how did you get involved with blac women for positive change? >> dr. stephanie myers i r al good friend of mine. and everything is black women forive change stands for, which is positivityas right up my alley. the film "drop" focuses o reducing the dropout rate. i do a bunch of community events where i write songs about young people having perfect attendance in school every d t anding their best not to miss a day. so when she came to me andpr ched me about the movie, i was at first wanting to put the song in it. but she said we have a role for ou since your background comes from acting and "the wire." we want y to play this kid who's trying to persuade one of the main characters to do a whole bunch of negative things in the streets and just anything that can knock this charactertr off k, to not go to school. but the messaging was so powerful, i automatically just want the to jump on it and be a part of it. that's my involvement. "drop" is really a greatool. it's a great tool for schools, for youngpeople, in high school right now. it's really trying to

associated press analysis shows nrly 70% of voters with pending status are black in a state that's only 32% blacwe are georgia. >> reporter: democrat stacie abrams i running for georgia governor against republican brian kemp, secretary of state, whose also in crge of voter registration. f> i have an opponent who has been an architect voter suppression. >> reporter: kemp refused our request for an interview, but on fox news, denies abrams'ms cl >> that's a smoke screen trying ha hide her radical views. those folks are on the pending list, allav theye to do is go to the polls, show their photo i.d., andan they vote. >> the problem is he's not even allowing those legally permitted to vote to cast a ballot in the state without fear of being blocked and suppressed. >> reporter: civil rights groups have now sued the secretary of state's office and kemp, alle alleging the exact match law has a discriminatory impac on african-americans, tino, and asian-american applicants. why is it beinged impleme differently? and in another lawsuit in gwinnett county, where more than 60% of residents are minorities, 9

charles: marcia blac marcia blak you so much.e president pence telling china america won't stand down. it's not just about tariffs. it's about a whole lot more next. charles: vice president pence taking aim at china's aggressiveness in the south china sea. >> chain today's aggression was on display this week when a chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of the u.s.s. decatur as it conducted freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea. force our ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision. despite such reckless harassment, the united states navy will continue to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows and our national interests demands. we'll not be intimidated and we'll not stand down. charles: the vice president also took aim on the economic battle. joining us, gillian melchoir, juan meyer. we just interviewed congresswoman march happen blackburn. we did reach out to her opponent phil bredesen, but so far no response. juan, china is a bad actor in this world. >> the chinese chip manufacturer, how

. >> reporter: she said a small blac snake had gotten loose. it turns out her natural instincts were wrong. >> when i get in there, there's a big colombia red tail on the cabinet. that makes sense. > again, we're talking to someone who loves snakes. it turned out buddy wanted to find outt live was like outside the cage. >> i just picked him up. okay. i'm used to it. >>eporter: it turns out he's pretty friendly and happy to pose for a picture with a friend. best call she got all day. >> snakes are my favoriteca s. even the wild ones. they're totally harmless. >> reporter: snakes are your favorite call in. yes. plus we don't typically have to write a report for them.t >> i w to know what buddy looked like when he was freaked out. what does a boa constricssr, what expn do they get when they're freaked out? she's been an actmal pron officer for seven years. she likes snakes because she spent a lot of time working at the fairfax county animal shelter. >> some students in arlington are using new skills. they're solving real crimes. and they're third

flames, and thick blac >>> breaking news at 6:30, a fire burns multiple floors of a high-rise apartment building in san francisco. flames and thick black smoke coming from the windows of the gateway apartments off jackson street. >> chopper 5 is over that 25- story building. the flames, obviously they are out, but you can see the smoke damage and probably water damage too. kpix 5 joe vazquez is at the scene just minutes after those flames broke out, joe? >> yeah, you can see the where the bulk of the damage is. now according to a witness, a resident who lives here, the fire started on the 11th floor, but you can see several levels of fire damage. according to this witness, it spread quickly within 15 to 20 minutes. the fire heading to the department in two excessive floors up above. now one witness told me he was here before the fire was visible from the ground, in the parking garage nearby to start here with the noise and the fire alarm and they looked up and they saw black smoke coming from the apartment on the 11th floor and then flames will start to break out. >> and people, they we