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This week here at cnn, weve been showing you pieces that are near and dear to our heart called champions for change. its a chance for us anchors here to highlight an organization or cause that mean as lot to us. so today, cnns fredricka whitfield introduces us to a national nonprofit called girls on the run. its an organization that helps inspire girls to reach their athletic and other potential. >> reporter: theres something about lacing up, gearing up, the start line. and how sports help girls...

Strong-willed people. >> oh, yeah. >> werent we already strong willed? but even stronger as a result of doing sports together? >> yes, i agree. it was a situation where, you know, you just wanted to participate. didnt matter who was better, lo wasnt better. >> right. >> we pretty much supported one another because we were a team. >> right. >> to this day we are besties going way back to our middle school sports teams. i know today not every american public school kid has the same access to a var...

Doing sports together. >> yes. i agree. it was a situation where, you know, we just -- we just wanted to participate. it didnt matter who was better, who wasnt better. >> right. >> we pretty much supported one another because we were a team. >> right. >> more of a family. >> and family forever. i know today not every american public school kid has the same kind of access to a variety of sports and the amazing building blocks that come with athletics, which is why i want you to meet some extraord...

Bush campaign says it plans to send an e-mail to thousands of its supporters in alabama that will say the following. "for years, donald trump favored partial birth abortions. trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in american history. hes supported restrictions on the second amendment and has long backed laws that infringe on states land rights." it goes on to say trumps positions are deeply out of step with the alabama way of life. we know alabama cherishes life, especially the life o...

16 people have already died since thursday when triple digit temperatures unleashed the deadly storms leaving millions without power. you see all of these states in yellow? these are the states suffering in ohio, 425,000 customers without power as of 10:00 last night. same story in virginia, same story in maryland, where hundreds of thousands of people are waiting, waiting for that electricity to flip back on. there is still really no let up in sight this morning. 20 states under heat ...

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