jessica o. matthews, thank you for joining us. twitter handle, it says, "i am a believer in all things inventive, disruptive, and empowering." does the voice of large corporate america feel inventive to you, disruptive, and will be empowering? amazing that is an question. these things don't necessarily all have to go together. they are not necessarily exclusive either. i do believe that this is a disruptive moment. it is an incredibly encouraging moment. we are now seeing that systems can change. we are seeing that there is direct and explicit changes being made in terms of policing. that peopleseen have very much decided this will not be a fleeting moment. in that way, i do believe this is very empowering. world over, we are finding that people are finding their voice. agency,there is movement whether you are a company or individual. whether or not it is authentic is a much more dynamic conversation. people, ite for some is intentionally designed to be authentic but i think we are seeing bandwagoning as well. individuals and infl

problem with him as a human, but this standard of a young white man, allege dropout -- i'll tkaake jessica matthewsibson over a mark zuckerberg any day. emily: you appeared on the cover of fast company, joining oprah, beyonce, serena williams, as the only black women to grace the cover. people wanted to hear more about what you had to say. now you out with a book called ."t's about you know what time: what is your goal? arlan: i hope it is to inspire, peoplerm and embolden who feel underestimated as i have and so many do. because there's a lot we can do. we don't have to wait for some sort of hero to save us. more than anything, i want people to walk away from it -- allies and others, understanding that black people, all people of etc. --omen, lgbtq, this is as much ours as anything else is. this existence. the piece of this existence is as much ours. that's what equity is. that's what equality is. i hope that the book continues to do what it has done so far, which is it really inspires. not only inspires to give people the tools and the understanding that they can do something as bold as what i ha

jessica dean, cnn, washington. >>> in russia voting has begun in a controversial referendum on constitutional changes that could pave the way for president vladimir putin to stay in power until 2036. cnn's matthew chance is in london. he joins us now live. good to see you, matthew. is this vote pretty much a done deal? >> reporter: i think it probably is, but we'll have to wait until july 1st to find out. the central election commission opened up some voting booths early because of the pandemic. because this vote is taking place at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in russia and there are concerns that it shouldn't have gone ahead at all because of the potential risk that it poses with so many people voting on a single day. the bigger controversy though is about what this constitutional change would mean. first of all, it would mean that the current president, vladimir putin, would be able to serve a third of two consecutive presidential terms which means in theory he could stay in power until 2036. remember, you know, it's already been the case that he's been in power since 1999. there's a lot of criticism coming in from various circles inside of russia that this gives vladimir putin too

policy that was brought to my attention by major matthew checketts who is an active duty airman at joint base san antonio lackland. he and his wife jessica spent much of last year preparing for the arrival of their newest family member, a little girl named elane. elaine would be their sixth child joining a squad of boys who were eager to have a little sister. when elaine arrived last fall, major checkettes was given 21 days of parental leave to spend time with his family but then they experienced an unimaginable tragedy. their beautiful daughter passed away. instead of getting to know their newest family member, the family was facing a hardship every parent prays they will never have to endure. for many military families, this -- that loss is made even more difficult because of a department of defense policy which ends a service member's preapproved parental leave upon the death of a child. no time to grieve. no time to regroup. that means no time to be with your grieving family or somehow process this immeasurable loss. the policy the department of defense currently requires service members to leave their family and return to work when