i was never a student here, but i did grow up in los angeles, in the crenshaw district. in the early 1970's i learned to swim at a pool not too far away from here. i hear some laughter. they obviously know about the pool. it is good to be here. let me go to your question. let's be clear, afterschool programs are educational, not necessarily just academic. here's the difference -- when i learned how to swim, that was educational, but there is no test, or standardized test for swimming. when i was in st. louis i had a chance to speak to a number of students, most of them free, reduced price lunch students who are learning to play chess. last i checked there was not a standardized test for chess playing. look at florida and look at virginia. we've got very good public schools in both states. you can have a great school, and a great afterschool program. between 3:00 until 6:00 we are building students minds, bodies, spirits, and souls. if you speak to the teachers and students, and parents, particularly parents, who say the after school program is more than just babysitting.

saying thank you is a great opportunity to say a crenshaw graduate and it works. we have toond thing do is really talk about belief. if we believe we are the leaders, we have to talk about plan a, plan b and plan c. in the great california recession where we lost $2.7 billion, the people of l.a. unified were amazing. employees, neighbors, allies, people step up. our opportunity to organize as a community of believers -- what is the next 10 years going to look like? that, i would say to all of you thank you come a thank you, thank you. we need you and we rely on you and you have absolutely made a difference. >> thank you. l.a. usc is very lucky to have you. i agree with everything that has just been said, but focusing on help in these children and their parents leave in themselves, believe that not education something that is part of their lives, but that higher education is available to them and is an opportunity for them. all to help them believe this is part of their future. the last thing i would say is continue to do what you do here. these programs are import

single-tracking will begin starting at 9:00 along the stretch of the red line from crenshaw heights to medical center and will st then comes this weekend, even bigger disruptions. that's because the first of four consecutive weekend shutdowns will begin this weekend. all of this is work being done to try to fix a decades-old problem of water leaking in through the tunnels onto the tracks, causing incidents like smoking insulators, something that has been a major disruption. crews will start what is known grouting, adding a rubber-like membrane to the outside of the tunnel wall to try to stop the water, but they need the space within the tunnels and tracks to be able to do this. they are going to have service disruption. what you need to know starting , lasting through the next month, there will be single-tracking on the red line. this weekend, the first of four weekend shutdowns. metro says they will continue this work for about a in the fall, they will analyze it to see, how is it working? in bethesda, brianne carter, abc 7 news. adrianna: from the rails to the roads, eric smith has a

trying to be the first man to win eight singles title surpassing the record held by pete sampras and crenshawe would be no upset as federer dominated cilic who gets to this ball but federer is there and finds open court. on the first set, cilic comes to the net and federer answers with a backhand winner. cilic lost 6-3, 6-1. the croatian was playing with a painful blister on his foot which caused him to break down in tears. this was championship point. federer ends it with an ace. scores were 6-3, 1-4. he joins borg as the only one to win wimbledon without losing a set. >> wimbledon is always my favorite tournament. my heroes walked the grounds here and walked the courts here. and because of them, i think i became a better player, too. >> federer now has a record 19 grand slam titles. they call him the ageless wonder. he keeps onh,z/ >>> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, temperatures reaching dangerous levels in parts of th bay area. how people are finding ways to stay cool and safe. >>> plus, closer than we first thought, what federal investigators are now revealing about the air canada near m

trying to be the first man to win eight singles title surpassing the record held by pete sampras and crenshawbe no upset as federer dominated cilic who gets to this ball but federer is there and finds open court. on the first set, cilic comes to the net and federer answers with a backhand winner. cilic lost 6-3, 6-1. the croatian was playing with a painful blister on his foot which caused him to break down in tears. this was championship point. federer ends it with an ace. scores were 6-3, 1-4. he joins borg as the only one to win wimbledon without losing a set. >> wimbledon is always my favorite tournament. my heroes walked the grounds here and walked the courts here. and because of them, i think i became a better player, too. >> federer now has a record 19 grand slam titles. they call him the ageless wonder. he keeps on for years, men have enjoyed their man caves without guilt. now, it's mama's turn. welcome to my she shed. i've got my favorite outfit on. my literature. my armando! and these are my treats! i'm just gonna have one if that's okay. of course it's okay. this is my world. fiber

we have 25 fast food restaurants in a square mile right here on crenshaw and century, which is just three blocks from this high school. but very few supermarkets and throughout the city, and i i thk were seeing that trend around the country in multiple ccommunities. >> and when he came home, he got his phd at ucla. he went back to the high school that he had attended in inglewood and started workrking with the you studentsts there. and sasaid, "well, , what do you want to o o in the comommunity?" and thehey all saidid, "we want to grow f food." >> as an organization, we created an initiative called 100 seeds of change, which is our commitment to building 100 community school and home gardens and throughout the city of inglewood and south bay. the goal of that is to build a local f food system and to build local production. what are we doing today to, kia? >> i don't know. were giving away fruit trees to the community. >> today were giving a thousand trees to 1,000 families. we're here here committed to eliminating our community's designation as a food desert, and it's important that we pr

you can talk about intersection ouintrospectionaudi which is a e from kimberly crenshaw who has given us this term that so many of us are using. but at standing rock it was just life. it's helpful sometimes want to talk about something in theory but as a lived experience on the land and on people's bodies. >> which you also bring up in the chapter which i found myself having traveled there is that it sure, it was about winning the rights to the land to do what they want with their property that it was also showing a different way of living together and how this was an experience that changed the people who came to see what it was like to be in a struggle under the leadership of the indigenous people and how different that is then the other struggles that have been in a profound sense of connection to the land and even the language of the water protectors, not protesters. do you think that this will carry on or hasn't had an impact on the people that are a part of this movement? >> i think everyone who was there was changed by it. it also embodied the title because as soon as the victo

you can talk about intersection audi which is a wonderful phrase from kimberly crenshaw, and african american legal scholar and feminist who has given us this term, but at standing rock, it was just life, anything it's helpful sometimes to not talk about something in theory but talk about it as a lived experience and how it's playing out on the land and on people's bodies. >> you also bring up in the standing rock chapter in which i thought myself having travel there is that it was about winning the right to the land to do what they want with their property, but it was also showing a different way of living together and how this experience profoundly change the people who came to see what it was like to be in the struggle under the leadership of the individua indigenous people and how different it has been, the profound sense of connection in the language of protectors rather than protesters and do you think this will carry on or has it had an impact on people who are part of this movement? >> i think everyone who was there was changed by it. standing rock embodied the title of the b

i went to high school called crenshaw. thef movie "boyz in the hood," it was my high school. 3% of the kids at that school can do math at grade level but if you live across the street, you are mandated to send your kids to that school. republicans want to give thatbu person a choice, democrats want to send that child to that school no matter what. people often reconsider maxine waters and black people in particular ought to consider their to people like maxine waters. >> tucker: i totally agree. if she runs for president, i hope you will be a maxine waters correspondent. >> she will not get my vote. >> tucker: you can cover her for us. i would love that. larry elder. alan dershowitz, part of the defense team and trial of o.j. simpson 22 years ago, we will talk to him after the break. we will ask about how he feels about that. and the president's remarks about jeff sessions. stay tuned. 80 percent of recurrent ischemic strokes could be prevented with the right steps. and take it from me, every step counts. a bayer aspirin r

you can talk about intersectionality which is a wonderful phrase from kimberly crenshaw, african american legal scholar and feminist who has given us this term for so many of us are using. but in standing rock it was just life. and i think it's helpful, sometimes to not talk about something in three but to talk about it as a lived experience and how it is playing out on the land and on peoples bodies. >> guest: what you also bring up in the standing rock chapter in which i saw myself having traveled there is that it was about winning the rights to the land and to do what they want with their property. but it was also showing active way of living together and how this was an experience that profoundly changed the people who came to see what it was like to be in a struggle under the leadership of the indigenous people, and that different that is in many other struggles have been, the profound sense of connection to the land, even the language of protectors, not protesters. do you think that this will carry on or has had an impact on people who are part of this movement? >> guest: i think ev

crenshaw time is expired. >> i believe an amendment can be fiscally responsible but it will save lives and i ask for support. amendment offered by mr. x, all this in favor say aye. the nose have it. no's have it. we will postpone the recorded wrote. -- vote. are there other amendments. >> madam chair, i have an amendment i would like to offer. >> at your amendment number is number three. we will distribute. >> amendment number three offered on preventing tax increases on low income and middle-class families. >> mr. boylan's recognize for six minutes. >> thank you madam chair. the goal of this amendment is very straight forward. opposes any tax increase on middle-class or low income families. including any reduction in refundable tax credits. madam chairman, i hope we can actually have some bipartisan support for this amendment. certainly, probably on members of this committee at one point or another have claimed to have opposed tax increases on the class and low income families. allou reasons i would ask members to support this amendment. first, middle class and low income families hav