wherever we were, whether it was in chattanooga, tennessee, pittsburgh, seattle, los angeles, seemed to by this mandate for women to lift each other up. i remember specifically when we went to the conference, win we sold the book proposal we went to houston and we spend a few days at the grace hopper celebration of women and computing, the largest gather offering female technologists in the world, and so for all these women, who are used to being the only one in the room, suddenly they're there with this dish think there war 15,000 women from all over the world together, and the year we were there -- every program was about how to help each other. it literally was how to get this don, whether it's mentoring, champions, finding internships. one reason why we went is we were interested in also find something college students. we knew we wanted to do a chapter around college women and what was happening, and in 2015 there was a big report that came out called solving the equation that was research compiled by the american association of university women, the aauw and one of the first ti

certainly i had the opportunity to spend time in chattanooga tennessee.solutely a hot bed of starter pack 70 and feminism which is really unexpected and fun. when you are in a place that is a a new tax cuts like chattanooga you can write your own story. i think that's really cool and that's why you are seeing places like detroit and cleveland in pittsburgh and albuquerque and kansas city. these hubs that are popping up around the country where there are more women and more founders working in some these places because of the openness in their background. they aren't immediately dismissed if they don't have a technical degree or a fancy degree. that dais against people who didn't graduate from stanford. you don't necessarily have that in other parts of the country. it's more about ideas and execution. >> some of the unusual places one in south l.a.. kathy is an entrepreneur who started as a fashion designer and a company that connects designers with manufacturers. you don't know where to get your product made to make that connection on line. it's called an

shine and that is the mantra that we saw throughout whether it was in chattanooga tennessee or pittsburghseattle or los angeles for all these different places there seemed to be this mandate for women to lift each other up. i remember specifically when we went to the conference, one of the places we went early on in the reporting when we sold the book proposal we went to houston and we spent a few days at the celebration of women and computing which is the largest gathering of technologists in the world so for all these women suddenly appeared there with 15,000 from all over the world together. every program was about how to help each other. helping people find internships it was amazing. we were interested in finding college students because we knew we wanted to do a chapter on college women and what was happening. this research compiled by the american association and it was one of the first times that researchers have actually highlighted things that were working to retain women in the computer sciences so it's not just that they expressed an interest in the computer science at the big

i have two southern parents, my mom from chattanooga, tennessee, my mom from arkansas but this is the food i grew up reading and when i was researching that book on the history of soul food african-americans started popping up in my research who cooked for the president. once i finish that book if i can find enough stories to put together a story about these presidential shifts i will do it. i was able to do that and write this book "the president's kitchen cabinet: the story of the african americans who have fed our first families". i am a lawyer by training and i didn't like practicing law blues not to disparage any attorneys in the audience, it just wasn't for me. i was going to open a soul food restaurant in denver in a law school classmate called me up out of the blue and said i am working on this initiative in the white house. do you have any friends who may be interested? i am sitting in my office in denver and she is back in dc. tell me about the initiative? the initiative for one america, and outgrowth of president clinton at initiative on race which had a wild and crazy idea

day next wednesday at 10 locations across the country stretching from kent, washington, to chattanooga, tennesseeit's the company's national effort to speed up its rapidly growing network of warehouses known as fulfillment centers that pick, package, and ship orders to your door. the jobs will include full and part-time positions, all part of amazon's plan to hire 130,000 workers through 2018. the boom in fulfillment center hiring can also mean major economic growth for the small towns where amazon has set up shop. just ask the mayor of tracee, california, robert rickman. >> it's been huge. and in fact, since 2014, we have tt in the last quarter alone, our sales tax revenue has went up 35%. >> reporter: you're making 35% more? >> correct. >> reporter: this man opened a restaurant to satisfy the growing population. >> we've seen a lot of young early 20s that are just getting started, getting their first jobs in distribution and fulfillment and then a lot of families. >> reporter: but amazon's hiring spree isn't good news for everyone. amazon has become so efficient online that retail experts estim

tragedy in chattanooga, tennessee.1 month old girl dies after being left in a hot car as temperatures soared above 80. her father is now charged with murder. travis mccullough left the baby in the car as he worked for several hours. the mother is also charged with neglect. they have two other children. >>> and in vancouver, a police officer delivering a harsh lecture to a mother. the officer says she left her two young children in the hot car while she shopped for groceries. now police say they received multiple 911 calls about the kids, as a 6-year-old and 3-year-old were left for about 20 minutes. video of the officer lecturing the mom going viral. >> your children could have died. the windows were up. it's hot out. you don't seem to understand what you've done. >> the woman by the way, won't face any charges, but the case is being investigated by children's services there. >>> on to lighter news. fans at dodger stadium exploded this weekend on social media. but what they're reacting to had nothing to do with the gam

jobs day wednesday at ten locations across the country searching from kent, washington to chattanooga, tennessee national effort to speed up its rapidly growing phet work of warehouses known as fulfillment centers that package and ship to your door. the jobs will full full and part-time positions. the boom in fulfillment hiring can mean economic growth for the small towns amazon set up shop. ask the mayor of tracy, california robert rickman. >> it's been huge. in fact, since 2014, we've added over 6,000 plus jobs. in the last quarter alone our sales tax revenue has went up 35%. >> you're making 35% more. >> correct. >> 29-year-old kevin saw the dollars flowing in and opened a restaurant to satisfy the growing population. >> we've seen a lot of young, early 20s that are just getting started getting their first jobs in distribution and fulfillment. and a lot of families. >> am zopp's hiring spree isn't good news for anyone. amazon has become so efficient online that retail experts estimate for every one warehouse worker amazon hires, the retail industry loses between three and five employees overa

i was in chattanooga, tennessee, yesterday.sgusted and worn out from the media constantly just badgering this president. abby: they feel like finally someone is giving them a voice. no one has spoken to them for years and years and years. i want to get your take on this. former president obama has emerged on foreign soil in indonesia and is he warning americans, governor, about the dangers of showing too much patriotism on the fourth of july. let me read you this quote. seeing a rise in aggressive type of nationalism. seeing countries increased resentment about minority groups and bad treatment of people who don't look like us or practice the same faith as us. i don't believe the future favors strong men but favors those who promote tolerance. who are open to differences and learn from everyone. abby: certainly quite a dig. >> this is amazing. obama telling us that we shouldn't be too patriotic on the fourth of july is like telling people in church they shouldn't think about god too much when they go there. this sun believable.

stretching from kent, washington, to chattanooga, tennessee.s national effort to speed up its rapidly growing network of warehouses, known as fulfillment centers, that pick, package, and ship orders to your door. it's part of the plan to hire 130,000 workers by the end of 2018. it could mean economic growth for the small towns where amazon has set up shop. just ask the mayor of tracy, california, robert rickman. >> since 2014 we have added jobs, and in the last quarter alone our revenue went up 35%. >> you are making 35% more? >> correct. >> 29-year-old kevin gipple saw the dollars flowing in and opened a restaurant to satisfy the growing population. >> we've seen a lot of young early 20s that are just getting started getting their first jobs in distribution and fulfillment, and then a lot of families. >> amazon's hiring spree isn't good news for everyone. they've become so efficient on-line that retail experts estimate that for every one warehouse worker amazon hires, the retail industry loses between three and five employees overall. that add

tennessee. >> i think it's a great place for a dog to live. >> reporter: she recently moved from san francisco to chattanooga where she volunteers for the humane society. she posted the story on next door monday night hoping to find her a home and it worked. >> i saw the post and said this dog's from tennessee with this horrible story, it has to be my dog. >> reporter: less than 24 hours later, marina signed adoption papers and dozens of people chipped in on a gofund me page to buy a ticket for another volunteer to help escort mika on a plane. >> it it doesn't surprise me coming out of san francisco. there's a lot of awareness here and really big hearts. >> reporter: she's loving her new backyard and first taste of san francisco life. she says dogs often stay in shelters for more than a year in tennessee so this was an opportunity to save a life in a small san francisco community agreed. kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> california is preparing to head off a potential marijuana frenzy. they want to make sure california has enough marijuana on hand before they distribute licenses to sell pot in january. they're concerned they'll encounter a problem

tennessee until a humane volunteer realized san francisco might be the perfect place. >> i think it's a great place for a dog to live. >> reporter: she moved from san francisco to chattanoogae had a trip planned this week so she posted the story on next door monday night. sglfs amazing how quickly people rallied for her. >> reporter: less than 24 hours later she signed adoption papers and donzs of people chipped in to buy a plane ticket for another volunteer to help escort mika on the plane. >> it is amazing but it doesn't surprise me coming out of san francisco. i think there's a lot of awareness here and really big hearts. >> reporter: she's loving her thu backyard and first taste of san francisco life. dogs often stay in shelters for more than a year this tennessee. this was an opportunity to save a life and a small san francisco community agreed. kate larson, abc 7 news. >> alexia is working the help her shelter in tennessee that takes care of hundreds of dogs at a time. if you'd like more information, log onto our website. >> such a terrific story. >>> it was too good to be true. >> have i got a deal for you. there you go. refunds are being issued to people who paid f

. >>> the chattanooga times free press has an update op a story we reported last week about a controversial birth control program at a tennessee. yesterday the judge ended it. he ordered the program in may. it provided 30 days credit towards jail time for inmates with drug addiction problems to voluntarily undergo birth control procedures. 32 women and 38 men signed up for the procedure. yesterday the judgment said he rescinded the order saying the department of health would would no longer offer those services. the white county health department told cbs news it's not aware of any such action. >>> "the new york times" says wells fargo sold borrowers car insurance they did not need. more than 800,000 customers were bill billed, about 274,000 pushed into delinquency. nearly 25,000 cars were wrongly repossessed. bank officials say they plan to make customers whole. >>> "usa today" says the long awaited fix for volkswagen diesel cars has gained epa approval. the deal covers some 326,000 vehicles. they include the jetta, beetle, audi a-3 and golf. they will fix the average fuel economy per vehicle by two miles a gallon. the deal i