into it. we have to applaud the police chief for being decisive for taking action, for speeding the process along, and by the way, there is a type of accountability that should happen when we have these types of excessive use of force cases, which happen all too often. we need to have action, and there needs to be statewide, federal, and local investigations handled simultaneously. that s the only way to get real accountability. and we need the passage of the george floyd justice in policing act, or some type of act that has teeth that will minimize the likelihood of this happening over and over and over again. we re weary. the communities in memphis, this happened around dr. king s birthday, to add insult to injury. so i think these investigations will reap certain benefits and the family will be able to see a modicum of closure.
screens rose exponentially and ordering takeout, more unhealthy eating. no wonder trust in public health figures is cratering today. to add insult to injury, the medical experts are recommended prescription drugs and extreme surgeries on children as young as 12 and 13. the american academy of pediatrics is out with new guidelines for the first time in 15 years when it comes to the treatment for childhood obesiob. they now say weight loss drugs should be considered when treating children. they recommend better nutrition, exercise and face to face counseling. treatment may include weight loss drugs and surgery for adolescent that is meet the criteria. it is not about how you look. it is how your body is on the inside. laura: that s what lizzo thinks. when i was a little girl, all i wanted to see was me in the media, someone fat like me.
presumably by republicans, ahead of these midterms, there were crowing about the fact that they were gonna pick up, you know, 30, 40, 50, 60, maybe even more seats than that. well, now the results are in. now, we know, turns out the republicans got nine seats. nine total seats. they didn t even hit double digits. that is a historic wipe. and the other side, the democrats gained a seat in the senate, to add insult to injury. but the republicans are also expecting to do well up and down the ticket. they re expecting to do great and governors races, they re expected to do great instate legislatures. they thought they would flip state legislatures from russia democrat to republican. they didn t do that anywhere in the country. this turned out to be the first midterm since the 1930s but the opposition party didn t flip a single state house or state senate. and in fact, the democrats for the party that flipped for
63 seats. and that historical data is presumably why republicans, ahead of the midterms, were crowing about the fact they will pick up poe, 40, 50, 60 more seats than that. now the results are in, and now we know, turns out the republicans got 9 seats. 9 tota seats. they didn t hit double digits. that s a historic wipe out. and the other side, the democrats gained a seat in the senate. to add insult to injury. but the republicans were expecting to do well up and down the ticket. they were expecting to do great in governors race, expected to do great in state legislatures and thought they would flip some from democrat to republican and they didn t do that either anywhere in the country. this turned out to be the first midterm since the 1930s that the opposition party didn t flip a single statehouse or state senate. and in fact, the democrats were
twitter accounts started bombarding the venue, called the williams center. they also went after the chief of police and threatened violence. at that point, the chief of police who wanted to defend the constitution, the free speech of every american, but he caved to the mob. he warned the venue that the venue might save civil liability if they allowed free speech to go on, the show to go on. then said he would shut down the show on public safety grounds. ultimately the williams center had no choice and canceled the show. in the end, the only people who showed up at the williams center that night were several police officers, there to make sure there was no comedy taking place. none at all. then to add insult to injury, the next morning, the mayor of rutherford, new jersey, bragged about what the city had done. he said it was his decision to