she is angela moore.oore wrote in "the indianapolis star" -- "executing brandon would be a terrible stain on the nation's honor." this is angela moore speaking to cbs news. >> legal reasons, aside from my own personal beliefs, is the evidence and what we have found since. mr. bernard did not shoot and kill the victims in this case. he was not the person who planned this robbery gone wrong. >> why didn't you speak up then? >> first of all, it would not have mattered. the federal government lead prosecutor in her district, y're not allowed to concede air. amy: even a former federal prison warden has said brandon bernard should -- his sentence should be commuted because of his good conduct during his 20 years on death row. that on tuesday, federal judge denied a request to halt bernard's execution. as his options narrow, he was -- his aunt rahsha williams at the federal prison in terre haute, indiana, where he is scheduled to be executed on thursday. over thert is broken thought of my nephew being executed.

angela moore already had covid-19. now she's without a job. her patience wearing thin. >> i just feel like we've bhn been treated like a yo-yo. like we're being pawns between republican, democrat and the president. and ait's going to be too late >> reporter: in just 48 hours, 14 million will lose unemployment benefits. the federal moratorium on evictions expires in one week. >> i beg the president to know how many people in this country are scared. >> reporter: but the president is instead using the crisis to raise money for himself, blasting out a fund-raising email asking supporters to donate to send a message to congress that the american people deserve better. republicans who voted for the stimulus package now caught in a political bind. >> i hope the president looks at this again and reaches that conclusion that the best thing to do is to sign the bill. >> reporter: to make matters worse, if the president doesn't sign the bill, the government will shut down on monday. but trump has gone silent on all of this, instead, tweeting false claim

. >> reporter: that's the former prosecutor, angela moore.ssfully fought off an appeal by brandon bernard to have the conviction and sentence overturned. you went from arguing he should be executed on behalf of the government to now making a case to say he should not be executed. what happened? >> the legal reasons aside from my own personal beliefs is the evidence and what we found since. mr. bernard did not shoot and kill the victims in this case. he was not the person who planned this robbery gone wrong. >> reporter: why didn't you speak up then? >> first of all, it wouldn't have mattered. the federal government when you're a prosecutor, you are not allowed to concede error. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney that runls the office where angela moore used to work told us she provided inaccurate information and if the law and or facts establish reversible error, they will concede the error. for the last 20 years, brandon bernard has sat on death row for being an accomplice in the murders of todd and stacy bagley. he has counselled at risk youth

angela moore is one of the many unemployed americans struggling to get by. >> i just feel like we'veted like a yo-yo. we're being pawned between, you know, republicans, democrats and the president. >> reporter: without a signature, not only do extended unemployment benefits end, eviction protections expire next week and since the bill is tied to a larger funding bill, the federal government is in danger of shutting down on tuesday. christine sloan, abc news new york. >> beyonce is stepping up in a major way during the pandemic and the superstar is donating half a million to families facing evictions and housing issues and the application online opens january 7th and 100 recipients will receive $500,000 for rent or mortgage payments and ound two of the process opens in february. this is part of beyonce's be good foundation. she's donating $10,000 to hundred of small businesses. >> los angeles county is investigating whether that more contagious strain of the covid-19 of the united kingdom is exploding there. the county is performing gene sequences in some samples and collected from co

angela moore is one of the many unemployed americans struggling to get by. >> i just feel like we'veeen treated like a yo-yo. like we're being pawned between republicans, democrats and the president. >> reporter: without a signature not only do extended unemployment benefits end e vikevisions expire next week th federal government is in danger of shutting down on tuesday. christine sloan, abc news, new york. >>> beyonce is stepping up in a major way during this pandemic. the superstar is donating half a million dollars to are facing e vikvictions. they will receive $100,000 for rent and mortgage payments and round two opens in february. this is part of beyonce's be good foundation and these donating $10,000 to hundreds of small businesses. go, b. >>> los angeles county is investigating the more contagious strain is spreading locally in southern california. infection rates have exploded since thanksgiving. the county is performing gene sequencing of samples collected from county residents. results should come back in about a week. local officials believe the more contagious ra contagi

>>you may remember angela moore has done her video went viral after she criticized city and county leadersver the dining band, a force for to close operations a pineapple hill saloon and grill in sherman oaks it's a victory and it's small steps and we're not going to stop until we are heard she's referring to judge james channel fence ruling tuesday saying the county acted arbitrarily in closing down restaurants over covid concerns, the judge said the county could not prove restaurants are causing the spike in cases there for health officials have no authority to shut them down the valley cannot shut down an entire industry with no doubt a legs and rick a syrian represents restaurants across la fighting to stay open the judge said if there is a true risk-benefit analysis then the city may be able to close outdoor dining again. the initial ban was scheduled to last only 3 weeks through december 16th, but the county leadership down dining indefinitely. health officials argued the desperate need for icu bed saying there's less than 10% available across the county. judge shelf on says the coun

angela moore had covid-19. then she lost her job.er breath, waiting to see if that critical aid comes through. >> i just feel like we have been treated like a yo-yo, like we're being pawned between republicans, democrats and the president, and it's going to be too late. >> reporter: in just 24 hours, 14 million will lose unemployment benefits, the federal moratorium on evictions expires next week, and the government will shut down on monday. >> i beg the president to know how many people in this country are scared. >> reporter: the president demanded congress increase the amount of the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. democrats in the house tried to quickly meet that request on thursday. republicans rejected it. gop senator roy blunt saying it would be a mistake to try to renegotiate. >> i hope the president looks at this again and reaches that conclusion that the best thing to do is to sign the bill. >> reporter: the president is now using the crisis to fund-raise, sending out this email asking supporters to donate, to send a me