barber. >> when we talk about trust, it is not just credentis.ng trust in relationships when you are making important healthcare decisions for yourself and your family members, you need to know that person is reliable. social connectivity is so important and also in many of these spaces you're not alone. >> the barbers, you know, they just know everything about all of their clientele. >> marriage, kids, work problems, working out, everything. >> there's just always a place of peace when you come here. >> reporter: for people of color, trust in health outcomes are rooted in factors beyond the medical field. >> suctural racism contributes directly to unequal access to wealth, housing, food and healthcare. all these things have a profound impact on how long people live and how healthy they are. >> reporter: and health outcomes span generations. >> we're still feeling the ripple effects of many things that happened hundreds of years ago in our communities. in that setting that has had an impact on people's actual biology. >> reporter: the health educ

william barber.r of the poor people's campaign, a group that has been protesting for voting rights protection on capitol hill and across the country, and state representative chris turner, chair of the texas house democratic caucus. he is one of the many texas lawmakers who fled to washington, d.c., in an effort to stall passage of a restrictive gop voting bill. thank you so much, both of you, for being here. representative turner, i want to start with you. the texas republican governor, greg abbott, he is now calling a second special session of the texas legislature. tell me a little bit about what you plan to do. how long do you plan to be in washington, d.c.? and what's your response to his moves? rep. turner: well, good evening. thank you for having me on. you know, there was no question the governor was going to call another special session. we have known that all along. when we left texas nearly four weeks ago, we made a commitment, 57 of us in the texas house democratic caucus, that we would d

i want to start with you, reverend barber.we've had is that there seems to be a stalemate right now in passing the for the people's act, but this can have dire consequence if we allow republican-controlled statehouses to draw up a lot of these district lines as i mentioned before. can you speak to the urgency that we are facing right now? >> well, you're exactly right. we don't need one or the other. we need a for the peoples act because it deals with gerrymandering, it deals with access to the ballot t deals with getting dark money out of politics. we also need the restoration of voting rights act for future bills. that will deal with preclearance. i come from a state after the shelby decision, one of our senators said now that the headache has been removed and based on that they passed the worst voter suppression law and the worst gerrymandering we had seen, it took us four years, 1200 arrests to beat them. they spent $6 million of state money to try to defend retrogression. this is very serious business and it's easy to do

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barber, the rest of the world looking _ children.arber, the rest of the world looking to the us in - children. barber, the rest of the world looking to the us in a - world looking to the us in a leadership role in the situation primarily because of their military superiority. especially around the airport. it is a filament everybody not when they go everyone else has to go. any feeling they are of reference to the fact that the international community have been asking for an extension and it so far has been completely ignored? ha. far has been completely ignored? no. there was far has been completely ignored? i157. there was no reference from anthony blinken about allies being just like disappointed and frustrated not only with the chaotic end to the work but also with the fact that the administration looks like it will be sticking to its deadline. he didn't talk very much about eight united international approach when he came to the issues on the ground. with regards to approaching the taliban and making united demands about what th

>> reporter: today, barber actually works as a counselor for p.p.l.arns extra income selling custom-made clothes online. she has learned to practice extreme thrift. >> no eating out, no buying things that i don't need, no impulsive purchases. going to the food shelf at times when means was low. cutting my son's hair, doing my own hair. >> reporter: was that a radical shift for you? >> yes. yes, it was. >> reporter: for several years, they've lived in a two-bedroom rental apartment that's cramped, but the stability has helped barber's 11-year-old son malik thrive in school in suburban burnsville, minnesota. together, they set their sights on owning their own home. >> i love hosting, and cooking for my family, so having a nice-sized backyard, because my >> my own area to play around in, and two bathrooms, instead of just one. and i do want a dog. >> reporter: last year, barber was approved for a mortge-- an achievement that has since hit the brick wall of market reality. you've looked at-- how many properties, did you say? >> over 200. >> reporter: it's

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miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> this is ellison barber tonight we're inside this parking garage, now a field hospital were you expecting to need something like this summer? >> no. >> one of two just opened at the university of mississippi medical center this one is funded and staffed by samaritan's purse. 32 beds, all of them for covid patients in need of critical care. you think they'll be full by the end of the evening? >> probably not all of them by the end of the evening because it takes time to accept every one of them. but, you know, by the end of the week. >> reporter: and steps away, new fears that the state's only children's hospital, 28 kids are currently hospitalized, 8 in the icu. >> we're seeing kids who are more ill frequently with severe covid, even children who have not had previous underlying illnesses. >> reporter: donovan evans is 11 years old. he has covid-19, and on monday he was admitted to children's of mississippi >> next month he'll be old enough september the 26th will be his birthday >> reporter: his parents think he got the virus at school. donovan has asthm

and then the 1950s this new woman particularly fascinating because this is the decade where the barbers on his nickname the dolls house because of all of these models. this is when grace kelly is here and so forth. many actresses in the late 1940s and 50s are at the barbizon. it is eight dolls house the barbizon is now a place where it's famous because these beautiful young women so men hang around at the coffee shop trying to pick up women pretending he is a canadian hockey player. there is all of this, absolutely. it is so interesting when you dig into the young lives of these famous women, the kind of conflicts they feel. the weight sexuality pla into this era, it is fascinating. the new woman really has many phases throughout the hotel's history. >> watch this program and thousands more anytime at c-span.org/history. >> cspanshop.org is c-span's online store. there is a collection of c-span products, browse to see what is new. your purchase will support and nonprofit operations you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information with members of congress

cass, alison barber, thank you, shannon pettypiece, thank you all. if you have questions about this pandemic and back to school, if you have those questions let us know you can tweet them to us with the hashtag msnbc answers. it is talk @msnbc.com. we're doing to do that this friday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> cathy hockel is about to loose lieutenant from her title. her first public comment from 24 hours ago. where is she and what happens to quo moe when he is out of office. we'll break that down for you. and democrats working on a 2.5 trillion budge deal and we'll look at what is next for that plan and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. it imagined to get a fair amount of support. comcast nbcuniversal is investing in entrepreneurs to bring what's next for sports technology to athletes, teams, and fans. that's why we created the sportstech accelerator, to invest in and develop the next generation of technology that will change the way we experience sports. we've already invested in entrepreneurs like ane swim, who develops products that provide hair

ellison barber is on the ground in new orleans and has the latest.bviously, one backup system never worked, natural gas power plant. how much of this is just the storm was too powerful and how much are people wondering whether entergy wasn't prepared enough for the storm? >> reporter: you know, honestly, the question most people we have spoken to now, what they have is how are they going to get help, how quickly can they get it. we are at a distribution site setting up charging stations, bringing food and water. i want to show you real life impact. when power is out, it is not just uncomfortable and hot, this is three days without power. they're running out of food. even if grocery stores and restaurants were open, many don't have cash on no way to get cash. atms are down. banks not open. people are lined up. everyone in these cars are waiting for help. it goes around the block, around the block again, around the block again. you can look here, you see people waiting on this side. literally more cars over there. everyone waiting for some assistance,

i mean with the reverend barber. the issues we are looking at are simply too important to water down. the thing we have to always remember about, say, january 6th, you can't talk about the coup in past tense because it never ended. all it did was move from the u.s. capitol to stays houses in texas, florida and georgia and other states. there is too much at stake here. there is too much on the table. if you water it down -- look, we already know what's happened to the voting rights act since 2013 in the supreme court. there is nothing more you can do to water it down and still keep voting rights intact. so i think it's great that, you know, there are the ideas being -- sort of bounced around in washington. but you have to stick with what's important. you have to keep voting rights intact, otherwise we don't have a democracy. >> to those of you who don't know what kind of issues we face, that video we were playing is just one reflection of the fact that in lots of parts of america people wait in line for long times to

when did you mention the sony military spokesman major general barber if their car was speaking to the race and he said they're to asian or the country western border, which are the 2600 kilometer long border rid of one year stance was enormous. and it should be understood that today for the 1st time and 2 decades that border a quiet, however, your son like the rest of the world, was that for him, there would be a large movement of about refugees. if that situation, death becomes, was ordered. there's guarantee going back to several war or the back back to the 1990. we were able to talk to the countries and i said it's a good idea about what the situation was and read the what the traits of an influx of very few g let's what he had thankfully we've been spared, if rejected conflict and bloodshed, the way things have evolved in a fun is done. there hasn't been that protected country, but taliban literally walked in. and so there isn't it. if you crisis went on board is thankfully, there are 20 to 25000 people who cross every day anyways. and many without documentation, which is somethin

joining me for a strategy, latosha brown, cofounder of black voters matter, bishop reverend barber. what we're going to do and what you think we can do given that it's great we're going to have this pass in the house but it ain't going nowhere in the senate. latosha, i'll start with you. >> i think you hit the nail on the head. right now as we're looking at afghanistan, this nation spent over $1 trillion on a war supposedly in the name of democracy. here it is, we have democracy being attacked right here domestically and we're going to something like the filibuster to stand in this space? i think we have to deal with the elephant in the room. we're going to have to end the filibuster. anything that starts and creates a barrier for democracy, we've got to end it. we also have to organize and create good trouble. we're going to have to organize around this and we need this federal legislation. people will have to rise up to make sure that it is so. >> bishop barber, it falls to you to explain to me there are about nine republicans, that don't want to end the filibuster. how do you get

. >> i was speaking with bishop william barber this morning on msnbc.organizers of the make good trouble rally here in d.c. he said, and this is something you agree with, these voter suppression efforts are short sighted because even though right now minority groups would be disproportionately impacted, in the end it will impact everyone. can you explain that? >> yes, i think it is important for us all to realize our fates are intwined. when you are talking about rolling back early voting, drop boxes, mail-in voting, it affects everybody. not being able to have food and water while you are waiting in eight-hour lines, that affects every single individual. so our fates are all tied together here in our democracy. it is up to us to see if we are going to be able to realize this great dream, hold our country, and if we are going to have a healthy country that protects everyone or if we will descend into something that politicians get to pick and choose which voters get to have their voices heard, which we know affects everything that happens in your city,

to barber from gh wpri your will you marry me? i forgot you did that 49 years ago today. and i was very happy on that day in 1945 but i'm even happier today. you have given me stories that few men know. you've made our boys into men and call them out and loving them. you have the greatest out of the whole wide world. i have climbed the highest mountain in the world but even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. they used to tell me now george don't walk ahead. little did she know i was only trying to keep up, keep up with barbara pearce on the street in new york. i love you. >> a great letter. >> at such a great letter and warren i'm going to jump right in and i promise i will let you talk again. now i'm going to make them laugh. we are going to wipe away the tears quickly so mr. bush was a good sport. president bush tieser mercilessly and they think she was the target of most of his high school jokes. this is the worst thing he ever did to her. i'm going to read this to you. mrs. bush often told people one of the many reasons she married george bushes tha

. >> recently discussed her new book, the barbers on the hotel that set women free with the new yorkcal society. the mid 20th century all female barbizon hotel afforded young women including poet and novelist cynthia platt actors grace kelly, liza minnelli and davis he became the first lady nancy reagan the opportunity to pursue independent lies for. >> looking at the women the socioeconomic diversities, certainly that did not happen until the 1950s i discovered. but the socioeconomic diversity happened very quickly. and that is one of the fascinating things to me. the women range from debutantes, to really women who run away from home in rural ohio. they were living next door to each other now. that in itself is very interesting. and then, the 1940s in terms of this new woman as i say when these guest editors start to come in it certainly also impacted in terms off its intellectual cachet and its place in a new york intellectual society. and then the 1950s this new woman particularly fascinating because this is the decade where the barbers on his nickname the dolls house because of

alison barber is barber made their way to the lamar county school district. how worried are doctors that mississippi could be a bell weather for the rest of mississippi. >> the mississippi chapter of the american academy of pediatrics. they think if there is no mandate to change things for other states that what is happening here could be the same the first week of august, in the first week, they have at least 80 outbreaks in mississippi schools. three peep testing positive for covid-19 in the same group within a 14 day period. when you just look at the numbers and compare this first week of august, the numbers that we have with the first week of august last year there is more positive cases than there was last year even though far fewer schools reported data to the mississippi department of state this time compared to last. last time there was a mask mandate. this year there is not. they are addiment they will not institute a mask mandate for schools but parents who have their children learning at home, they're hoping that what is happening now will maybe ma

>> ellison barber, thank you. >>> the pandemic sent a lot of people home to work and now a lot want to stay right there what happens if your employer says your tiny commute means a smaller paycheck >>> and good news for governor cuomo. the advice from lawyerth ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ oh! are you using liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> new york state lawmakers have suspended their impeachment investigation. the decision comes flee days after governor cuomo said he's resigning following a state investigation saying he sexually harassed 11 women. the top democrat in the state assembly said lawyers advised lawmakers they could not impeach a governor if he was no longer in office. republican members slammed the judiciary saying it undermines their position the governor firmly denied harassing, making unwanted sexual advances or inappropriately touching

today also in mississippi, ellison barber went to ocean springs, mississippi. vaguely near gulfport, on the gulf coast. went there to try to understand what this kind of situation in mississippi means on the units. what it means for doctors and nurses in mississippi right now, who are in the midst of what is a national level crisis. trying to hold back this tidal wave of new very sick patients, as the state exhausts its resources. part of what ellison heard was that the fact that so many young people are getting so much sicker now is driving a lot of how hard this is on doctors and nurses. here's the director of critical care at singing river health in ocean springs, mississippi. >> there are often family members who want to talk to us one of the most difficult things is discussing end of life, and worsening status with family members of these young patients. so whereas before, we were talking to children of these elderly people who were often prepared in their minds for their eventual demise. now we're talking to parents. we're talking to young spouses. and th

under one such marker lies a young man, martin, who left his job in a small town barber shop in 1917o france with the famed rainbow division. there on the western front he was killed trying to carry a message between battalions under heavy artillery fire. we are told that on his body was found a diary on. the fly leaf, under the heading, my pledge, he had written these words. america must win this war. therefore, i will work, i will save, i will sacrifice, i will endure. i will fight cheerfully and do my utmost as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone. the crisis we are facing today does not require of us the kind of sacrifice that martin and so many thousands of others were called upon to make. it does require, however, our best effort and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds, to believe that together, with god's help, we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us. and after all, why shouldn't we believe that? we are americans. god bless you and thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] ♪♪ >>>

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ellison barber, ahead of this monster jam. ellison, first to you. >> this is an area that people didn't know about until there were photos that went viral last summer. you might remember them. there were a series of photos that made the rounds on the internet of packed bars with people not wearing face masks. there are people who come here because they want to get away. they want to be outside on the lake safely by themselves with their families and get some fresh air, but for other people, this area has become a place to visit that symbolizes what they see as personal freedoms. there are very few masks, no mandates here and there really never have been and there is not many people who feel pressure or like they need to get vaccinated. i'm not entirely sure -- i heard someone talking in my ear, but we might have sound for you to play of what we are hearing from tourists who have come here and why. oh, all right. we don't have that sound, but andrea, basically what you will hear from people is they do feel like this is a place

the strong must protect others from these people are barber. the american psychological association is world's largest organization of psychologists, and probably has the most influence over the community of psychologists around the world. ah, secretly, b a p. any, make it my colleges working in the torture program to override that ethical code of you know, home if the military and ca required it a program of abusive interrogations. the program of torture to see a was designed by psychologists and at guantanamo was designed by a psychologist and a psychiatrist after they were trained in the techniques in the program of the ca abuse. and that's when i could basically stand no, oh and so suddenly i went from just being a psychologist in my office to becoming the face of opposition to the a p. s. position war is a strategic business. our planning and our execution needs to be really well thought out, and it has consequences for a year. i was in conversations with the department of defense and with the white house. and i learned that we had psychia

>> ellison barber reporting. >>> three u.s.positive for covid today, all of them fully vaccinated roger wicker, angus king, independent from maine and john hickenlooper, democrat from colorado all three senators say they are experiencing symptoms and are now quarantining they add to the growing number of breakthrough cases among politicians. texas governor greg abbott and south carolina senator lindsey graham recently testing positive >>> remember these plastic barriers that lots of businesses, schools, restaurants put up to protect against covid? it turns out they may not do much and, in fact, they could make things even worse. new research suggests the plastic shields can disrupt normal air flow and ventilation and in some instances the barriers may actually redirect germs and viruses, clustering them and redirecting them to other workers or classmates. let's turn to an anesthesiologist and senior health consultant and chairman of the covid sports and society work group doctor, thanks so much for being with us. should schools

joining me is ellison barber. for being with us. >> how dire is the situation on the ground for these patients? >> so monday in arkansas, it was the highest increase in covid hospitalizations this state has seen since the pandemic began. vaccination rates are starting to pick up and they are still well behind the national average about 40% of the people who live in this state who are eligible to be vaccinated to be fully vaccinated and not only are covid cases rising, but covid hospitalizations, they are up and those are largely up among the unvaccinated 90% + of people hospitalized are unvaccinated. ambulances are being turned away because hospitals do not have enough staff beds for the patients needing care be it for covid-19 or something else. i spoke to one family who saw the impacts of that first hand, the mcfaddens. ashley mcfadden, she's 20 years old and last week on monday her brother who is immunocompromised and has a number of different health issues, he got really, really sick and needed to go to the ho

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. >> kay barber was like a mother to marie. her is the second family to take marine aim when she was. 18 >> marie's nickname that i gave her was rosy. because she was always just peachy and rosy and happy. >> but she was when she met jeff carlson. and he fell hard. >> and it was like, instant. >> so, they married. and then they had a daughter named paris. and they thought their life together would be grand. marie got a college degree in criminal justice. it became egypt-y sheriff. >> her ultimate goal was to try to get into the fbi. >> but then for all the love between them, there were issues. jeff learned there were more secrets. that as a girl, had marie been sexually assaulted. and sometimes her love and joy were chased into a darker place. >> the biggest issue was she didn't love herself. >> they tried, but the marriage didn't last. and after that, marie drifted a little. jobs fell through. she had to move frequently. jeff suggested paris, then three, would have a more stable life with him. >> she fought it initially, but s

diego and he went on to perform many times at la scala, including as count almaviva in rossini's barber he is born to be on the stage. he has that amazing stage magic so when he walks on stage you just are gripped by him. in 1997, juan diego began a long and successful relationship with the royal opera house in london. where i too have a connection, as a member of the board. and i have been lucky to see him perform here. he is especially popular for his performance in la fille du regiment by donizetti. his lyric tenor voice, coupled with an impeccable technique, means he is master of the high note. now, la fille du regiment has a notoriously difficult aria to perform because it has nine high cs. yes, nine. when he is singing these top cs they ping across the room and almost fill your head with this vibration. they used to be called the money notes. you have to sing those and if you didn't the whole performance was ruined. it was on the stage here at the royal opera house that juan diego florez made one of his early appearances in a performance of la fille du regiment and he says he was

kavita patel, thank you so much, ellison barber appreciate your reporting as well.they were taking see dak guidelines seriously. >>> one of the things we've been talking about on the show as it relates to the pandemic is this idea of vaccine regret. more and more stories coming out as this delta variant spreads. you may have heard about the alabama doctor who went viral not too long ago for pretty devastating post about what she's been seeing in her icu. revealing many covid patients right before they're intubated begs for the vaccine "i told their hand and tell them i'm sorry but it's too late." joining me now, somebody that doctor treated, kristy carpenter and daughter kayla carpenter. kristy, you yourself contracted covid, your son, kurt, also did, and passed away from the virus. thank you both for being here. i'm so sorry for your loss. kristy, tell me more what happened when you realized both of you had covid? >> my daughter contracted it, too. she was diagnosed on march 3rd, i was diagnosed on march 4th and son march 5th. a week later, kayla started feeling be

allison barber is live there.. >> reporter: hey, ari, it is hard to put in word if you're driving around the area at night. what it is like. you almost forget that you are in new orleans. because it is just pitch black. this is one of a few places that people can come to try to get relief from not only the heat but power and charging stations so people could come here and get battery for their cell phones and go home. one of the things that we've heard from a lot of the people is it is difficult to find out where to find help and water because their phones aren't working. this is a city that is for all intents and purposes completely dark right now. and the governor has said that it could take weeks for the hardest hit areas to see power. the energy company here entergy, said if could take three days to damage when exactly people could see their lights come back on. but a little bit of maybe positive news, if in a sea of not great news is that they think they may have a couple of options to get some lights back on

then covid caused barber shops, beauty salons and many other businesses to shut down.unemployment 14 months. ago. he's still waiting for his first check. first of all, you can't even get through to talk to anybody. they don't answer your emails. i emailed them. i say at least 50 times the system continues to be overwhelmed. mike bernick is a san francisco labor lawyer and former head of the e d d as long as you have. this large number of californians receiving unemployment insurance. it's very hard to get those call numbers down, according to the e d. d it fielded more than 3.4 million calls last week, but it answered only about 248,000 about 7% the e. d. d has hired thousands of workers and is upgrading its system. it's very frustrating. it shouldn't be this way. but it does ultimately succeed for most people. i just want something you know something, you know, saying and, um to take this pressure off me, you know, i don't know. i don't know how much more i could tape. jarvis has contacted his local state senator to help get his case resolved. the e d. d did not respo

joining me now from ocean springs, miss smis nbc news correspondent allison barber.ls where health care workers have seen another wave of covid-19 patients pushing them to near full capacity. what are you hearing from the frontline workers there? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, we were on an icu covid floor in this hospital yesterday, and 10 of the 12 patients were intubated while we were on the floor. two patients had their lungs collapse and they had to get chest tubes. the workers on the front line here, many of them are past their breaking point, but somehow they are mustering just enough strength every day to keep going, and then they wake up. they do it again and they try to do it again. they get back in, and for some of them it has become too much. we met one nurse in the icu who said she was leaving and going to another department because she could not watch another person die. they want people in this area to get vaccinated, but many residents here, they are not doing it. doctors we've spoken, to they blame politics and misinformation on the internet for much of

and it looks like the videos that barbers make after their client's hair is done.ike that, one person may be forgiven for saying he is a bit of a g.o.a.t. himself. >> does the goat come in and say which style they want. >> and get to the clippers. >>> to a scene out of bikini bottom captured during a deep sea diving expedition. in the atlantic. >> the national oceanic and atmospheric administration showed this video of a sponge and a starfish saying, a real-life spongebob and patrick. >> that's a reference to spongebob squarepants. >> noticeably missing, squidward. >> and sandy. where is the squirrel? >>> right now on "america this morning," the summer surge accelerating. daily covid cases in the u.s. now topping 100,000 for the first time since winter. long lines once again forming at testing sites. dr. anthony fauci warning things are going to get even worse. >>> bipartisan breakthrough. overnight senators unveiling a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild america's roads and bridges. what happens next and why some democrats in the house are already signaling

then covid caused barber shops, beauty salons and many other businesses to shut down.oyment 14 months ago. he's. still waiting for his first check. first of all, you can't even get through the talk to anybody. they don't answer your emails. i'll email. do my say at least 50 times the system continues to be overwhelmed. mike bernick is a san francisco labor lawyer and former head of the e d d as long as you have. this large number of californians receiving unemployment insurance. it's very hard to get those call numbers down, according to the e dd it fielded more than 3.4 million calls last week, but it answered only about 248,000 about 7% the g d has hired thousands of workers and is upgrading its system. it's very frustrating. it shouldn't be this way. but it does ultimately succeed for most people. i just want something you know something, you know, saying and, um to take this pressure off me, you know, i don't know. i don't know how much more i could tape. jarvis has contacted his local state senator to help get his case resolved. the e d. d did not respond to our q

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then covid caused barber shops, beauty salons and many other businesses to shut down. jarvis filed for unemployment 14 months ago. he's. still waiting for his first check. first of all, you can't even get through the talk to anybody. they don't answer your emails. i've emailed you might say at least 50 times the system continues to be overwhelmed. mike bernick is a san francisco labor lawyer and former head of the e d d as long as you have. this large number of californians receiving unemployment insurance. it's very hard to get those call numbers down, according to the e d. d it fielded more than 3.4 million calls last week, but it answered only about 248,000 about 7% the e. d. d has hired thousands of workers and is up creating its system. it's very frustrating. it shouldn't be this way. but it does ultimately succeed for most people. i just want something you know something, you know, saying and, um to take this pressure off me, you know, i don't know. i don't know how much more i could tape. jarvis has contacted his local state senator to help resolve his case. the

up until last year, jarvis was an apprentice barber working in east oakland. i was doing good.our or 500 a week, then covid caused barber shops, beauty salons and many other businesses to shut down. jarvis filed for unemployment. 14 months ago. he's still waiting for his first check. first of all, you can't even get through to talk to anybody. they don't answer your emails. i'll email. do my say at least 50 times the system continues to be overwhelmed. mike bernick is a san francisco labor lawyer and former head of the e d d as long as you have. this large number of californians receiving unemployment insurance. it's very hard to get those call numbers down, according to the e d. d it fielded more than 3.4 million calls last week, but it answered only about 248,000 about 7% the e. d. d has hired thousands of workers and is upgrading its system. it's very frustrating. it shouldn't be this way. but it does ultimately succeed for most people. i just want something you know something, you know, saying and, um to take this pressure off me, you know, i don't know. i don't know how mu

police say they opened fire, aiming for three men believed to be members of a gang standing outside a barberp. seven bystanders were also hit. the gunmen got away on two scooters driven by alleged accomplices. >> we've recovered at least 40 ballistics evidence, but we're still doing a daylight search. this was, as i can most accurately describe it, is a brazen, coordinated attack for lack of a better word. >> police say all the victims are expected to survive. there have been no arrests, though. >>> the "chicago tribune" says three people were hurt when a fist fight across from the lollapalooza festival in downtown chicago smashed through a plate glass window. they broke through a ground-floor window of the congress hotel yesterday on the fourth and final day of the music festival. one person was taken to the hospital in serious to critical condition. the other two are listed in fair condition. our chicago station, wbbm, says flight the fight was over counterfeit tickets to the festival. >>> and "usa today" says american olympic runner isiah jewett's act of sportsmanship after getting tackle

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