Narrator in the fall of 2011, as autumn leaves begin to warm the landscape of the picturesque town of dixon, illinois, a cold reality is taking hold. The city was drowning in debt. There were streets that went unpaved, there were sidewalks that went, you know, unfixed because the city, as they believed, had no money to take care of those sorts of things. Narrator dixon mayor jim burke hears the message of distress year after year from the city official pulling dixons Purse Strings comptroller Rita Crundwell. She would present the figures for the annual budget workshop and would show that it was gonna be nip and tuck because of the financial situation. Narrator but this fall, crundwell is taking Vacation Time to prepare for a quarter horse exhibition. Shes hoping to add to her already extensive collection of trophies as a World Champion showhorse breeder and exhibitor. Back in dixon, however, the woman filling in for crundwell goes through the citys financials and uncovers a mysterious
An east bay doctor outraged that so many people still refuse to wear a mask. Why he thinks the National Guard should step in. An altercation between a white man and a black woman has gone viral after this man was caught erasing the word black out of her black lives matter signs several times. Bus loads of visitors swarming South Lake Tahoe park. Residents say with no regard for safety. Reporter making thom w to h. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area starts right now. Our rights to not wear a mask. A no holds barred warning from an east bay message. His message, its time to take coronavirus more seriously. Over 1,000 in just the past day. Nationwide, july was the worst month so far of this pandemic. Lets get right to kate larson on that doctors outrage. A grocery cart should not have to fight a grown man to wear a mask. Thats not their job. Our rights are going to kill us will. Reporter dr. Desmond carson was deadly serious at a press conference about the pan
Come out to tell these fools who dont want to wear masks that if youre going to wear the mask or youre going home. Reporter more than 110 could notra costa residents have died from covid19 and now two and a half times the number of people hospitalized in the county compare to the beginning of the month. If we dont get serious, ashes, ashes, we all fall down. Reporter in lafayette, mask wearing compliance was good but far from perfect. Still, could notra costa residents were not so sure about the messaging. I know i need to wear a mask and i try to educate people. But i dont think it is ramming it down peoples throats. He treats sick and dying people every day in stockton. I would encourage people to wear a mask. Reporter what about bringing in the National Guard toit. Reporter another idea that came out of the press conference was a Youth Ambassador Program for final to ambassador theres will be paid. I wouldnt waste my time. Reporter it is advice some teens could clearly use, this 15y
Narrator in the fall of 2011, as autumn leaves begin to warm the landscape of the picturesque town of dixon, illinois, a cold reality is taking hold. The city was drowning in debt. There were streets that went unpaved, there were sidewalks that went, you know, unfixed because the city, as they believed, had no money to take care of those sorts of things. Narrator dixon mayor jim burke hears the message of distress year after year from the city official pulling dixons Purse Strings comptroller Rita Crundwell. She would present the figures for the annual budget workshop and would show that it was gonna be nip and tuck because of the financial situation. Narrator but this fall, crundwell is taking Vacation Time to prepare for a quarter horse exhibition. Shes hoping to add to her already extensive collection of trophies as a World Champion showhorse breeder and exhibitor. Back in dixon, however, the woman filling in for crundwell goes through the citys financials and uncovers a mysterious
so in a very short time the poverty rate in venezuela doubled. by 1995, 66% of all venezuelans were impoverished. getting poorer tends to make motors radical so inevitably venezuela got radical politics. you know what happened next, venezuela is now rated one of the most miserable places on planet earth. a few years ago, citizens in caracas were reduced to eating zoo animals. there was no food, for that matter there was no electricity. seven just half a lifetime, an advanced society had returned to the stone age. united states is not in danger of becoming venezuela next week but we are moving closer to it. inflation is a big part of the reason. of all the economic crises a country can face, inflation is the most dangerous. inflation doesn t just make people poorer, it totally destroys their confidence in their leaders, the authorities who issue the now worthless currency they are using for toilet paper. inflation is not an act of god like a drug or hurricane, it is an active