Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
And now a new projection that we could lose another 30,000 americans to the virus by labor day. One officers view. For the first time were hearing from one of the men charged in the death of george floyd. Hear what he remembers about that day, plus see his body camera footage in the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. And wild attack. A biker gets too close to a bison and her calf while riding through a state park. Details on her injuries and why park officials had to track down the animal after the incident. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds. I guess harris could be bigger than you think. But in the end its not going to matters because were going to win. Reporter the democrats hit a milestone in the race for the white house. Just 80 days to go, and the Democratic National Convention Starts next week. Joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. How incredible is that . Reporter the
Down Prescription Drug prices. The witnesses at the hearing, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and advocates for patients. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and secret agreements between pbms and insurers. Today were considering seven bipartisan bills that essentially unmask the secrets, that secret process, and ensure that low income seniors can afford their medications and build on the drug pricing package passed by the house last week. The first and very important bill ensures that seniors can afford their drugs. Representatives cunningham and bill araukus introduced a creating lower c
Test. Test. Test. Test. Thank you very much for your service, sir. The gentleman from missouri, mr. Clay. Theres also the chair for the subcommittee on housing, Community Development, and insurance, recognized for five minutes. Thank you, madam chair. And mr. Secretary, lets discuss the wellston, missouri, Housing Authority, which hud has had in receivership for the last 22 years. As you are aware, there is a planned demolition of a number of units, which will displace tenants, uproot lives, and cause utter confusion in those lives. Children will be forced to change schools, and some parents will have drastic changes to their life and work schedules. As you know, we are looking at several options, which we have discussed, including the grand families concept and section 202 housing. Could you please walk us through a displacement such as this and tell us what does hud do to serve the Affordable Housing needs of these residents and ensure that they have access to safe, affordable, and m
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