Texas democratic representatives Eddie Bernice johnson and marc veasey. Rep. Veasey hi, everybody. This is marc veasey, congressman for the 33rd Congressional District. I want to thank everybody for being on this digital zoom event today. Dr. Jill biden, thank you so much. We really, really appreciate you joining us. We love you in dallas, texas. We love you in fort worth. We love you all over the state and just really appreciate your , presence here today. Thank you so much. Dr. Biden thank you. Rep. Veasey absolutely. And congresswoman Eddie Bernice johnson. The congresswoman is one of our four committee chairmen. Shes the chairperson of the science and Technology Committee and she represents the 30th , Congressional District in dallas, and i will be introducing her a little bit later, but i want to open up by saying over the past five , months, the lives of working parents have really been turned upside down, especially our working moms. Daycares are closed, summer camps are closed,
We love you all over the state and just really appreciate your presence here today. Thank you so much. Dr. Biden thank you. Rep. Veasey absolutely. And congresswoman Eddie Bernice johnson. The congresswoman is one of our committee chairmen. Shes the chairperson of the science and Technology Committee and she represents the 30th Congressional District. I will be introducing her a little bit later, but i want to open up by saying over the past five months, the lives of working parents have really been turned upside down, especially our working moms. Daycares are closed, summer camps are closed, vacation bible schools arent open and mothers are out there multitasking. Theyre trying to do Conference Calls and zoom calls, just like we are today, and trying to take care of the kiddos. And we know that when school suddenly switched to distancelearning, that they had to drop everything that they were doing, including working, so they could help their kids on assignments. Look at our essential
Congressional district. I will be introducing her a little bit later, but i want to open up by saying over the past five months, the lives of working parents have really been turned upside down, especially our working moms. Daycares are closed, summer camps are closed, vacation bible schools arent open and mothers are out there multitasking. Theyre trying to do Conference Calls and zoom calls, just like we are today, and trying to take care of the kiddos. And we know that when school suddenly switched to distancelearning, that they had to drop everything that they were doing, including working, so they could help their kids on assignments. Look at our essential workers. The majority of them are women and disproportionately women of color, and they stayed on the job and they still managed to be the glue for their families. While really helping us try to get through covid. And this crisis im talking about with working moms existed before covid. But this fire is really cast a broad spotli
On capitol hill. Well have much more on that. Also ahead, the latest out of The Middle East. President biden is pushing for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Well show you former president Donald Trumps outburst during his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. First, willie, lets go to the latest on the tragedy unfolding in maine. At least 15 people are dead this morning, up to 50 may be injured in the community of lewiston, located 30 miles north of portland, maine. Police s gunman entered two separate locations. First, a Bowling Alley, where he fatally shot seven people before moving on to a nearby bar. Some of the victims may have been injured in stampedes as crowds raced to escape as the shooting started. Officials fear many teenagers could be among those killed and injured as the Bowling Alley was hosting its youth night. Police have identified now a 40yearold male as a Person Of Interest in connection with these shootings. Hes still at large, considered Armed And D
Police in that has nothing to do with the Free Exchange of ideas. Now, at six, rising tension on College Campuses, including right here in the bay area, the response from Stanford University while dozens set up camp to protest the war in gaza. And you might need to rethink your weekend plans another days long closure to impact drivers passing through the east bay, which portion of 680 youre going to want to avoid . Plus, a new probe into a 2023 tesla. Recall why federal officials are now questioning if the automaker actually fixed the problem. Good morning. Youve made it to friday, april 26th. We are so happy it is friday around here. We have a lot to talk about. We start with the forecast though. Yeah. So its windy later on this afternoon. But this morning we are seeing a couple pockets of drizzle out there. I want to take you to live doppler seven right now just over the last hour. This is associated with a cold front that is moving through as we speak. And those pockets of drizzle r