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Virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccine in Grand Rapids By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-03-01 05:25:03-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sen. Winnie Brinks, (D) Grand Rapids, is hosting a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates on vaccine distribution. The town hall is in partnership with the Kent County Health Department and the president of Mercy Health Saint Marys. The event runs 7 - 8 p.m. and will update residents on the distribution efforts so far in Grand Rapids. The...

He was the first sikh american, the first asian-american. >> he became a farmer at a time when they were not allowed to own land. he fought for immigration rights and pushed congress to pass a bill allowing indian immigrants to gain u.s. citizenship. in 1949 he finally became a u.s. citizen. >> and he was sworn into congress in 1957 after winning as a democrat in californias 29th district. he fought for veteran benefits, farm labor programs and the 1957 civil rights bill. saund died in hacks in ...

He is to much more of the latte latter. >> bret: kevin corke and the white house briefing room. in americas election headquarters tonight, we are now inside two weeks but until the midterm elections and we continue our reporting from across the country. tonight we go to a traditionally republican district in southern california that could be headed the other way. correspondent peter doocy is in orange county tonight. >> this candidate for congress one at the mega millions jackpot in 2010. >> it ...

High-tech military cameras that see through walls, can inspect our pipelines to prevent leaks. remote-controlled aircraft, can help us identify potential problems and stop them in their tracks. at bp, safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >> tucker: the federal government i >> tucker: the federal government is on pace for a possible shutdown tomorrow night with congress feuding over what to include in a spending bill that must pass. one of the biggest obstacles as fun...

Campaigning as far back as last summer for the position and reid accuses the governor of stalling to help his fellow democrats. >> its been troublesome. right after the vacancy occurred, the governor said he would call it as soon as possible. i took the governor at his word. now whats been happening is this delay, and the governor has gone silent on it. to me it raises serious questions about old school politics at work. >> reporter: local democrats on the other hand, they applaud paterson for n...

Republicans say thats not the -- citing budget problems but republicans say thats not the real reason for the delay. david, why the delay? >> as you point out, if you believe the governor, david paterson, the main reason is money. paterson, a democrat, has to call a special election in order to temporarily fill massas seat before the november election. despite indicating early on he would do so, he now says the cost is simply too high, especially since rural upstate new york counties in the 29th...

Chance to succeed. >> and senator perkins argument which he makes again in "the new york times" is that the huge number of applicants to these charter schools is not evidence that they are good or that they are a success. its evidence that public schools are a failure. thats exactly the point. they are the failure, so lets try something new now. >> more than happy to have him on. >> and, again, charter schools are public schools, but they are public schools where you give teachers, you give stud...

We can take this up with nancy pelosi. well stay away from -- >> but the minute that interviews over -- >> boom! were going all-massa, all-day. were doing it for the people of the 29th district of new york. well get to our top stories. it is time for that. >> by the way, we also have peter baker this hour. hes writing "the new york times" cover story on rahm emanuel. it is great story. >> its an awesome story. if you have not read it online already, get it this sunday. >> thats a word the kids...

Though supporters say the plan will help send more kids to college, critics argue it is the first step toward nationalizing schools. schools in kansas city, missouri, meanwhile, are confronting their own challenges amid a massive budget crisis. faced with potential bankruptcy, the city school board voted last night to close nearly half of its 61 schools. the 5-4 vote will cut 700 jobs, including 285 teachers. supporters say it is necessary to erase a projected $50 million deficit, but parents ...

Times" this past weekend, and i dont understand why there is actually the senator that represents these children who are giving -- a state senator, who represents the children who are getting an extraordinary opportunity who is trying to take that opportunity away from them. senator perkins, trying to get him on the show the last couple of days, bill perkins, but he wont come on. why in the world would you guess that senator bill perkins would stand in the way of children in his district getting...