in our san francisco commissioners including joe marshall, michelle davis, and susan christian from her human rights commission. who you later here this evening, and also of course, again, don to zia and jennifer to peter for their great work. one of the highlights i have in my own personal history is that moment where i was serving as the director of the human rights commission, and i went to mayor willie brown at the time. it again i indicated to him that, yes, i've had many years of advocacy on behalf of people but i really wanted to do something more direct. so he asked me what was that. i want to get into the real business of the city where people get hired, contracts get awarded, the real business of the city. he said, why do you want to do that could i said because i believe we'll civil rights movement is an economic justice. and i felt women-owned and minority owned businesses could be key to that and that as i grew in these positions there was something else that i wanted to do. something that i had learned from the civil rights movement. something that ms. obama says consulate

and it was done very quickly by a friend mine and some amazing people named andrew davis and michelle i can't thank them enough. we will try to get more information on you with how this works as time moves on. >> what are you going to do with the fund? >> well, i'm not a rich guy. i'm going to you, you know, most likely use with any upcoming expenses and if there's anything left over, i will donate that to someone for exploited children. >> that's very noble. if anything develops or things you want to get out, we are a phone call away from you, okay? >> i appreciate that. >> i am very sorry to meet you this way but we will keep hope alive that hannah is alive and that she is safe. >> thank you very much. >> take care. tough situation, don. we see them a lot but for this man to have literally lost everything and feel that he wasn't there when they needed him, it's just a tough spot to be in. hopefully it's one of the opportunities where the media gets used for good and that the word is out there, the face of dimaggio is out there, the face of hannah is out there and this amber alert do

a special thanks to andrew davis, michelle st. pierre for working so quickly to set something up.ore information out on that when needed. >> gretchen: all right. let us know when you have that and we'll be sure to put that out for folks as well. stay strong and we'll talk to you soon. >> thank you. >> gretchen: let's go back over to the guys. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. right now let's check in with bill hemmer with a preview of what happens at 9:00 o'clock eastern. >> tough, tough story there. a lot of information out there for the public to take in. so hopefully we can bring a resolution to that and good luck to bret. all right. good morning, everybody. ten minutes away. congress passed obamacare. now congress doesn't have to live with the law. how does that happen? the rules have changed again, america. we'll tell you what you need to know. also new information on the irs in collusion with other government agencies and stunning numbers that do not tell a great story about the direction for so many americans. we'll see new ten minutes. -- see you in ten minutes mal

michele. breaking her silence for the first time since her boyfriend cory monteith's death. abc's linsey davis now with the story. good morning to you, linsey. so sad to hear her. >> it really is. good morning to you, lara. a smile on her face, tears in her eyes, and a gold "cory" necklace close to her heart, she surprised many fans at the teen choice awards with this, her first public appearance since her boyfriend's death. >> and the teen choice tv actress comedy is -- >> lea michele! >> reporter: lea michele, the star of "glee" choosing to accept her award in person, less than a month after her on-screen costar and off-screen boyfriend, cory monteith, was found dead of an overdose. >> thank you, guys. thank you. i just wanted to be here today, to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much all of your love and support has meant to me over these very past difficult few weeks. >> reporter: in a tearful speech, with her cast mates on stage behind her, the 26-year-old actress talked candidly about her loss. >> and -- i wanted to dedicate this award to cory. [ cheers and app

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