But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. And then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do
More than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasiocortez, veronica escobar, Ritchie Torres, and alex padilla. And theyre in good company, because latinos make up more than 11 of d. C. s population. This city has a ton of latin influence in art, in politics, and in culture, and of course food because where theres latino culture, theres always some damn good food. So lets get some eats. Im buying. Youre welcome. [upbeat latintinged music] [upbeat electronic music] im in d. C. , so you know were gonna talk politics, and you cant do that on an em
Billionaire has stepped forward to claim his prize. Why the billion dollar jackpot was basically heaven sent. We have to you know, step out of the train of some of them and run out to the and grab a photo really quick and hoppen before the schools close again. Students are racing through the b. A. R. T. Stations at incredible speed. The world record they are trying to break. Good morning, im gianna franco. Were doing to break the world record on going through b. A. R. T. Thats a good idea. Good morning, im reed cowan. Im nicole zaloumis, i felt we were breaking the record on substantiating at a desk for the longest and armiiest point in the morning. On one leg sometimes. Like this. Yes. We win. All right, why dont we start with the developing story out of concord this morning. A major fire in concord that began overnight. Heres a live look at the active scene right now. At the corner of sunset and e streets as you can see there the ladder is headed towards into the trees and it look li
Passed off to someone else to handle. Reporter two months later, the organization that collected the most money for ghost ship relief gray area has yet receive any of the money. Youre a resident. Cool, im sure the rest of the world knew that after two days after the fire. The foundation received more than 400 online claims for ghost ship relief. Its really important for us to outline a diligence process, and have the legwork we needed in order for us to do the job correctly. 800,000 total including donations from the raiders and warriors, money given to 137 individuals displaced or injured in the fire, and to the families of those who died sam was badly hurt and remains in a San Francisco burn unit. Sam has received several checks from the red cross for her son. The frustration with time is not as much a problem for me, because sam is some place safe. If i was trying to use the money right now, i would be horribly frustrated and tickedoff. I understand that the gray area fund in partic
Victims fundraiser is finally being distributed. The fire claimed 36 people who were there to listen to music. Families were devastated. The investigation into the cause of the fire continues, as does the legal battle to determine who is responsible for it. All of that unfolds, the s r survivors go on with their lives and theyve gone on without the help of almost a Million Dollars that was donated on their behalf. Laura anthony is live to explain why thats changing now. The total amount collected from various organizations approaches 2 million and much of that has been distributed. One organization is lagging far behind. The one that raised the most money. They say because theyve been waiting on other agencies, the city, the county, and red cross to help them vet applicants to separate the ship claims from the many bogus ones theyve received in the weeks since the fire. If its too much for them, if its well beyond their experience it should have been passed off to someone else to handl