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 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
Climate change is an existential threat to life on. The World Health Organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over 250000. 00 people each year. Many fewer governments the failing to respond and its unlikely that the Paris Agreement targets of keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time it pressure groups believe change is possible theyre seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im sure all tore in the us workers are dying activists pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i make them a carbon in the u. K. And ive come to. C known as extinction with these members believe that the only way to environmental chain. Peoples rights. Fearful for the planet they all inherit young people around the world are standing up and demanding a Better Future in the us a growing and passion
Small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Climate change is an existential threat to life on. The World Health Organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over 250000. 00 people each year. Many governments the failing to respond and its unlikely that the Paris Agreement targets of keeping the global temperature right below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time it pressure its believed change is possible theyre seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im not around tahrir and you ask where. Activist is pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i know from the carbon in the u. K. And ive come to learn about movement known as extinction with these members believe that the only route to
Emergency crews are on the scene. Moving over to mass transit, ferries are on time as well as b. A. R. T. , ace 3 has some signal issues in stockton so its about 15 minutes behind schedule. New overnight, Concord Police have launched an investigation after a car crashed into a fire hydrant causing this. All that water flying into the area like a geyser the this was around 12 45 this morning in concord on olivero road. Water officials were on the scene trying to shut off the water. Theres no word from police if the driver was intoxicated. The first case of coronavirus with unknown origin has been discovered in Solano County. Theres now 82,000 cases in 49 countries around the world. The Trump Administration named Vice President pence to lead the response in the United States. Some u. S. Airlines are suspending some flights to italy and South Carolina and issuing waivers. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live for us at Uc Davis Medical Center in sacramento where that patient from Sola