. >> reporter: for barbara johnson, it's about catching up with good friend. >> we are family.ween them all. >> we come and we're surrounded by people that share the journey that we've shared. it doesn't have to be breast cancer. cancer is cancer. >> reporter: tuesday, battling alock side survivors, painting a new picture. >> i like doing stuff like this and meeting other survivors that kind of have the same story i have. >> reporter: a story told with each stroke of paint. >> it does look a little oranger. >> reporter: paint fest america kicking off tuesday aiming to brighten the day of patients, staff, and families. >> it is therapy and can help you reconnect with who you are as a person. >> reporter: the group says the completed paintings will be donated locally and across the country. >> you reminded of your pain and suffering. you see this beautiful paint and your mind goes. >> reporter: for the >> i smile too. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: and those still undergoing treatment, it's a way to add a colorful story to what was once a blank canvas. right next to those who perhaps m

that its left out is puts the emphasis on those events that capture the , andtion of the media barbara johnson 1951 when she led a walkout of her high school to protest against poor educational conditions, that was just as audacious as the other teenagers in greensboro, north 1960 who launched that sit in movement. one a central part of the narrative of the freedom is,ment and the other except for my history textbook, largely forgotten? i'm not sure how many people in this room know that barbara johns convinced almost her entire student body of black high school to walk out in protest of conditions in that school. >> i know. [laughter] that ended up as a legal case that became brown versus the board of education. >> there is hope. let me just add that. one of my former phd students is from the county. her mother was part of the boycott. her mother is around my age, but she is still alive. [laughter] >> you are very much alive. [laughter] we are in that generation that is dying off, but her mother is still here. interested, in fact, she has done some oral histories, so there is a movement going

secretary, madam necretary, texas, the lo star state, home of lyndon johnson, barbara jordan, and richards and julian castro, a younghe state where progressive woman by the name of hillary clinton came down to south texas along with her skinny, tall, long haired pedro to register votes voters, casts its in the following manner. for the progressive champion, senator bernie sanders , and 100 79 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, texas. you have cast 179 votes for hillary rodham clinton and 72 votes for bernie sanders. utah. utah, you have 37 votes. how do you cast your vote? secretary, the great state of utah, the industrious and beautiful beehives state, home to five national parks, the greatest snow on earth, and the number one state voteslunteerism casts 29 andsenator bernie sanders eight votes for secretary hillary clinton. thank youings-blake: very much. forhave cast eight votes secretary clinton and 29 votes for senator sanders. vermont. how do you cast your 26 votes? >> vermont passes. mayor rawlings-bl

. >> troy johnson, thank you, troy. barbara? >>> history in the making?ig changing of the guard happening across the pond. and how the royals are taking note. >>> plus a small town sees a big tornado. why it surprised so many people there. and why they say it may be too >>> the centers for disease control says the chance of visitors getting the zika virus is low. august and september are actually winter months in rio. cooler and drier weather typically keep mosquito populations down. despite apparent low risk, health officials are sl warning pregnant women not to go. >>> david cameron left 10 downing street today for the last time as british prime minister. cameron said it was the greatest honor of his life to serve as prime minister. theresa may is now britain's prime minister after may met with the queen at buckingham palace where may accepted the queen's invitation to form a new government. >>> people everywhere are trying to catch pokemon with the smart phones that they have. there's a growing list of places where people do not want you to play that g

we will hear from bill clinton, barbara boxer and meryl streep will speak and we'll hear from wanda johnson, the mother of oscar grant. we'll have more tonight on abc 7 news news at 6:00. live in philadelphia, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> interesting time there, laura, thank you so much. >>> words ever warning tonight from california -- words of warning from the governor for hillary clinton. governor brown represented the california delegation during the roll call at the dnc. there you see his picture. he said the race between clinton and trump is quote, very tight. he told a reporter at politico website the hill that the election is uncertain and clinton should be nervous about her dropping numbers. trump was shown with a 3-point lead. >>> abc 7 news is your home for coverage of the convention, both laura anthony and reggie aqui will be in philadelphia all week. >>> on to some other news now. the fbi is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a bank robbery suspect. here is video of the dreaded bandit and is accused of holding up four bay area banks and includin

barbara. >> thanks, angie. of course one of the big stories coming out of dallas right now is the way police killed the suspect, micah johnsonthey used a robotic bomb and blew the bomb up. tom costello talked to experts around the country about military tactics like that and what it could mean in the future. >> reporter: the decision facing dallas police was life or death. the heavily armed suspect, micah johnson, had already killed five police officers, wounded 14 people, and was taunting officers, warning that he had planted bombs throughout the area. with police sharp shooters unable to get a clean shot at the suspect, s.w.a.t. commanders presented the chief with a plan. >> to improvise our robot with a d corner within a few feet of where he was that would take him out. i approved it and i'll do it again if presented with the same circumstances. >> police have been using robots for years. most recently ramming holes in the orlando nightclub, trying to free hostages, but also to remove suspicious clothing from suspects, inspect suspect packages and even fire weapons to detonate explosives. the montgomery county, maryland,

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