Plans for the second phase of D.C.’s new “Bridge District” in Poplar Point just across the newly redesigned Frederick Douglas Bridge include 1,000 housing units.
right to vote for all citizens. and then on the 17th, the holiday, we ll be in washington, d.c., on the frederick douglas bridge with the same message, because we cannot give up, we cannot give out, we cannot give in until this legislation is passed. the john lewis bill as well as the for the people act. now freedom to vote, excuse me. we called for this next weekend drum major institute and you have called national action network and other groups will be with you in phoenix. donald trump will also be in arizona that day, and of course everyone will be in washington on the 17th. but as this week draws to a close, are you confident the biden administration s response to the far-right groups implicated in the january 6th
what we re seeing here is thought of as a day of action, and not a day off, as with many schools closed, banks closed, activists view this as a day on. and they ll be marching across the frederick douglas bridge here in washington. this is not necessarily viewed as a march on washington, as much as it is as a march through washington, through the communities that these folks believe would benefit from a voting rights bill the most. so what does this mean? they talk about the idea of no legislation no celebration without legislation. so they re calling for a national standard when it comes to voting rights. they re calling for getting big money out of politics. and striking down some of the hurdles that they believe 19 states have put in across the country, when it comes to voting rights. we spoke to a number of folks out here today, including the former chief of staff to representative john lewis, who said he s been fighting this for decades and he plans to continue. mr. lewis once
energetic, they always thought he would get better. a very happy child. it s hard to see your child lay there. i thought he was going to pull through, but day-by-day, it kept getting worse and worse. if i would have known, he wouldn t have been playing. the parrish officials say the chlorine has been added to the water supply to hopefully kill off the amoeba. the parents say pay attention to where your children are playing so they don t get sick as well. terribly sad. 39 minutes past the hour. run down and risky? a new analysis of federal bridge data finds many are close to failure. many of those in the worst shape carry millions of drivers each and every day like the brooklyn bridge, the frederick douglas bridge in washington, d.c., and the main avenue bridge in cleveland. overall, the a.p. analyses found