing on doing this, and having surrogates out there who are not on message does not help him. What do you think the strategy is, then, tom, when you talk about reaching out to independents, to moderates, to take the stage in pennsylvania last night and say, the only way im going to lose this state, which hes trailing clinton by double digits, is if im cheating out of it, pointing to voter fraud that he has zero evidence of. Strategically hes trying to inoculate himself from this. But thats kind of i mean, if you take it that way, what hes basically doing is giving up. Saying he says its rigged, that the system is rigged, and that if he loses its because its rigged. Hes trying to insulate himself here, which is a problem, because the a huge problem, because the election hasnt happened yet. And what you really need is, you need a ground game in these
swing states. Weve seen a little bit of some talk about that, about them trying to work with the republican party, the rnc on building that out. You need to be in battle mode. And what hes doing there is hes on the defense. Thats not how you win a swing state. So as he does that, you have some new reporting on his running mate, mike pence, and the really key meetings that pence has been having with Republican Leaders like ted cruz, jeb bush. I know hes tried to reach out to john kasich. What is pence trying to do here and how much can he help . Sure. Well, you know, when i came in here, i was going to say that governor pence has been really the bright spot here, and in that regard he has. Of course this tax return thing, where he broke with trump and said that he will release his tax returns, it throws a flip side on this. Pence is in a very interesting position. He is trying to help, obviously
thats his job. He was recruited because he can do that. He has these longstanding relationships. He can go into an airport and fly into wisconsin and see Governor Scott walker there and pull him aside, okay. Theyre colleagues as governors, they have an even level relationship, theyre peers. He can talk to him perhaps a little bit better than donald trump can. Members of the house like steve king, he was working on steve king from iowa, he can speak to him as a former colleague. He spent a dozen years in the house. That is the good side. This is where mike pence is succeeding. Thats where the trump people need him succeeding right now. The tax return thing today, like we were talking about earlier, it really boxes in trump and does a lot of that good that pence has been doing. He says hell release his tax returns before the election, and donald trump has made no indication that hell do that. Certainly more pressure on him. Stay with me as donald trump is set to take the stage in a moment. Stay with us. In january 2012. It actually evolved into a business. From our blog to video editing. Our technology has to hang tough with us. When youre going to a place without electricity, you need a long battery life. The touch, combined with the screen resolution. A mac doesnt have that. We wanted to help more people get out there and see the world. Once you take that leap, thats where the magic happens. Is it a force of nature . Or a sales event . The summer of audi sales event is here. Get up to a 5,000 bonus on select audi models. I dont want to lie down. I refuse to lie down. Why suffer . Stand up to chronic migraine. With botox®. Botox® is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. Botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. Its injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks. And is covered by most insurance. Effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. Alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a lifethreatening condition. Side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. Dont take botox® if theres a skin infection. Tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications, including botulinum toxins, as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. Dont take your chronic migraine lying down. Stand up. Prevent headaches and migraines. Talk to a headache specialist today. The summer of this. The summer that summers from here on will be compared to. Where memories will be forged into the sand and then hung on a wall for years to come. Get out there. Find hotels at up to 50 off and more ways to save at expedia. Com save50. Like having something your fit you, just right, thank you randall. Every stitch and seam of your Home Insurance, tailored to fit you and your budget. With unique features, like claim free rewards. Ohh customized Home Protection extra features all at an affordable price im going to live in this. In means getting more from your Home Insurance with an expert allstate agent. Its good to be in, good hands. Welcome back. Were waiting for donald trump to take the stage and address his supporters, live in fairfield can tonnecticut, at a moment. Well bring that to you live as soon as it happens. On monday Foreign Affairs will be center stage when trump takes the stage in a major speech planned in ohio focusing on the fight against isis. The devastation in syria right now of course goes beyond any political speech. The suffering on the ground, the few remaining doctors left in aleppo now sending a letter, pleading with president obama to step in and to try to stop the bombings of the rebelheld city. This as a chlorine gas attack is suspected this week to have killed at least three people and injured dozens more, including two children. Our Global Affairs correspondent elise labott has more on the letter and how the white house is responding. Reporter aleppos last remaining doctors, just 15 who remain in the besieged city, are issuing a desperate plea to president obama, begging for a lifeline and slamming the u. S. For failing to stop the bombing, writing in an open letter, quote, we have seen no effort on behalf of the United States to lift the siege or even use its influence to push the parties to protect civilians. Russian air strikes helping Regime Forces have did he secim alep aleppo. The doctors write, last month there were 42 attacks on medical facilities in syria, 15 of which are hospitals in which we work. Right now there is an attack on a medical facility every 17 hours. At this rate our medical services in aleppo could be completely destroyed in a month, leaving 300,000 people to die. What pains us most as doctors is
choosing who will live and who will die. Imagine youre trying to work in a hospital with no clean water, no electricity, no medical supplies, and all the civilian victims coming over. Reporter the doctors urgent appeal as the u. S. Investigates another poison gas attack in a neighborhood of aleppo. Chilling footage shows victims in the hospital as aid workers sift through the rubble. This man describes smelling gas and gasping for breath. The raid despite a russian pledge to stop military action to allow for desperately needed humanitarian aid. Last week president obama acknowledged the challenges of trying to solve the conflict in syria. Ive been wrestling with this thing now for a lot of years. There is not a meeting that i dont end by saying, is there Something Else we could be doing that we havent thought of . Reporter but aleppos doctors warn, we do not even tears or sympathy or even
prayers. We need action. That will come too late for this responder, notorious for pulling a baby out of the rubble, and who colleagues say died. The white house says it is working around the clock to try to and get an agreement with russia to end the violence and allow lifesaving humanitarian aid into places like aleppo. The doctors on the front lines tell us by failing to stop the violence by russia and the regime over the last six years, the United States shares some of the burden of responsibility. Elise labott, cnn, the state department. Such important reporting, elise, thank you for that tonight. Coming up, we are continuing to watch fairfield, connecticut. At any moment donald trump will take the stage. Well bring you there live as soon as it happens. Hey, is this our turn . Honey. Our turn . Yeah, we go left right here. woman vo Great Adventures are still out there. Well find them in our subaru outback. avo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Get zero percent on select subaru models during the subaru a lot to love event, now through august thirtyfirst. Meta appetite control. You and temptation with. Clinically proven to help reduce hunger between meals. New, from metamucil, the 1 doctor recommended brand. And im michael howard. We left on our honeymoon in january 2012. It actually evolved into a business. From our blog to video editing. Our technology has to hang tough with us. When youre going to a place without electricity, you need a long battery life. The touch, combined with the screen resolution. A mac doesnt have that. We wanted to help more people get out there and see the world. Once you take that leap, thats where the magic happens. All right. In this weeks american opportunity, the battle over childcare, paid leave, and the votes of working parking who desperately need both. In many cases, many parents need as much help as they can get. The average cost are health care for an an infant, 17,000 a year. Thats the average, folks. If youre living here in new york city or another big city, it is a lot more than that. Also family leave, a huge issue right now. If you look back to the 1993 family medical leave act, it guarantees up to 12 weeks of time off after the birth of a child or to take care of a sic family member, and your job is protected. Whats key, though, it does not guarantee that you were paid for it. The United States is now, the only developed nation not to guarantee paid family leave. Childcare and family leave were
front and center in the president ial candidates economic speeches this week. Listen. My plan will also help reduce the cost of childcare by allowing parents to fully deduct the average cost of childcare spending from taxes. Paid family leave wont only make life easier for moms and dads. It will also keep skilled, talented americans in the workforce and grow our economy. So Hillary Clinton supports 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents with workers getting at least twothirds of their current pay up to a limit. She also wants to limit childcare expenses to 10 of someones income. Donald trump says we should make cost for childcare fully deductible from their taxes. What does this mean for you . Kelly wallace, jean sahadi, and round brownstein. Thank you all for being with me. Look, as a new parent, i can
attest to the extraordinary cost of childcare. And frankly, im lucky, were all lucky to work for places where we get paid time off. This is not the reality for so many americans, and they need it. Jean, just go through what a Trump Presidency and proposal would do for working parents, what a Clinton Presidency and proposal would do. Sure. Trumps proposal is still a work in progress, the campaign told me. But he would like to allow families to deduct the equivalent of the average cost of childcare in their state from their taxes. If you dont end up owing income taxes, as many low income families dont, and they need help the most, the Campaign Says you can deduct it from your payroll taxes. Secretary clinton has made three main proposals, and you mentioned them. One is guaranteed paid family leave for 12 weeks. That would give you up to two thirds of your weekly wages. The other is guaranteeing that your Childcare Cost would not
exceed 10 of family income. One of the things clinton has not specified yet is what will the ceiling be on income. So in other words, if i make 1 million, dont tell me youre going to pay me 10 in Childcare Costs on that. Whats important is that the candidates are talking about it. Yes, its huge. The devil, ron brownstein, is in the details when it comes to how theyll pay for this. Is this something that voters vote on, ron . This campaign has not been driven primarily by the issue today. It really has been driven by a kind of broader set of values about whether you are comfortable with or resistant to the demographic changes that america is undergoing, and also, you know, the fitness, the qualifications for president. That is what has been front and center. I think donald trump coming out with a proposal on this even though it has the limits that you just talked about is the rare example of them kind of responding to an electoral problem that hes facing. He is facing a significant problem, particularly with College Educated white women,
and by structuring this as a deduction rather than a credit, it kind of pulls the veil back at who this is aimed at, aimed at much more upper income than low income families. Nonetheless, its a rare moment where hes trying to speak to a portion of the electorate that has been resistant to him rather than doubling down on those who have been with him from the start. Its interesting, because one of the criticisms is, the family has to pay up front and you have to wait until tax time to get it back. Kelly wallace, you cover parents issues around the clock. Is it wrong to frame this as a womens issue . It is absolutely wrong. You are now seeing, you see polls, when you ask working dads and working moms, are they having a youre seeing more fathers press for paid family leave for fathers, for dads in talking about these issues that are
important. So it is not any longer a womens issue. Even when you look at the polls at the issues of concern for men and women, the economy is up there and an equal number are looking at health care too. It is important to approach it equally for men and women. When you dig into what we have now, the family medical leave act, it only applies to about 60 of americans because companies that have 50 or fewer employees, theyre exempt. Right. Some of the folks working at a mom and pop shop, they dont get the unpaid time off guaranteed. About 25 of women who have a baby have to go back to work within two weeks because they cannot afford to take time off. Imagine how many fathers have to go back and never get to take that time. That is kind of heartbreaking because that is a really
important time to be with the baby. Why is the u. S. So far behind on this . Why is it the United States is the only developed country not to have paid leave . Thats a question people have been asking. It should be embarrassing that the United States is the only industrialized nation not to do this. I think advocates are seeing a lot of momentum. New york, rhode island, and california leading the way in terms of providing paid family leave for their families. There seems to be more momentum at the state level and at the private sector level. Were seeing company after company, especially companies in Silicon Valley that are trying to hold on to talent, offer generous family paid leave policies. Its just a big question though of how you pay for it. If youre going to make a
federal mandate of paid leave for all workers, how is that going to be paid . Will it apply to those Small Companies . You cant forget about those people. Theyre the ones that need it the most. In terms of the best messenger for this, just think about to the rnc and ivanka trumps speech. How helpful do you think she can be to her father on this front . Ultimately, it comes down to the candidate and whether the candidate is persuasive on the issues they champion. It is simply impossible to succeed at both work and home. This debate has been caught up in the role of government and one reason we dont have paid family leave is we have elected to mandate it. Its also been frankly caught up about the role of women and women moving into the workforce,
but that is an issue on the demographic change. The change has already happened. Whatever the limitations, and there are many of Donald Trumps proposal, his step in this direction is a sign that more republicans, like marco rubio, are going to have to grapple with this as well. That could be prefigure action in the next couple years no matter who is in the white house. Absolutely. Thank you. We appreciate it. Important discussion. Well continue it on the show for sure. Quick break. Well be right back. I am sebastian artois. Brewmaster. Risktaker. I sold everything i had to own a brewery. You might have heard its name. Stella artois be legacy well, fantastic a lot. I do say that, you see. I study psychobiology. Im a fine arts major. Nobody really believes that i take notes this way, but they actually make sense to me. I try to balance my studying with the typical college experience. This windows pc is a life saver being able to pull up different articles to different parts of the screen is so convenient. I used to be a mac user but this is way better. Keeping the power lines clear,my job to protect public safety, while also protecting the environment. The Natural World is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. Public education is definitely a big part of our job,
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