Association and what do you do . Then our association is voice of rural schools and Rural Communities across the country. Thank you for the invite to be on the show and really highlight what we do as an organization. One of the things we do is we advocate for all areas, all issues that involve rural schools and communities. We are looking at a digital divide. We are looking at reopening schools in a very different way. Thats what a lot of our work has been focused on the last five months. When you look at online availability for education, where do you see the deficits . I think home access is the biggest deficit in rural, remote areas or areas outside of urban, suburban areas. We have connectivity issues with cell phones and wired access as well. We have a 40 beauty issues affordability issues. We are looking at the lack of access and affordability of the surface. How many students are we talking about . Allen overall, you know, rural represents about 9. 7 million students. But you ar
Haday my wife jill and i the honor of paying respects to Justice Ginsburg and her family. First woman in history of our nation to lie in state in the u. S. Capitol. It should not have taken nearly this long to bestow that honor on a woman, it speaks to the unique and powerful impact Justice Ginsburg has made on our society and her legacy, equal rights and justice under the law. Shortly before Justice Ginsburg passed, she told her granddaughter, my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new president is installed. It was not a personal request, it wasnt a favor being asked for, it was the last act of a long, unflinching career of standing up for american democracy. Never before in our history has a Supreme Court justice been nominated and installed while a president ial election is already underway. It defies every precedent, every expectation of a nation where the people are sovereign and the reigns. Rains yesterday, before Justice Ginsburg could be laid to rest and a
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The forecast. A nice one out there for us strike. Air force two had to turn back around and pence had to take a today . Yes, were enjoying this weather with beautiful skies and military cargo plane to get back comfortable temperatures. To washington. Lets head concord. More new images of a fire low 60s here. We will see a few clouds around onboard a u. S. Coast guard ship sunrise and quickly clearing as it was conducting a mission out. We will see our trend heading upward with a warmup that will abroad. It happened on sunday. Lead us into upper 70s around the fire was actually in the engine area. Lunch time. It took two hours for crews to looking at our microclimates put the fire out. Well reach into the upper 80s. Some were injured. The coast stays in the 60s. The fire is now under investigation. Well talk more about a weekend the ship is currently docked in heatup. Japan but its permanent home is mike, whats the update on the Traffic Alert . In alameda. The mission involves tracking
Well bring that you coverage of the memorial as it begins. As we wait for that today in the bays tracie potts is at the high court. Tracie, a somber day certainly but people cant forget that politics also at play here. Reporter no question about that, and we are on the grounds of the u. S. Capitol just across from the court where its still evident that the somber moments that were seeing this morning, the private memorial, the beginning of the public paying respects, all pierced by some very difficult capitol where republicans and democrats one more person now onboard to consider this nomination. People, especially women, are flocking to the u. S. Supreme court to remember the late justice known as the notorious rbg. I really like the fact she stood up for everybodys rights, men and women. Reporter more are expected to pay tribute today as Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs casket is placed outside overlooking the u. S. Capitol where theres a fight to quickly confirm her replacement. Well fi