On the big picture coming up next. On this weeks show let me tell you about the birds and the bees they are disappearing why and why thats not good also this half hour when the facts of life arent obvious to government leaders citizen diplomats personal fear despite our leaders but 1st we shop til we drop even as the american middle class is drowning in debt im hala cook in washington for the next half hour its an impeachment free zone this is the big picture america. While President Trump crows about a booming economy the american middle class is. Browning in debt not including mortgages we owe 4 t. Trillion 1. 12 zeros a trillion and a half in Student Loan Debt haunts many people well into middle age car loans average over 32000. 00 now and a 3rd of new car buyers roll in the remaining balance from the last car alone with low unemployment Consumer Confidence is confident and the president nags the Federal Reserve to lower Interest Rates even more how did we get here and how risky is
I took great pride in them. And then when i started noticing they were down, i was very traumatized. The days are getting longer, but its getting darker around lake merritt in oakland. People want these lights to feel comfortable, but thieves are making it difficult. Remembering our history, remembering the survivors and remembering those who perished is an incredible way for us to remember who we are as a city, how resilient we are as a city as we continue to move forward today. A day of reflection. 118 years since San Franciscos great earthquake of 1906. Now its my turn to step up. And i know with our staff and our team, we all have each others back and were excited about doing what we do, which is to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Big shoes to fill. New Womens Basketball head coach kate paye is ready for the challenge at stanford. And you might call it a dream job. An opportunity fit for an ice cream lover. Oh, that might be a dream job for so many. Good morning, im gianna fra
How resilient we are as a city as we continue to move forward today. A day of reflection, 118 years since San Franciscos great earthquake of 1906. Now its my turn to step up. And i know with our staff and our team, we all have each others back and were excited about doing what we do which is to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Big shoes to fill. New Womens Basketball head coach kate paye is ready for the challenge at stanford. And you might call it a dream job, an opportunity fit for an ice cream lover. Im sure thats going to spark a lot of interest for a lot of people. Im gianna franco. If you want to eat ice cream all day that might be the job for you. I love that idea. Good morning, everybody im reed cowan and two scoops of all of you. Did somebody say ice cream . I feel like as soon as my 5yearold wakes up shes going to be like ice cream, you get that for breakfast . A good day to do that as we take a live look outside on this thursday morning. Maybe you can grab yourself a sof
Kensington avenue just north of lehigh a large and growing encampment of the addicted and homeless has turned this already rough neighborhood into a war zone. 39yearold Nicole Stevens walks through the battlefield every day on her way to the local methadone clinic. Its a struggle every day. Its not easy. Reporter addicted to painkillers after a car accident at 19 shes trying to get and stay clean. I go by every single dane it breaks your heart half them people out there. Are they going to freeze to death at night. The city of philadelphia teamed up with conrail to clean up nearby Railroad Tracks and roust addicts who made this round zero are to the citys heroin epidemic. The fear at the time was that those addicted would simply move to new location to get their fix. Those fears seem like theyve come about. Definitely came true watch did they expect people to do . , you know if they cant stay there they got to stay somewhere. Reporter Business Owners up stratt from the kensington say th
Im very proud have my son and all of the other kids. There was a great turnout. Im really proud and so happy they are doing this and im behind them 125 million percent. Reporter Cherry Hill School superintendent issued a statement that did not dress tim lockes situation but mentioned how high school responded to protest on monday and tuesday, it said assembl ies were held following etch event to provide student with a safe forum to voice their concerns to the administration. It scares me every day. Reporter some parents say since Parkland School security is on their minds and they applaud students for getting active what do you think about kids taking a stan. I think it is amazing. It makes me think that we believe children are our future that sounds silly but this whole movement, it is incredible. Reporter after that first statement i showed you from the school they release aid lengthy letter, dress something of the steps that they want to take for school security, they talk about in