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Our next speaker really needs no introduction and stays on the frontline. Congresswoman ayana pressley. She is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain are closest to the power. Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning...

Prior to being elected to congress, she served on the bostons city council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Please welcome congresswoman ayanna pressley. E] rep. Ressley today, i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones recorded in our history books, but those omitted from the pages. The freedom riders, the organizers, the community builders. Every loved one passed a brownbag lunch. Lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the mat...

Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this mo...

Economic downturn. Abuse claims affecting two Major College sports teams. Colorado state suspended football activities. Texas tech firing its Womens Basketball coach. What the universities are saying this morning. Crash investigation. Mangled wreckage littering the runway after an air india plane overshoots its landing. The plane splitting in two. Survivors telling their stories. Hold onto that kid and dramatic rescues. Strangers banding together to help a family trapped by rising floodwaters. Stay there. Come over slowly. How they got them to safety. One of the heros describing those harrowin...

To fight the spread of coronavirus. A new app from new yorks Long Island Railroad lets riders know which train cars are less crowded. It uses infrared cameras and weight sensors to determine which cars are already full. The app also provides realtime train Location Tracking thats updated every three seconds. Amazon is rolling out some new technology of its own to help its employees with social distancing inside its warehouses. The company will soon be offering that new tech to everyone else for free as other businesses reimagine their own work spaces. Heres abcs kaylee hartung. Reporter new te...