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Welcome back to our special, highlighting the feelgood stories of 2020, we take you to martinez, where an attorney is helping feed people who are in need of a meal amid the covid19 pandemic, christina tells us that he is also helping restaurants that need a boost in business by pairing the two together. The lunch rush has slowed a bit during the pandemic. Owner david getting a boost from a donor. Going day by day, wondering how you are going to make rent, somebody comes with a check for 1,500 out of just the kindness of his heart, thats something very amazing. It is one of 16 downtown restaurants gifted money from a program called meals to martinez. I think a lot of people when they hear about this, it doesnt make sense to them, they feel it is too good to be true. The local attorney donated 30,000 from the restaurants to the law offices with the help of the nonprofit main street martinez, the meal program is giving out 600 meal vouchers to people in need redeemable at one of the 16 re
Unconscionable tragedies of Racial Injustice in our country. More than ever our declaration of black life matters and protest in support of freedom for all will be unrelenting with equitable and long overdue change. We are fortunate tonights guest is one of the foremost experts on the Voting Rights. A bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader. The first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for the party in the United States. In the race for governor, she won more votes than any other democrats in the state history. To deliver the response to the state of the union in 2019 there is no doubt her history making endeavors are far from over. In her new book our time is now power, purpose and the fight for fair america, she draws on research to offer concrete solutions to end Voter Suppression and empower citizens. Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright called the book a toolkit for citizens of all backgrounds and that democracy isnt a spectator sport. Tonight, S
Llg ndrainti, President Trumps leadership during the pandemic that has killed nearly 180,000 americans as the president gets set to close out the Republican National convention tonight. Overnight authorities reveal the identity of the officer who shot jacob blake in the back and a new report there may have been a knife in blakes car. Also Police Arrested a 17yearold accused of the Fatal Shooting of those protesters. Sports on strike. The nba playoffs shut down by players, demanding justice over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Lebron and the lakers reportedly voting to end the season. Protests in the wnba, soccer and mat me t wide world ofports . President Trumps Administration accused of pressuring the cdc to stop testing asy. Dr. Anthony fauci not signing off on these new guidelines. What the white house is saying this morning and why men might be more susceptible to the virus than women. Dr. Jha joins us live. Plus, baby daisy is here. Cover me in daisies, daisies, daisies report
Today wherever books are sold. Today Vice President pence went to dallas where he met with Texas Governor greg abbott whose state is currently seeing an increase in coronavirus cases. They held a News Conference with members of the White House Coronavirus task force at the ut southwestern Medical Center. I want to welcome everybody , and i here today especially want to welcome the Vice President of the United States mike pence. Thank you for being here today. I went like to just start by peeling back the curtain and explaining the way that mike pence has been working with the governors across the United States. We have this week we phone call that will include the Vice President as well as dr. Birx but in addition to that, probably at least once a week i will have the opportunity to visit with the Vice President about challenges are issues that may be occurring in the state of texas. Calling him. Is me sometimes late at night or on the weekend talking about i need that we have or somet