Welcome, welcome were very excited to have you at the barnes noble event series. Featuring john bryant and latest best seller the memo five rules for your economic liberation were very excited to have you with us today and we also want thank barnes and mobile for , you know, allowing us to be here with all of you. John hope bryant is founder chairman and ceo of operation hope. Largest Nonprofit Organization and United States focusing on Financial Inclusion and financial serving over 3. 6 million youths and adults since 1992. Chairman bryant is also the chairman and ceo of the Group Venture and promise home company the largest for profit minority controlled owners for Single Family Residential Rental homes in the United States. In addition to that, chairman bryant was recently named by American Bank and magazine for the 2016 innovator of the year. And hes also served last five United States president s as a counseling as a counselor and advisor for all of them. Were very excited to have
Largest Nonprofit Organization in the United States focusing on Financial Inclusion of financial empowerment. Serving over 3. 6 million youth and adult since 1992. Who is also chairman and ceo of the bank group and the largest forprofit minority controlled owners for singlefamily Residential Rental home in the United States. In addition, he was recently named by american thinker and magazine for the 2016 innovator of the year. Here serve the last five United States president s as a council and advisor for all of them. Were excited to have him this afternoon. We look forward to a great conversation and book signing featuring his latest bestseller, the memo. I know it will invite all of you to welcome john. [applause] hi everybody. Because im the founder i can change the rules. I think the average citizen is one of our success stories. I prefer if you heard from her first. That okay . Part of the work of operation hope as i mentioned john hope prine is the visionary of our organization.
Rescues tonight in the rockaways. The beach conditions so dangerous, four people were pulled from the water in one night. Good evening. Im maurice debois. Kristine is off. Cbs 2s Valerie Castro is following the breaking story and is live live tonight at ri and is live tonight at riss park. Valerie. Reporter two are still in Critical Condition after nearly drowning. Reporter the fdny rushed one of two girls off the grounds at jacob riis park. They were rushed to a nearby hospital. Daniel martinez witnessed the rescue efforts. They never answer or helicopter go. Reporter that drama playing out just an hour and a half after the near drownology a 62 yearold woman. When the guy took her from the water, she was unconscious. Reporter over the weekend, two men lost their lives on long island. One of the men was caught in a rip current off long island on saturday afternoon. Its unclear if the incidents today were the result of rip currents, but if you are caught in a rip current, the advice is
Neighborhoods 60s and 70 if youre heading out at 7 00. Alexis. That sounds good and so far its pretty delightful commute. Starting to fill in just a little bit in the cash lanes here for the bay bridge toll plaza. Weve got about 20, 25 minutes until those metering lights flip on and things kick in. Were dpog okay for the moment. No delays southbound 680 highway 4 to walnut creek six minutes. Highway 4 to 13 another 8 and westbound 5 eight tracy to dublin ramping up were in the yellow at 40 minutes. Now breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. We do have baking news coming in from southern cal authorities look fork a 9yearold boy in the Santa Barbara area and it comes after police discovered someone was actually killed inside a home there. I want to show you a picture of that young child. This is him, this is from our colleagues in los angeles. The boy is from the city of santa maria. Police think he is with a 48yearold man driving a 2015 blue vol beings wag again gulf unclear if that ad
59 oppose them. Californians also think caltrans should be more efficient. Only 23 of californians think caltrans needs more money. 61 believe caltrans should make better use of the money it already has. And we asked Governor Brown about these poll results. His response . Trust me. This is the heavy lift. I know that. Im telling you, im the governor for 14 years, my father was governor for eight years, i know what im talking about. You have to pay for it with new money. Voters arent buying what Governor Brown is selling. Reporter the legislative director at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association really, its a question of priorities. General funds spending in california has increased by 36 billion over the last 6 years. And yet not one penny has gone towards transportation funding. Reporter now, we havent seen the final language of the proposal but theres probably a restriction that this new tax money would have to go to transportation projects although that could include public transit