Flood happened instead. That meant most of her term focused on recovering from disaster. 41 32we worked one on one with so many homeowners, Small Business people, the government didnt even have programs for as many Small Business people as were hit in this community, so we helped create that. After getting the people back on their feet, she started on the public buildings. 42 10the Beautiful Library we center, which is used all the time, and really newbo, the newbo city market, the amphitheater, those were all things i worked on. With septembers flood, vernon says she plans to fight in congress to get federal help to pay for permanent flood protection in cedar rapids and other towns that need it. Congress all over the country who have these kinds of issues, so i think its a good time for working together with others to get some really good things done. Working together is exatly why vernon says shes perfect for congress. Vernon, who switched from a republican to a democrat in 2009, say
Breezy but still mild, temperatures in the 60s. So have the sunglasses and the shades ready and dont forget to stay hydrated. Chris . Frances, thank you. Breaking news out of florida this morning where officials are investigating a shooting that left a young singer dead. 22yearold christy grimy was on the voice. A man pulled out a gun and shot her. Reporter overnight aspiring singer christina grimy shot and killed soon after this intimate performance in orlando. Were in orlando today. Please come to the show. Reporter the youtube sensation attacked right in front of her fans. Its going to be two patient, the female patient and the shooter. Reporter according to police grimy was gunned down by a man in the crowd. They were selling merchandise and signing autographs. The suspect walked up and shot christina. Reporter her brother mark who often joined her on her Youtube Channel tackled the gunman. Her brother is a hero for saving and stopping him from not hurting anyone else. Reporter tha
And im dan ashley. Angry over brock turners sixmonth sentence will be front and center at sundays graduation ceremony. Alyssa harrington is live with the protest planning that is underway. Alyssa . Ama and dan some people are staging a protest. A graduation tradition is the nontraditional start to the ceremony. The wacky walk. This is video from 2005. Students deck themselves out in costumes. This year many will beholding signs with a powerful message. I will say one of the signs we have is how will you teach your son not to rape . She is one of the organizers of the wacky walk protest. It is in response to the brock turner Sexual Assault case and rape culture which she says is a big problem on college campuses. I think it shows how many graduating seniors are supportive of the movement to stand with survivors of Sexual Assault. They congratulated the class of 2016 and asked the community to stand up against rape culture. There are plans to fly a banner over sundays ceremony with the m
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Celebration mixed with protestses. Tonight stanford students are vowing to make sure a message against Sexual Assault is heard loud and clear at this weekends commencement following the sentencing of a former stanford swimmer. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Angry over brock turners sixmonth sentence will be front and center at sundays graduation ceremony. Alyssa harrington is live with the protest planning that is underway. Alyssa . Ama and dan some people are staging a protest. A graduation tradition is the nontraditional start to the ceremony. The wacky walk. This is video from 2005. Students deck themselves out in costumes. This year many will beholding signs with a powerful message. I will say one of the signs we have is how will you teach your son not to rape . She is one of the organizers of the wacky walk protest. It is in response to the brock turner Sexual Assault case and rape
The nontraditional start to the ceremony. The wacky walk. This is video from 2005. Students deck themselves out in costumes. This year many will beholding signs with a powerful message. I will say one of the signs we have is how will you teach your son not to rape . She is one of the organizers of the wacky walk protest. It is in response to the brock turner Sexual Assault case and rape culture which she says is a big problem on college campuses. I think it shows how many graduating seniors are supportive of the movement to stand with survivors of Sexual Assault. They congratulated the class of 2016 and asked the community to stand up against rape culture. There are plans to fly a banner over sundays ceremony with the message, persky must go, showing outrage to the judge in the case. Petition organizers delivered nearly one million signatures to a judicial Oversight Group demanding his removal for giving turner what many consider a light sentence for his crime, just six months. It is a