She served as first lady from 1977 to 1981 and shes the author of five looks and a 1984 her bestselling memoir first lady from planes was released. This is carters subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. The subject shes championed throughout her life. Now from 2010 here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book within our reach ending the Mental Health crisis. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Im really pleased to be here tonight and pleased to see so many people interested in my book. I have been on a book tour this week. I started on monday and i get the same two questions every time so i thought i would tell you what they were. The first one is how to do you get involved in Mental Health and the second one is why did you write the book lacks im going to tell you how i got involved in the to help. I was campaigning for jimmy in florida. That does make a difference. I was campaigning, and telling you how i got involved with Mental Health issues. I
Ive been on book tour this week and i get the same two questions every time. The first one is how did you get involved in Mental Health . And why did you write the book . I will tell you. Was campaigning for jimmy carter. Can you hear me . [laughter] so im telling you how i got involved with Mental Health issues. I was campaigning for jimmy when he ran for governor the first time and lost the first time. We got in late the leading candidate dropped out who was a big segregationist and this was 66. A long time ago. I am pretty aged. [laughter] nobody would run against him. He was pretty popular. We didnt have long to campaign but i got in the car and drove from one town to the next and passed out brochures and went to the next town very disorganized. And in 1863 this was 66 they were moving people out of the State Hospital into the community but there wasnt a community yet. I had so many people ask me what will your husband do with a loved one at central stay if he is elected governor .
Get his view on the crime wave all over the headlines in new york the last few weeks. In florida today the focus seems to be on reopening especially with this development from the teachers in florida, the Largest Teachers Union in the state, now suing the governor over the way he wants to reopen the schools there. Coast to coast will take to you texas as we continue to follow the spike in coronavirus cases in many states around the country. Texas, one of them. We start with white house news. Well have two briefings to focus on out of the white house today. The first already wrapped up with press secretary kayleigh mcenany. The president himself will be briefing reporters this evening. In between that, as we bring in blake burman in washington i suppose the focus would be on those stimulus talks on the hill, right, blake . Reporter yeah. A lot going on here in washington, connell. Start on capitol hill, top two negotiate force tore the white house, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and w
Growing and the death toll rising, nationwide tonight the nations leading Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci is issuing a sobering warning. The virus may never be fully eradicated. Now in an attempt to at least get it under control, several states including ohio, indiana and minnesota as well as the cities of baltimore and washington, d. C. , said they would mandate masks be worn nearly all of the time in public. And the n. F. L. Now says when it allows fans back into stadiums they will be required to wear masks, too. And tonight the u. S. Government says it will pay nearly 2 billion to two pharmaceutical companies in exchange for 100 million doses of a vaccine that is still under development. Now, if it works, the Administration Says americans would be given that vaccine for free or at an affordable price. As we come on the air tonight the virus has killed nearly 142,000 people in the u. S. And confirmed cases top 3. 9 million. Thats more than one out of every four cases in t
A major covid outbreak at the border. Also with us tonight, former acting general that whitaker out with an executive order to protect public monuments as american say the Democratic Leaders time to grow up. Stop allowing mob vigilante to take over americas streets. The White House Press secretary asks where to draw the line of ripping down the statues. Even a statue for gandhi was vandalized. Just go back to jesus. There is now a push to take down the statue for jesus, too. Talk about american saying the democratic seattle mayor, you grow up, too. You put people in harms way when you applauded violent protesters as patriots. Now, you, mayor, you are admitting you are wrong. The protest now shut down because the police chief and Police Officials are saying crime is on the rise. Two violent shootings leaving one person now dead. Officials reporting rapes, burglaries and crime on the rise. Telling the major hearing today with dr. Fauci on the government covid response, mad at democratic