Jersey and New York, seeing firsthand that damage on the ground and also visiting with those families who lost so much in Hurricane Ida. But the president also spoke with a real sense of urgency about the threat posed by Climate Change, saying that storms like ida are evidence that action must be taken now. This is Code Red. Reporter President Biden issuing a warning on climate Change Today as he saw firsthand the damage brought by Hurricane Ida. Climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy and the threat is here. It is not going to get any better. The Question Cant get worse. We can stop it from getting worse. Its incredible. Reporter it was the second time in four days that the president toured the devastation left in Idas Wake on the ground in louisiana on friday and today in New Jersey and New York. Meeting Face To face with families impacted by the storm. Our plan was to go in and save her belongings, but unfortunately probably around 2 30, 3 00 thursday The House was on fire. Thank god you didnt come back. Yeah. Reporter the president pledging federal support will continue for the long haul as the region recovers from Flash Flooding and tornados. Oh, my God Reporter damaged homes and killed at least 50 people. We will make sure the relief is equitable so those hardest hit get what they need, and we know there is a lot more to do. Thats why were here. He also used the visit to make the case for his economic agenda, arguing investments in infrastructure and combatting Climate Change are vital for recovery. I think were at one of those infection points that either we act or were going to be were going to be in real, real trouble. Our kids will be in real trouble. Reporter the White House says one in three americans live in counties impacted by severe weather in recent months. Action is needed across the board. We do as much as we can on the local level. But im sure that not only the united states but the rest of the world is responsible for fixing this problem. Reporter and the white House Today also asked congress to approve billions of dollars in funding for natural disasters in their upcoming government proposal. Specifically, they are asking for 10 Billion to respond to Hurricane Ida and another 14 Billion for recovery and unmet needs relating to other national disasters like wild fires and storms. The president in his Remarks Today also suggested he may soon head out west to california to see the devastation of the wild fires around there. Thanks so much. Now to Mj Lee in New York where President Biden spoke a while ago. Mj, what are you hearing from people there who are devastated. Reporter yeah, jim. Devastated is just right. If you walk down streets like these, this is just a few blocks away from where President Biden just spoke in queens, you know house after house with basements that are completely just ruined. You still see days later piles of Trash And Furniture out on the sidewalks and people wondering how are they going to fix up their homes . How are they going to be able to afford all of this . When they describe what happened days ago, they say that this was really like a scene from the movie, that they have never seen this kind of flooding, even folks who have lived here for decades, that the water just came in so fast and they just did not expect this kind of devastation. One man we spoke to earlier today whose basement was completely ruined, he said that this was particularly bad timing for this community because they have been through so much over the last year with the pandemic. Take a listen. Everything got destroyed. Everything. This whole weekend we have just been taking stuff out of The House and putting it into the alleyway. Literally, there is nothing left. Our community is so numb. We got hit by coronavirus. Crazy in this neighborhood. Not too long ago, we had a freezer taking bodies away from the hospital. So at this point, were kind of just emotionally numb, and its like at this point the tragedy is people losing their lives. Reporter look, and some of the folks we spoke to said they certainly appreciate President Biden coming to this area to see the damage with his own eyes, but they also just have a lot of practical questions, like how are the Sewage Systems going to be fixed . How are they going to get reimbursed for all of the money they now have to spend to mix their homes. And it was really jerinterestin jim. You heard President Biden say Call Fema to try to get help. We spoke with one woman earlier today who said she did just that and she got the Run Around, that she was told she had to first contact her insurance company. It goes to show that for the people whose homes have been completely ruined, theyre not feeling a lot of confidence right now, that that money is going to reach them fast enough. Im sure it is ago agonizing process. Thanks so much for that report. Joining me now donovan richards. Donovan, thanks so much for being with us once again. You just joined the president as he toured the damage in your bureau just a short time ago. What commitments did the president make as these residents are trying to recover from the storm . And were you satisfied with what you heard . Well, im never satisfied until every home is rebuilt and peoples livelihoods are put back in place. But one of the things im very appreciative of that the president did is he went into peoples homes, he spoke to them, acknowledged their pain. Fema was there, so it was great to have the administrator there letting folks know that there is assistance right now for them, which is something we didnt see during sandy. It took about a month before We Saw fema during that hurricane. So to have fema on the ground and boots on the Ground Today was very important. And then lastly pushing this infrastructure bill. There is rhetoric and then there is dollars. And queens residents are very tough. Were resilient. But we also know that money is a big piece of this in terms of fixing our infrastructure. Yeah. I mean, anything to stop this from happening again, no question about it, donovan. And President Biden is using Todays Trip to highlight Climate Change and he repeated that message a few times today. You say, though, this is nothing new. You have been seeing the effects for some time now, hurricane sandy, for example. But were also seeing this with katrina and other big storms. Are you hopeful this storm will finally lead to some change in addressing this issue . Im cautiously optimistic. We need Senator Manchin to get onboard immediately. You know, this package is much bigger than just about a dollar figure. This is about peoples livelihoods. And i do believe the president is doing everything in his power to push this rock up The Hill. I know hes doing it along with our Senator Chuck Schumer as well, which was acknowledged today. So i am cautiously optimistic. Once again now that were here having this conversation, i think that these storms have certainly sent a Code Red as the president said today to the nation that the clock has run out, and we have to act now. And this is something my residents have lived with for decades and welcome to Everybody Else who just have endured this now. It is sad that its come to this, but now everyone is impacted and were all in this together and we have to move forward to ensure that this package passes. And our reporter Mj Lee was just saying a few moments ago shes hearing from residents who are concerned about this Red Tape at fema, that theyre getting the Run Around at fema. What do you think about that . Do they need to get these checks going . Thats something you havent taught in a while. Yeah. I have been here before. So one of the things i discussed with the president along with the mayor and the Governor Today was the importance of having presence on the ground. We want to have Mobile Fema Units stationed in these neighborhoods. We need to see a more presence of these centers centered in the neighborhood. So fema needs to be in the neighborhood, and i think thats the message that many local officials such as myself have to say. What are you going to do about folks living in these illegal Basement Apartments, that heartbreaking video that you and i discussed yesterday of the nypd going into some of these flooded basements. It just tears your heart out. What can you done about these Basement Apartments that can be so dangerous for the residents . A lot of Folks Cant afford anything else in some cases. But what can be done about it . Ill start with what were doing in this office. I Cant Speak for Everybody Else. But we have approved 10,000 units of affordable housing. We have done some Ground Breaking for weeks. We know thats a drop in the bucket when you are talking about a city where you have nearly 300,000 people living in base basements. One of the proposals i have is to subsidize these units to bring them up to grade, up to compliance where there are windows, where we can do e gress. Thats a larger policy decision, but we know money needs to be attached to this conversation as well. Why is it that is it a Drainage Issue in these basements . What is the overriding issue in these basements that causes them to get flooded to this extent . Is it just the volume of water . Yeah. Yeah. I mean, this was an extreme water event. I mean, this was an extreme Weather Event where obviously our Sewer System could not keep up with the face of the storm that came in. So the number one way to ensure that we dont see flooding, and We Saw this in communities. We still need more from fema and the Army Corp. But the Bottom Line is where Infrastructure Investment was put in, normally in places where We Saw flooding, we didnt see it this time. We need this 3. 5 trillion plan to pass, and new York City needs to get a large bulk of that to bring these Communities Infrastructure up to grade and up to par. Yeah. Infrastructure is not a boring word. It is not a boring topic when it has real world implications like what youre talking about and the people you are going through. Jim, let me just add. I used to chair the environmental Protection Committee in the Economy Council in actually southern queens, which is a predominantly black and brown neighborhood. It was always disproportionately impacted by flooding. What happened differently this time was that we had a 2 Billion investment from the city. Historically the places that we would see flooding in a storm like this where that investment went in, we relatively saw no flooding. If we invest in communities, we invest, then we can get ahead of them. And we invest in people at the same time. Thank you so much. The u. S. Tops 40 Million total cases as the president prepares in a major speech on the challenges ahead. You are in the situation room. Brought to you by ukg, our purpose is people. Oh, focaccia ah, theres no place like panera. Enjoy the toasty, saucy Chipotle Chicken Avocado melt on freshly baked bread. Panera. Order on the app today. Im so glad youre ok, sgt. Houston. This is sam with usaa. Do you see the Tow Truck . Yes, thank you, that was fast. Sgt. Houston never expected this to happen. Or that her Grandpas Dog tags would be left behind. But that one call got her a tow and rental. Paid her claim. 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It could go either way, and it is up to us. Reporter so this is an Inflection Point as Temperatures Drop and millions of Kids Venture back inside classrooms. If we do things right, we hope that we dont see much increase at all. Weve got to get the School System masked. Reporter but, remember, there are politicians and parents fighting that simple logic. You are all demonic entities. You are going to be taken down. You already had your first warning, and this is your last. She cannot speak anymore. Reporter meantime, nearly 100,000 americans are in the hospital fighting this virus. The vast majority unvaccinated. Sad and sometimes demoralizing. Im not judging patients for making that decision. I really want to empathize and try to understand why theyre afraid of the treatment because what they really need to be afraid of is the virus. Reporter Idaho Planning to ration care. The governor calls this an unprecedented and unwanted point in the history of our state. We have about 75 Million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not yet vaccinated. If we get the majority of those people vaccinated, we can turn this around. In more than half of states there is a dip in average daily cases. Will that hold . Last year there was a Post Labor Day bump. We are having to prepare ourselves for yet another surge. Reporter Football Fans packed in the stands in alabama, which has the lowest Vaccination Rate in the land. In south carolina, which has the highest Infection Rate in the land and in georgia where near record numbers are already in the hospital. Now, the next frontier are going to be is going to be the booster shots. Now, the pfizer vaccine, third shot is expected to roll out the week of september 20th. And if, as we suspect, the deal is going to be that you get your third shot eight months after your second shot, then during that first week of rollout, about Five Million americans are going to be eligible for that. Jim . All right. Very important information, nick watt. Thank you so much. Cnn chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta joins us now. The u. S. Has now reported more than 40 Million covid cases. It is unbelievable to even say that. Put that number in perspective for us. Well, the way theyre getting at those numbers are looking at the amount of immunity thats circulating out there, jim. Let me show you this graph. Theyre trying to figure out how many people have antibodies, how many have those antibodies through infection. Thats the line at the bottom there. 40 Million, as you said. And the rest of the immunity coming from the vaccine. If you add it all up, they say 80 of the country has some evidence of immunity. I will say, jim, i think those numbers are all over the map because we have never done enough testing. We are still not doing enough testing. At one point in the spring they said there may be 100 Million people infected with covid. Whether that means antibodies drifted off in those infected people or what, the Bottom Line is we will know when you start to getting to higher levels of immunity when numbers start to go down. Yeah. 53 is just not going to cut it. Children now represent more than one in four of the weekly covid19 cases as many children are heading back to school this week, how do we prevent that number from going even higher because at the very least we should be able to protect these kids. Yeah. No doubt. I was really struck when i was reflecting on some of the reporting from last year, even free vaccines im talking about, there were studies done showing how safe schools could be, again even without vaccines. It is really based on a few things. Schools that did this diligently had much lower Transmission Rates than schools that didnt do these things. They also had much lower rates than the surrounding community. Vaccination, again, under the age of 12, vaccines arent going to be available. But vaccines werent the only thing. Masks and specifically the right kind of High Filtration masks. Doing regular Testing And Understanding risk. Understanding and eliminating some of the risk. They did that well, jim, in many School Districts last year, even showing prevaccine that schools could open safely. Many places said, well, weve got the vaccine so lets not worry about the basic public health strategies. Thats the mistake. It can be happen and it is not that hard to do. We have to do everything. Sounds like All Of The Above might be the better approach. And dr. Fauci says three doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine might just be the proper vaccine regimen. Is that where were heading now with the data . Well, you know, it sounds like it, jim. One thing we have heard from the beginning is that as the vaccine starts to wane in terms of effectiveness, that might be a signal for a booster. The vaccines are still working very well against hospitalization and death, which they are. But there are some waning, Espeu Look at other countries. Most adult vaccines do require boosters. We dont talk about this much but we could talk about these. Whether its hepatitis or hpv. Two or three shots for many of these. That part is not unusual. I think the confusion here, jim, is that if a booster was always going to be necessary at six to eight months, thats probably what they should have said from the beginning. I think, you know, the mixed message here is does this mean the vaccine is not working . No, it does not. Does it mean it may not work as well in the next few months . Dr. Sanjay, well keep plugging away at this, and i know you will as well. Coming up, a rally celebrating January 6th rioters is days away, if you can believe that. And Law Enforcement officials are ratcheting up their warnings that it could trigger new violence at the u. S. Capital. energetic music introducing the first ever at4 lineup. Premium and capable. Thats professional grade from gmc. 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Here in washington, Law Enforcement officials are gearing up for potential violence at a rally designed to show support for the January 6th rioter. Brian, this rally is Coming Up soon. It is, jim. Former Fbi Deputy director Andrew Mccabe says that Law Enforcement needs to take this threat of what could happen on September 18th at this rally very seriously. Tonight we have new information on the threats and on the security precautions. Tonight new concerns over an upcoming rally which seeks to support those arrested for the January 6th Capital Attack. Law enforcement veterans telling cnn theyre worried that justice for j6 planned for September 18th could bring some of the same violence to the capital. Im very concerned about September 18th. You have got a lot of extreme people out there with these extreme views and many of them are violent. The justice for J6 Rally is organized by a former Trump Campaign Staffer and is intended to show support for the insurrectionists charged in the Capital Attack investigation. It is not clear how many people will gather outside the capital on that saturday, but the new Capitol Hill Police chief said they need to be ready for everything. Weve got to be prepared for that because we dont know what to anticipate. It could be 5,000 people show up instead of 500, we need to be prepared for that. Sources familiar with the Security Preparations tell cnn there are serious discussions about reinstalling the kind of fencing that went up around the capital. A Law Enforcement source said that the metropolitan d. C. Police department will be fully activated. A top Homeland Security Official said online Extremist Rhetoric is strikingly similar to what it was on the build up to January 6th with increasing calls to violence linked to conspiracy theories. We have this committed, relatively large group of people in the country who still believe, despite all evidence to the contrary that the election itself, the president ial election, was illegitimate. And they believe that they are called upon to act her rowically to thwart that election. Some have expressed frustration with conservative lawmakers who they may is fanning the flames trying to make martyrs of those arrested for the January 6th attack referring to them as political prisoners and detainees. We want to know how are the detainees being treated. Former d. C. Police chief Charles Ramsey is concerned about State Capitals in other buildings on September 18th. I think police across the country, as well as federal agencies across the country need to be very, very aware and protect federal buildings because, as you harden one target, you make another one look soft. Law enforcement an lalysts s they are concerned about potential Lone Wolf actors. Some of those among the most menacing people on January 6th are still out there, like the person who planted two Pipe Bombs near the capital just before the insurrection who still has not been caught. Brian todd, thanks for that report. Lets more on all of this with the Former Fbi Deputy director and Andrew Mccabe. Hes the author of the threat, how the fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump. Andrew, you say officials need to take this more seriously than they are right now. This intelligence seems to indicate some of the same folks may come back for a sequel. I guess the question i have in my mind is, you know, are they are they really that dumb that they would show up again at this rally and cause a bunch of violence and problems like they did the last time . Yeah. Well find out, right, on the 18th. I think to your first question, my concern is that officials take the intelligence, particularly that chatter that theyre hearing on Social Media, the conversations that theyre hearing from the subjects who are under investigation and may be subject to some level of surveillance, if theyre seeing and hearing the same sorts of things that they heard before January 6th they should be taking better preparations and taking those those conversations more seriously. I mean, lets be honest. January 6th was a combination of a massive group of people and an unprepared Police Force on the capital not properly assisted by the department of Homeland Security and the fbi. So all indications, jim, it looks like our Law Enforcement intelligence folks are taking this rally on the 18th very serious. Does that mean we should have the national guard here . Does that mean we need to have fences up around the capital, that we need to take those precautions . Does it need to be ramped up to that level . It is hard for me or anyone to know exactly what theyre hearing. But if theyre hearing the same sorts of chatter and seeing what they saw before the 6th, then i would say absolutely they should. The fbi, dhs, capital police, the metropolitan police got caught sort on January 6th. They will not want to get caught sort on the 18th. And my guess is they will in an abundance of caution reach out for all of those security measures. How will authorities figure out how many people are going to show up for those . How does that Calculation Work . Do you just look at Social Media and see if you can find Tea Leaves . Well, it begins with the permit the organizers have to file with the city. They have to give an estimate of the size of the crowd they expect. This one started at 500. The organizers have already changed that at 700 to start there. But then you look at Social Media. You look at those networks and those people who are very invested in trying to amp up and amplify the crowd around these events. Of course in this case you dont have a sitting president who is participating in that sort of preevent publicity, so thats a very big factor that we dont have here. But from all that sort of intelligence collection, you try to make your best estimate as to who you think will show up. Talk about the mind set behind, you know, this rally with motivating the people up to this rally on the 18th. Obviously the Big Lie is a big part of this. One of the things you see out there, you hear from some of the folks associated from the people who will be out there on the 18th is the people in jail from January 6th are political prisoners. Jim, i think theyre gravitating towards that sort of language because it appeals to their audience. The hard right supporters, people like that, are going to those sorts of claims ring with that crowd. But the fact is it is completely untrue. The simple fact that you have political beliefs and find yourself in jail doesnt mean you are a political prisoner. All those folks arrested and those detained as a result of their involvement on January 6th are detained because a judge or Grand Jury determined there is probably cause to believe they committed a crime and in many cases violent crimes. Theyre in jail and theyre in the situation theyre in because they likely violated federal criminal law. And trump doesnt have the same platform he did on January 6th but there are others on the hard right of the Republican Party who are picking up the slack, i guess. They really are. So hes the biggest factor in terms of being able to draw attention and ultimately people to these sorts of events. So that will hurt them this time. All indications are that this crowd seems to likely be smaller than the one We Saw on January 6th. But that is not stopping some notable voices on The Hill and notable voices from the far right in doing everything they can to track this rally. Of course we will be watching. You will as well. Thanks for that. Just ahead, new restrictions on voting in texas as the republican governor signs the legislation. Hes also defending the states near total ban on abortion. What are democrats doing to fight back. A volunteer that puts care into everything he does. It really protects my skin. Its comfortable and lasts a long time. Dove men, 48h Freshness with triple action moisturizers. Its Grilled Cheese time. Yeah, its time for Grilled Cheese. After we make Grilled Cheese, then were eating Grilled Cheese. Because its time. Yeah. Time for Grilled Cheese. If sweat is your bodys natural way of cooling itself down. Then condensation is a beers natural way of saying drink me. Michelob ultra superior light beer. Your mission stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. And take. It. On. 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The governor signed a controversial bill that puts new restrictions on voting. Were joined now to talk about it by a congressman who is the democrat from texas, of course. Congressman, this law passed after a long fight. Texas state democrats did as much as they could the try to stop it, but they couldnt stop it. What do these restrictions mean for Voting Rights particularly for communities of color . It means that republicans including Greg Abbott are trying to make it harder for people who dont agree with them to actually go vote. If you look at what they did, they outlawed sending People Mail Ballot applications. Not even sending them Mail Ballots or Mail Ballot applications when it is already hard to vote my mail in texas. They have such a large population, so they banned drive through voting that was helpful for people who are taking their kids with them to go vote for people who are disabled, for example. So they banned that. They banned 24hour voting. You have a lot of people that work shifts late into the night, so they want to be able to vote at 11 00, midnight, so forth. So they banned. But probably the most dangerous thing is they allowed for these Poll Watchers to go intimidate voters. That means anybody like the proud boys or these far right groups can watch people over their shoulders as they vote and try to intimidate them. They get a free arning. They get a free pass. And then the election judge, if they catch them doing something again can ask them to leave. It is a horrendous situation here in texas. This is a state that continues to the state, at least the statewide politics continues to be dominated by a far right group of people that are out of sync with the population of texas as a whole because they make it so hard for people to vote and kick them out of office. Governor abbott was asked about texas this year total Abortion Ban and whether it would force victims of rape and insist to have that baby. Lets watch how he replied. It doesnt require that because it provides at least six weeks for a person who be able to get an abortion. So, for one, it doesnt provide that. Lets make something very clear. Rape is a crime, and texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets. Congressman, what is your reaction to that . Well, the governor, Greg Abbott, is a hypocrite that hes hurting the people of texas, especially texas women. Folks know that many women by six weeks dont even realize or know that theyre pregnant. But also, jim, a few years ago, the Texas Legislature and the governor actually had a chance to fully fund getting rid of the Rape Kit Backlog in texas, in texas counties. And they wouldnt put up the money to do that. So he talks about getting rid of rapists in texas. They wouldnt clear the Rape Kit Backlog. It took a State Rep from dallas to make it an optional fee. I think when you go renew your Drivers License to actually create a fund to go forward and do that. So, you know, Greg Abbott has taken the state in incredibly far right direction, and i believe that ultimately its going to come back to bite him. I also want to ask you about the situation in afghanistan. The Secretary Of State is denying reports that a tall ban blocked planes from leaving the country and holding People Hostage as michael mccall, the republican congressman was saying over the weekend. You sit on the intelligence committee. Are people being blocked from evacuating . What is the situation as you understand it . I have not heard that information. That has not been communicated to me as a member of the intelligence committee. The administration successfully with partners evacuated 120,000 people in a matter of few weeks, which was an incredible feat that hardly Anybody Thought was possible. There are some americans that we need to make sure we help get out of there. There are people in my direct, three families that have folks that are over there. Were working hard on that. We have to be mindful of those challenges. But the secretary is coming next monday. So ranking remember mccall at that point will get an opportunity to lay out his evidence when we convene. All right. Thanks so much for your time this evening. We appreciate it. Thank you. All right. Coming up, with just one week to go before the california Recall Election, Gavin Newsom is turning to big name democrats to help him save his job. Hey google. Hey look. Were twinsies. At cvs, Flu Shots can be free, safe, and quick. So the whole family can get them. Now were twinsies. Get 5 dollars off 20 with each free Flu Shot at cvs. Energy is everywhere. Even in a little seedling. Which, when turned into fuel, can help power a plane. 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Reporter thats right, jim. Not just Elizabeth Warren but kamala harris. The White House announcing the president himself will be out here sometime next week. The stakes are high in this Recall Election and not just for california. With just seven days left to convince californians he deserves to keep his job. Are we going to vote no on this recall . Reporter democratic governor Gavin Newsom is delivering closing armguments. Racial justice is on the ballot. Economic justice is on the ballot. Social justice is on the ballot. Reporter striking a national tone. We did not defeat trumpism. Its still alive and come to the state of california. Reporter with help from high profile friends from washington. I will fight with everything ive got to keep from putting one more donald Trump Republican in office. It is part of the same thing suppressing the vote. Going into the capitol. Stopping democracy. Reporter newsom sought the race to turn it into a referendum. Our approach to the pandemic we believe is save lives. Their approach we quite literally believe will impact not only public health in this state but our economic recovery. Reporter making a womans right to choose a theme after texas banned abortions this month. You saw what happened in texas. On the other side of the recall effort. In a few more days, youll have a new governor named Larry Elder. Reporter the leading republican tender, conservative radio host Larry Elder not shying away. God forbid Governor Elder should replace dianne feinstein. Theyre afraid id replace her with a republican. Reporter on the Campaign Trail Elder issues. Crime is up, Cost Of Living is up. Where has this man done anything right . Ive never run for office before unless you count fifth grade class president. I always felt minorities and common complain too much about racism and sexism. For his supporters, its about the personal appeal. I voted for Donald Trump twice. The former president refused to conceit the 2020 president ial election making false claims it was stolen and full of fraud. Elder seeming to take a page from that playbook. The 2020 election in my opinion was full ofshenanigans. We have lawyers that will file lawsuits in a timely fashion this time. California democrats out number republicans 21. For newsom is the name of the game. Let me be explicit. We vote no on this recall or in a matter of weeks the next governor in the state of california is Larry Elder. Reporter Itnewso Ms Segy i the early returns with the 6 Million ballots cast and 53 came from democrats and 24. 5 came from republican voters. Lucy, thank you so much. Well have more news just ahead. In 2016, i was working at the Amazon Warehouse when my brother passed away. And a couple of years later, my mother passed away. After taking care of them, i knew that i really wanted to become a nurse. Amazon helped me with training and tuition. 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