Our next speaker really needs no introduction and stays on the frontline. Congresswoman ayana pressley. She is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain are closest to the power. Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we ar
Prior to being elected to congress, she served on the bostons city council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Please welcome congresswoman ayanna pressley. E] rep. Ressley today, i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones recorded in our history books, but those omitted from the pages. The freedom riders, the organizers, the community builders. Every loved one passed a brownbag lunch. Lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we are because of them. We are black with a capital b. We are the manifestation of the movement. We are and cultural proud blacks. If my granddaddy the reverend e. James echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say baby, make it play. I intend to do just that, make it play area we are in unprecedented and uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation and the crisis w
Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we are because of them. We are black with a capital b. We are the manifestation of the movement. Cultural proudnd blacks. If my granddaddy the reverend e. James echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say baby, make it play. I intend to do just that, make it play area we are in unprecedented and uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation
Now, they are not sure exactly why this happened. They say that there was some kind of an altercation that ended with the 24yearold being stabbed. Now, he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He is now in stable condition. And Metro Transit Police and Prince Georges County police are searching for this Washington Post express worker who was here handing out newspapers, is regularly here at the metro station [ inaudible ] exactly what happened here. They know who theyre looking for, and now they just have to find him. Reporting live, im tracee wilkins. Back to you all in the studio. Thank you, tracee. We can hear the wind blowing in Prince Georges County. Chuck, what can we expect from our weather today . Sounds a lot worse than it is, but ferocious southerly breezes averaging 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour are ushering in noticeably milder air. Still all dry around the washington area. There are a couple light rain showers out here in the mountains of West Virginia. We h for rain
This is a special edition of the situation room. More signs from inside the white house fuelling reports that the professional partnership between the president and his onetime top coronavirus advisor is over. We are talking about dr. Anthony fauci, one of the nations most esteemed Infectious Disease experts if not the nations most esteemed and once very visible Coronavirus Task force. He and the president no longer even on speaking terms. The last time they spoke was june 2nd. Senior Trump Administration officials now telling cnn certain people inside the white house no longer trust dr. Fauci and dont like it when he openly disagrees with President Trump on matters of urgent public safety. Life and death issues. Stay with cnn. We will have much more on this when we go live to the white house in a moment. I spoke with democratic congressman adam schiff and he told me voices like dr. Fauci need to be heard and need to be heard especially now. Dr. Fauci is the most respected voice in the