be giving the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy in colorado. this is the third time he is speaking at an air force academy graduation. his first as president. this class has the highest percentage of women and minority students to graduate from the academy. we see the president arriving. let s take a live look outside 30 rockefeller plaza in new york city. you see the rink decked out in rainbow flags for pride month. across the country, lgbtq rights are under assault. the aclu is tracking 491 anti-lgbtq bills across the u.s. in this legislative session. in florida, new laws ban gender affirming care for minors and restrict it for adults, limit the use of bathrooms to a person s gender assigned at birth, prohibit drag shows.
who have tipped over displays. target said given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior. the american civil liberties upper tracking 491 antilgbtq bills in the u.s., focusing on those issues in schools and health care. joining me now, the press secretary for equality, a pulse nightclub shooting survivor. it s good to see you. this has just been a really difficult time for the community, given what is happening in legislatures across the country. and now target, widely used store, of course, being targeted this way and the community says caving into harassment.
city 491 people in the city alone last year. poncho joins us now. good morning, thank you. will: can we talk about the transition from the work you kid previously you kid previously? how do you go from a drug dealer to one who is fighting to stop the ill effects of drugs? as many of you guys know throughout the country, our state prison system don t have the resources to actually help rehabilitate someone. it wasn t because i was involved in the juvenile system here in wisconsin, in milwaukee, but it wasn t until i got federally indicted for dealing drugs when i went to the federal prison system that, to get involved with psychiatrists and psychologists so they actually look done keep down within a person, and they can help you find the reasons to why you re acting out which is what brought an awakening to me. i was able to identify why i had
a 491 room holiday inn that began housing migrants this month. the owner of cafe joins us now being a about issues owner and restaurant owner is hard enough. how does this impact your business? it s been a huge impact. it s been an impact not only because of the fact that it s there. there has been no engagement so we were blindsided by the change. we were opposite the world s tallest holiday inn now the world s largest immigrant facility. i understand is an important part of the process for new york. very much small businesses that surround the area didn t know it was happening and all of the sudden a lot of the revenue that we were relying upon from the tourists has essentially disappeared. lisa: coming at great cost to the city as well. look at sheltering migrant costs
the very first few times, - i was very upset when i went home. i ve got four kids, so i spoke to my kids and my wife - and i said, look, you know, you don t know how lucky- we are. that ll keep your strength up. it s been a tough week for anita. i m going to have a piece of this orange. i ve had no breakfast. as well as struggling with the cold, she s also struggling with the benefits system. apparently, i m not meeting government criteria. i m supposed to make £491 a month and i m only making £456. the issue is that she s been told that she needs to get her wages up by £35 a month or lose benefits. the trouble with that is it s hard to do more hours with no more free childcare and she feels stuck. i ve only had to claim benefits, i d say, the last year and a half. since me and my partner separated. i ve never claimed benefits, i ve worked since i was 16. i ve never not worked. don t worry, when you sit down with courtney in welfare, right, we ll go through this.