mines. right, now i am grateful for a week of perspective. one that reminded me why i d what i do. tonight, my national actio network s annual conferenc closes out here in new york. as always, i had the pleasur of hosting some of the mos influential people in th world. most of them black from cabine members to venture capitalist. but i am proud to say th keynote speech yesterday cam from the most powerful black women in the world vice president, kamala harri who covered several topics but as casualties mount from recent mass shootings, she specifically address the impac of our gun culture has had o black immunities where gun violence is often commonplac but public sympathy is not often there. let s reject the fals choice that some are pushing t suggest that you are either in favor of upholding the secon amendment or you are in favo of passing reasonable gu safety laws. let us reject that false choice, we are not falling for the oke dokey. of course, the vice president sob
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afghan president meeting overnight in kabul. they were trying to diffuse tensions over the mass killings of those afghan civilian, allegedly by an american army soldier who has now been moved out of afghanistan. a deadly school bus crash in southern pennsylvania. the bus driver was killed when the packed bus collided with a semitruck on the highway. 28 students were injured. 6 had to be air lifted to a hospital. two inmates pardoned got driver s licenses and cars while they were still behind bars. all of this courtesy of the governor, his wife and his staff. ed lavendera with a cnn exclusive coming up. up first, with tensions rising in afghanistan meeting in kabul overnight. the u.s. soldier accused in a mass killing of afghan civilians has been moved out of the country to a military base in kuwait. that s angered lawmakers who want the american to be tried on afghan soil. and, this morning, there s word of new protests, as well. there are so many new developments overn