good evening, everyone. welcome to a very, very special edition of the reidout, live from the flying saucer draft imporium in ft. worth, texas. we re now just two weeks away from the midterm elections and the stakes could not be higher for the lone star state where everything from school board elections to the race for governor is dominated by the struggle to define what america is and who america stands for. texas is arguably the center of the u.s. culture wars. the red state that might be getting a little less red here and there where the consequences for this year s election are at a fever pitch. this is where the high-stakes abortion conversation we re all having right now began. when texas passed its bounty hunter abortion ban before the supreme court reversed roe v. wade. voting in texas is so restricted and anti-voter laws so effective, folks have dubbed it jim crow 2.0. more books have been banned from school libraries in this state than any other state, and this
Good evening. And welcome to this Special Edition of the Cbs Evening News from rome. Thank you for being with us. Im norah odonnell, overlooking the vatican, where just a few hours ago, we interviewed the holy father, pope francis. The head of the Catholic Church shares his insight on the State Of The World in his first extensive oneonone interview with a u. S. Television network. His holiness spoke to us about war, peace, famine, and Climate Change, all with the worlds children in mind. Our sitdown comes ahead of the vaticans first world childrens day, with a message that all kids are precious in gods eyes. We have been in rome and vatican city for a few days now, speaking with people from around the world who have made the sacred pilgrimage to reconnect with their faith, pray at the sistine chapel, and have a chance to see pope francis. A reminder that people of all faiths turn to pope francis for guidance on the worlds most difficult issues, making our conversation with his holiness
Now. Good evening. And welcome to this Special Edition of the Cbs Evening News from rome. Thank you for being with us. Im norah odonnell, overlooking the vatican, where just a few hours ago, we interviewed the holy father, pope francis. The head of the Catholic Church shares his insight on the State Of The World in his first extensive oneonone interview with a u. S. Television network. His holiness spoke to us about war, peace, famine, and Climate Change, all with the worlds children in mind. Our sitdown comes ahead of the vaticans first world childrens day, with a message that all kids are precious in gods eyes. We have been in rome and vatican city for a few days now, speaking with people from around the world who have made the sacred pilgrimage to reconnect with their faith, pray at the sistine chapel, and have a chance to see pope francis. A reminder that people of all faiths turn to pope francis for guidance on the worlds most difficult issues, making our conversation with his hol
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A recap of the days news. And beyond. You had this growing up, what do you think . If you had this . Youre successful but i think early on i would have been able to start my path earlier in my life and start it a little bit later. But i dont even know if i would have this school if i didnt have the trials and tribulations i had when i was a kid and the upbringing that i had. It let me know when i was younger if i ever had the means or became successful or anything i want to be able to give back. Do you ever like look around and get down and depressed . I know you said you always want to be positive with dr. King and those guys when you see whats happening in the country, oh, man, were going backwards . Absolutely. Thats human nature. No way you can look at certain things and not feel like, why are we not pushing forward. For me, as one of the leaders of america or one of the leaders of my community, its my
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