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National action network food drives. we feed people every thanksgiving. you usually come by. were holding you a vegan plate on thursday. how are you tackling the problem ahead of winter? >> so true.outgoing administration tackling the problem ahead of winter? >> we are going to do something different than we have witnessed in the past. one solution must solve a multitude of problems. during covid-19 over 200 million meals were prepared. but we were feeding them meals that impacted their pre-exis...

Wisconsin where a man was given a total acquittal and a symbol that vigilanteism is something you can get away with. we must continue to fight spiritually as well as legislatively. we need federal laws that deal with self-defense. many say the bar is too high in wisconsin to prove or disprove self-defense. and now many of us involved in activism have to worry what force will be used. but we are going to keep fighting and praying. it is a multigenerational fight. that does it for me. thanks for w...

Vigilanteism and the potential for violent confrontation here as we saw in kenosha? >> rev, first of all, thank you. this question is so important because on the surface many people believe that we are showing a display of concern about outcomes when you have trials or even governmental policies. but theres something more thats taking place. i was just out in one part of queens where you saw individuals wearing all black face masks, wearing black masks, and really going into communities, damagin...

But one thing is clear. the far right is already lionizing rittenhouse and taking the verdict as a sign vigilante violence will be tolerated. and thats something we all must fight against. its why in my capacity as founder and president of the national action network, i traveled to glenn county, georgia, this week to offer my support to the family of ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man shot dead by another group of white men who sought to take law into their own hands. closing arguments in that ...

Investment since the mid-1900s into our bridges. we are putting money towards building up our electric vehicle charging network across the country. were investing in our ports. we are investing in the epa and the cleanup of very important areas like the puget sound restoration right here in my district. so this is a historic bill. but in addition to that, were also investing in broadband, rural broadband. were taking lead out of the water. you know, we still are going to need to do even more on ...

A hopeful note. we heard so much about price tags and political infighting during the infrastructure negotiations, and not enough about what was in the legislation. now that the bipartisan part is signed, talk about whats so historic about it. after all, the last president tried for years to pass something like this and never even came close. tell us what was in it. you negotiated, you stood strong, what does it mean to people watching? >> well, reverend al, youre exactly right. we had two big w...

First, richard lui with todays top news stories. richard? >> rev, very good saturday to you. some of the stories were watching this hour, officials at atlantas hart field jackson airport gave the all clear and normal operations resumed after a chaotic scene this afternoon. an accidental discharge of a weapon near a security checkpoint startled travelers and temporarily grounded flights. police are investigating the incident. eyewitnesses said they were confused and it was crazy as some rushed to...

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On Friday, Aug. 27, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Louisianas American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed remaining ARP ESSER funds to them.

The year but top democrats are screaming class warfare. >> continues his war on the middle class with his unfair tax plan. >> completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful, not on the middle-class. heather: joining us for political debate, lawrence jones, host of the way that richard fowler, radio talkshow host and fox news contributor, thank you for joining us. class warfare or not? >> i would not go far to say class warfare but every time you cut taxes in this country you have to offset t...