not one bit. amy wasn t having either. so, a couple months into this romance that started so hot and fast, it seems to be burning out. they had been fighting a lot, she thought about ending the relationship and she was afraid that rickie s parents might take the child once was born. there is a point when one night she broke down and cried, and she said i don t know what i should do i don t know what i should do. it was about then when ricky finally told his mom about his and amy s predicament. well, he came home one night from work, and we were in the house. and he goes, i have to talk to you and dad. when he said me and dad, i m, like, what about? well, i just want you to sit down. i want you to talk to you. he was really serious. i m thinking some really bad thing. he tells me, amy s pregnant. and i said, no, no, no. he goes, yeah. exactly what she had worried about. and riky was
there. ,, . ~ j, love she had for me. always there. ,, . ~ , there. since then, amy s story has been there. since then, amy s story has been told there. since then, amy s story has been told countless - there. since then, amy s story has been told countless time | has been told countless time but now her parents, janis and mitch, want to tell their side. peoples idea of amy was very black peoples idea of amy was very black and peoples idea of amy was very black and white, that she was struggling through addiction to alcohol struggling through addiction to alcohol and drug. the}r struggling through addiction to alcohol and drug. they thought she was a alcohol and drug. they thought she was a certain alcohol and drug. they thought she was a certain way - alcohol and drug. they thought she was a certain way and - alcohol and drug. they thought she was a certain way and she l she was a certain way and she wasn t. i know amy. in she was a certain way and she wasn t. i know amy.
viewers but they may be disappointed to know that nancy pelosi as speaker and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez are very much nsync. not only is alexandria ocasio-cortez on a major committee which is unique for a fresh member of congress, a new member of congress but more than that, they are together on climate change. martha: she didn t put her on the climate change committee, robert. no. she is on the oversight committee which is a very significant committee. the point but the more important point is realistically, they are together and united on the issue of tackling climate change. nancy pelosi has made that a flagship position of her career and i also want to point out in fairness the leading departments in the trump administration all recognize the urgency to address climate change. the only excuse me, the only one that doesn t have the character or intellect to recognize climate change is real is donald trump. martha: okay. so the enormity of these proposals, amy an
development for prosperity initiative for women around the world. watch this. this is the first u.s. government, all of government approach to empowering women in the developing world. and we are incredibly excited. we will hit 50 million women by 2025 through one of three pillars. the first is women prospering in the workforce so helping with vocational education. the second is helping women entrepreneurs gain access to finance and capital that enable them to scale and grow their businesses. and the third is the enabling environment and creating the conditions for women to thrive. martha: the goal is lifting people. i need a quick answer on this. robert, your thoughts on and this get amy s thoughts. there has been no administration in the history of our country that has been more antagonistic towards women, towards their safety, towards their economic prosperity than this white house. this president won t even commit to sign the violence against women s act. this president has s
disenfranchise women both in the workplace in terms of their healthcare and in terms of their rights as mothers and family. martha: lifting the economy across the board including women in a very large way. amy, your thoughts before we go? bless your heart, robert. you can t get past donald trump. martha. because he is the president, amy. one piece of a much larger. i didn t interrupt you. one piece of a much larger effort that ivanka trump has done. she goes about over the past two years and has done a number of things working on human trafficking and the child tax cut credit and she is not seeking the same glory or anything. she just goes and does it and done many things for women across the country. it s shame those stories aren t told. martha: to be continued. good to have you with us. coming up next. the journalist and author who responded to accusations of plagiarism for the first time here last night on the story is now admitting that there may be some mistakes. the upd