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Good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night, and we begin with that deadly explosion at a school in minneapolis, ripping it in half, trapping people inside. contractors were working on the gas lines at the time. the blast near a central stairwell that connects all areas of the building. summer programs were under way. children, teachers and staff were inside. rescue crews immediately began searching through the rubble, and tonight there is word coming in now, the name of the first victim. abc's alex perez on the scene for us in minneapolis. >> reporter: tonight, ...

Brentwood. have you been? i have never been to brentwood. >> what you will hear from community members is they are working together to address these issues? >> what are they doing? first of all, i just came from el salvador like an hour ago, a country that's been paralyzed by ms-13. they've got the highest murder rate in the world. what specifically are these 500 community members doing to fight against ms-13 that's more effective than what the president just proposed? >> well, our organization is working with young people for summer programs to ensure that they have access to opportunities, s...

Science, english. tests, exams, et cetera. so social studies and civic education tends to be pushed to the side. so i feel like it should be encouraged in the school systems because the majority of our youth are in school of course. and then from there build outside programs. so from there -- >> i agree with her. i went to kenwood too. that was kind of the start of me getting my foot in the door to want to expand and do outside things. i think also funding after-school programs and summer programs, because i had two to three jobs ever since eighth grade every summer. because, one, you make mon...

Exams, et cetera. so soushl studies and civic education tends to be pushed to the side. so i feel like it should be encouraged in the school systems because a majority of our youth are in school, of course. then from there, build outside programs. so you know, from there, yeah. come on. help her out. >> i agree with ayanna. since i went to kenwood too, that was kind of the start of me getting my foot in the door to want to expand and do outside things. i think also funding after school programs and summer programs because i had two to three jobs ever since eighth grade every summer because o...

Was? >> the meeting was very serious business meeting. there was not a lot of formalities. it was direct to the point, what do we have to lose with america? we were honest with the president and we said when you depict us as a race of people as being in the most deplorable state it does not advance the relationship of african-americans with you, mr. president, or our sense of respect and hope that you will be the president for all people. we talked about how when you talk about unemployment and the conditions that you talked about that is real in some communities, what are the solutions so tha...