One of her top priorities. Last year was the w challenge in recognition of womens equality day. May i ask you to come up on the stage. Hello everybody. I am going to ask all of the folks on the edges to come closer. We want you in the photos. Our Congress Woman we want up here. Move closer. We have plenty of space up here. I think as vivian said, we want to make sure everyone stays for the big group photo afterwards. To kickoff i want to thank the team for pulling this together. Vivian, nicole, isabella, holly. Thank you for putting this event together. I am carmen. I want to welcome you to the Second Annual w challenge kickoff for womens equality day. I have been on Maternity Leave for just a bit, for two months now. It is something else. laughter . I think i have a newfound respect for mothers everywhere and fathers everywhere so a big round of applause to every mother and father who is out there, including the ones on the stage. We are here today not only to celebrate womens equalit
Reminder that you are kind of lucky to be where you are, i guess. Just when you havent gone so far at all. I want them to go on maybe go on an interview thats more challenging that they think that they cant get that job. You know, just to kind of challenge and surprise themselves when they get that job and feel better. There had been women practicing law for many years, but there were so few of them that a lot of the issues hadnt really come into play and some of them worked out and some are still being resolved like equal pay and women in lawfirms and making sure women get fair assignments and in the Decision Making and working with law firms. I consider myself more of a beneficiary of all the women that fought really difficult battles along the way. Are you ready to celebrate the womens equality day everyone . [cheers. ] good evening. I am the Communications Director to one of our cohost to the w challenge rally. It is my pleasure this evening to introduce our mc for the event assess
And activist i will work hard for gender justice and equal rights. We will not tolerate disrespect or discrimination. We will support policies that put women in power and leadership. We will fight to finally close the gender gap. That pay gap that we all know is out there. We will fight justice for our missing and murdered sisters. We will fight to control our own bodies and protect our right to choose. So i always feel this way because my grandma used to tell us whatever happens to one of us happens to us all. Whatever happens to one woman, it happens to us all. I need each and every one of you to help me in this work. Are you with me . Are you with me . Yes. So my book that i chose and it sums up my feelings as an activist and woman and legislator. It is girls can. I want to thank everyone for coming. This means a lot. This is a first step. We will see you at the next one. Thank you. [applause. ] thank you. Our next supervisor is not someone who is shy to the fight, someone who has s
Available. The blue angels are flying. Commissioners this is submi submitted. I am not supportive. I am not supportive on the grounds that, it is hard to determine fault. It is not the pla planning or attorney. If it is on page one or page 5, i believe it should be self explanatory where this poll is going to be. If the pole does not have a number maybe the city needs to figure that out, but to me, to be honest, turk went through. This is similar. I am not supportive of it. If there is a move to continue, how many votes do we need with with three commissioners to continue it. We can continue it now. There are three. We can vote and it doesnt pass. It is clear it is not going to pass. At this point you have had your discussion, we would need to vote to continue the matter. I recommend you do that when all commissioners are present. That would be september 18th. Would you like to move that . Someone needs a motion. I will make that motion. I have made like six tonight. It is my night. We
Searchandrescue mode. Residents describing the island as an inferno. Some reportedly running into the ocean to escape the flames. I was the last one off the dock when the firestorm came through the tree and took everything with it. I just ran to the beach. I helped everybody i could along the way. The coast guard rescuing at least a dozen people from the waters. As part of the emergency proclamation the acting governor is asking all visitors to maui to leave as soon it is safe to do so and discouraging all nonessential air travel and all affected state agencies have been ordered to assist with evacuations. In los angeles concerned passengers choosing to get off their flight heading tomorrow heading to maui. Hawaiis National Guard has activated to assist. The u. S. Armys 23 Infantry Division plans to send helicopters to help with Fire Suppression just as soon the winds died down enough. Larry lets get the latest Spencer Christian tracking the conditions firefighters on maui are dealing