i am so proud and honored to introduce my friend gilda cobb-hunter.[cheers and applause] >> thank you so much, susean. those of you that know me know i start by saying hey, y'all. it is so good to be here. let's give susan and the democratic women's council a big round of applause. \[cheers and applause] >> we really appreciate the democratic women's council partnering with the democratic legislative caucus in this year's event. we are extremely pleased to have colleagues come together from all across the state to engage and empower our communities and to make sure your voice is heard loud and proud. as all y'all know, there are not a lot of women in the south carolina house and we have only one woman republican in the south carolina senate. that must change. \[cheers and applause] >> because we all know that the difference that change in the faces of our general assembly can make. women bring a unique and necessary perspective and in office will fight for things that matter to families and all people. we are gathered today for our annual day in blue

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i am so proud and honored to introduce my friend gilda cobb-hunter. [cheers and applause] >> thank you so much susean. those of you that know me know i start by saying hey y'all. it is so good to be here. let's give susan and the democratic women's council a big round of applause. [cheers and applause] >> we really appreciate the democratic women's council partnering with the democratic legislative caucus in this year's event. we are extremely pleased to have colleagues come together from all across the state to engage and empower our communities and to make sure your voice is heard loud and proud. as all y'all know, there are not a lot of women in the south carolina house and we have only one woman republican in the south carolina senate. that must change. [cheers and applause] >> because we all know that the difference that change in the faces of our general assembly can make. women bring a unique and necessary perspective and in office will fight for things that matter to families and all people. we are gathered today for our annual day in blue bec

my heart goes out tooler young son, jacob her husband todd, her wonderful parents gilda and john, her sister jessica and her entire family as they struggle with this painful loss. as parents we want to give everything to our children, we want to give them a stable home and a loving family, we want to give them a great education and a bright future. but the one thing that we can't give or promise them is a long life. that is in god's hands and now rachel is as well. madam president, we have suffered an incredible loss with the passing of rachel jacobs. we have lost a brilliant businesswoman, an active community leader, and a loving mother wife, sister, and daughter. may her memory be a blessing. i yield back. the presiding officer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent my amendment be modified with the changes at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the amendment stands modified. mr. lankford: madam president i ask unanimous consent that senator vitter be added as a cosponsor to my ame

gilda cobb-hunter has represented orangeburg in the state house for 24 years. >> we needed someone tonize the importance of check and balances, accountability, transparency. there was a real systemic problem at south carolina state, a problem that has gone on for 25 or 30 years. >> ifill: interim president w. franklin evans hopes confidence in new leadership could lead to more state funding. but he conceded that is not the only solution. >> we're looking at rightsizing across the campus, even looking at our facilities and making sure that we are maximizing our facility use in our building and optimizing every bit that we can so we're not wasting any money wasting resources. >> ifill: he's also looking to build on the school's strongest academic programs, like one in nuclear engineering. kenneth lewis heads that program, the only one of its kind in south carolina, and says it supports the kinds of students historically black universities have focused on. >> a lot of our kids are rural kids from small towns, rural towns in south carolina where they might not have calculus for example. w

gilda is a dear friend of mine, someone who has devoted her own life to public service. i can't imagine the sadness of their family today. it is small comfort that rachel's dedication to her family and community is a testament to the wonderful person she was. she was an inspiration to so many, and that inspiration will endure. rachel's life was not the only one lost on tuesday night. a native midshipman from new york aaward winning associated press technology staffer; five other americans with family and friends, and so much going for them and we are finding more would have lost their lives. so many lives cut short in their prime. so many people who were doing so much good in the world. there are many questions as the investigation into this crash gets underway. federal authorities are doing their work right now and the families of those killed or injured deserve answers. and so i was truly stunned yesterday when the house of representatives voted in committee to slash funding for our infrastructure, including amtrak. i could not believe that happened. there is something

. >> gilda wagner from ozone park new york. >> i've got. >> who?oda. >> let's go. ♪ lake tahoe. lake tahoe. twoe.ahoe. lake tahoe. san rafael. slowdown. steph curry. mirkarimi. >>> we start with that breaking news in san francisco where a bus has hit a pedestrian. at fourth and king. that's, of course near the caltrans station. it happened about 30 minutes ago. we're told the person has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. traffic returning to normal. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >>> i'm kris sanchez. to our other top stories. a crane collapsed in the south bay. no one was hurt but it came within feet of crashing into an office building. >> the crane collapsed around 6:30 this morning at a construction site in santa clara

. >> gilda wagner from ozone park new york. >> i've got. >> who? what a great day. >> you must be hot, hoda. >> let's go. ♪ >>> right now at 11:00, hundreds of acres continue to burn this morning. crews work to contain this massive forest fire. >>> good morning. i'm vai sikahema. the fire started yesterday afternoon and burned through the night. crews are still trying to get the upper hand on it. the fire is spreading through forest in shamong township. are the firefighters making any progress? >> reporter: they tell us they are. just a short time ago the park