to put it into perspective for you, this weekend was the 20th anniversary celebration of the club opening. that drag show was the final celebration of the week before the shooter opened fire on these people. and, so when i was speaking with people here today, they emphasize what a safe space this is for the community. we hear that a lot when it comes to lgbtq spaces. but here in this moral, conservative pocket of colorado, that is exactly what this was. i met valentino, a trans man, who has been coming here since it opened because it was the only place he could feel safe. al summit samantha, who says she s a baby gay, she just came out as lesbian in the last year. and this is where she found herself after suppressing who she was and who she loves for so long. she heard from her family today, who don t live in colorado, and instead of asking if she was okay, if she knew anybody that was in the club that night, they were saying that her lifestyle was going to make her go to hell. and whe
what are people telling you tonight? stephanie, i have been outside the memorial all day long. and when i say that this block has been completely filled with hundreds of bouquets of flowers, signs, people coming to pray, pay their respects, and remember the community hundreds of people showing up for a vigil in the last few hours, really reflecting on what club q was to this community. to put it into perspective for you, this weekend was the 20th anniversary celebration of the club opening. that drag show was the final celebration of the week before the shooter opened fire on these people.
of what could still be a calamitous disaster but could be a new beginning. the four joined george h.w. bush at texas university, home to his presidential library for a benefit concert. i speak for the folks right here when i say we really admire and love george h.w. bush. reporter: an evening originally planned to be the 20th anniversary celebration of bush 41 s library, transformed into an opportunity for the former presidents to help hurricane victims. let s all work together and make america still a greater volunteer nation. reporter: after hurricane harvey devastated texas in september, the five former presidents led by the bushes created a charity. as the hurricane season continued so did outreach to
and love george h.w. bush. reporter: an evening planned to be the 20th anniversary celebration of bush 41 s library, transformed for the former president s to help hurricane victims. s let s make america still a greater, volunteer nation. reporter: after hurricane harvey devastated texas, the five former presidents, led by the bushes, created a charity. as hurricane season continued, so did the campaign outreach to florida and the caribbean. to date, they have raised $30 million from 80,000 donors. the work of the former presidents was praised as tremendous by president trump in a two-minute video message welcomed with applause. in the aftermath of the storms, the american people have done what we do best. we came together, we helped one another and through it all, we remain resilient. reporter: it s unclear if the
to his presidential library for a benefit concert. i speak for the folks right here when i say we really admire and love george h.w. bush. reporter: an evening originally planned to be the 20th anniversary celebration of bush 41 s library, transformed into an opportunity for the former presidents to help hurricane victims. let s all work together and make america still a greater volunteer nation. reporter: after hurricane harvey decimated texas in september, the five former presidents led by the bushes created a charity. as the hurricane season continued so did outreach to florida and krebcrean caribbean. the work was praised by tremendous by president trump in. in the aftermath of these terrible storms, the american