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Digital id cards, they can even pay their bill- (beep) bill has joined the call. hey bill, were just- phone: hi guys, bill here. do we have julia on the line too? k, well well just- phone: hey sorry. i had you muted. well yea lets just- phone: so what i was thinking- ok well well- phone: yeah- lets just go ahead- phone: oh alright- the award-winning geico app. download it today. voting is now underway for the cnn hero of the year here is one of this year as top ten heroes. meet amy wright. >> ...

Stopping the fires, and you have seen the lilac fire that started yesterday in san diego. its 4,000 acres, and still 0% containment. homes already destroyed there. the winds calm now but are expected to pick back up and firefighters are still in the middle of battling the blazes as containment, and still very low, alisyn. >> still 0% containment. vote something under way for cnn hero of the year. meet amy wright. >> people with disabilities, sometimes the world passes them by. having a workpla...

Voting is now underway for our cnn hero of the year and here is one of this years top ten heros. easy for me to say. this is amy wright. >> people with disabilities, sometimes the world just passes them by. having a workplace that makes you feel proud of yourself and gives you a sense of community is something we all want. most of them are unemployed and we really felt like we wanted to do something about it. it was like coffee shop. >> good morning. welcome. its open. >> come on in. >> other th...

Carolina beaches bring therapy and healing to fellow vets and their families. in memory of her son leslie morrisette provides computers and robots to children battling serious illnesses keeping them connected to school and friends. >> she is walking. >> mona patel helps fellow amputees rebuild their lives through peer support, resources and transformative athletic activities. kha lichlt sweeneys books before boxing program provides mentorship and academic tutoring guiding kids from detroits toug...

Medical resources. if you give one group medical resources, and i dont disagree with that. just remember youre taking them away from someone else, as well. and youre going to push prices up. thats just simple economics. as larry gatlin says, it aint rocket surgery. >> well have to leave it at that. thank you for that. appreciate your time. coming up, a crucial test for president trumps travel ban as the supreme court is set to rule this week whether it should be allowed to take effect. all of ...

Its often the question people like to ask but many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have trouble answering that question. its estimated in fact that nearly 70% of them do not have jobs. amy wright, the mother of two children with down syndrome set out to change that. thats why shes this weeks cnn hero. >> people with disabilities are the largest minority in the world, and yet theyre an invisibility minority because most of them are so used to being in the shadows. >> and y...

He can be picked up and cuddled for the first time. its as if nicole see him for the first time. >> as a mother, you know when you hold your child, you know every bit of their face. well, his face, also encompassed anias. my first moment of relearning his face. and he looked up at me for the first time in that way. and i got to see that he was reassured and he was comforted in my arms, which was something i was scared of. he had never been held. and he melted in. and it was wonderful. >> what di...

Maybe come election time as part of the celebration ill be happy to share the secret. so id invite everybody to come and watch the election results in november of 2018. >> thank you for joining us and best of luck to your mother. give her our regards. when we ecome back is the democratic party in crisis? why some are calling for nancy pelosi -- manaits a series of is nsmart choices. and when you replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna

Question for you -- where do you work? thats often the first question that people ask. but many adults with developmental disabilities have trouble answering because nearly 70% of them do not have jobs. amy wright the mother of two children with down syndrome set out to change that. and thats why hes this weeks cnn hero. >> people with minorities are the largest minority in the world. so many of them are used to being in the shadows. our 40 employees are proud to be employed. and they will shout...

Look like a pattern here. >> bill: why? it does him no good. >> it is inexplicable to me why he would sit. i will tell you something else, the pattern that we have seen jerry my wright and this pastor when the president said in the 2008 campaign i didnt know what he was saying. i wasnt there when he was saying any of this stuff. his credibility is hot on that. americans do not believe it because of this. >> bill: the clip that we showed from this pastor smith was about a year old. but during the...