i'd like you to meet karen washington. >> black dirt, it's nice, it's warm.an see the organic matter in here. how, just this vibrant soil. >> the soil is where karen washington has found her calling. >> there's something about the power that you feel of farming, there's something in here that makes you feel good about what you're doing. >> we recently visited washington, the godmother of urban farming, as some call her, at her rise it root farm in chester, new york. >> to our left we're growing a lo lot of our tomatoes. >> i see tomatoes. those are good-looking tomatoes. >> yep, they taste good, too. >> a physical therapist by training, washington didn't set out to be a farmer but in 1985 this single mother of 2 bought her first home, a rowhouse in the bronx with a backyard. >> i decided moving to the bronx, had a backyard, let me try and grow three things. tomato is one, collard greens, you know how to grow a collard green because of my people, and eggplant because it sound funky. >> nurturing and a lot of hard work, washington's backyard garden grew and her

i'd like you to meet karen washington. >> black dirt. it's nice. it's warm. you can see the organic matter in here. how -- it's just vibrant soil. >> the soil is where karen washington has found her calling. >> there's something about the power that you feel of farming. the element. there's something in here that makes you feel good about what you're doing. >> we recently visited washington, the godmother of urban farming, as some call her, at her rise and root farm in chester, new york. >> to the left, we are growing a lot of our tomatoes. >> i see the tomatoes. those are good-looking tomatoes. >> yep. and they taste good, too. >> washington didn't set out to be a farmer but in 1985, this single mother of two bought her first home. a row house in the brn konx wit backyard. >> i decided moving to the bronx, had a backyard. let me try and go three things. t tomato is one. and eggplant because it sound funky. >> with nurturing with a lot of hard work, washington's first batch of tomatoes was, for her, a defining moment. >> when i bit into it, oh, my goodness, t

the need has gotten more intense and as you heard karen washington say to joy, the c-19 pandemic along we're enduring as well right now has ripped off the covering on so many of these issue. what we found is that since april, they've gotten worse without a solution in sight. we're in desperate need of federal leadership. >> if you had to describe a food desert, what am i looking for? what are the indicationing of something going bad? >> fresh wholesome food available within a mile of your residence means you're not in a food desert. what we define as wholesome food has changed in this country. a greater degree of americans every single year find themselves further and further away from soup markets as more superer markets close and more dollar stores move in. they don't offer fresh fruits, fresh venn tabgetables and meat. they have a freezer section as the unhealthy foods we don't want people to eat. the biggest take away is to remember we have two food americas. eating well in america is a class issue. we just had 20 to 30% of american who is were living just above that poverty line b

we visited the san antonio food bank and joy visited with karen washington and we talked to a range ofial. only are things worse but food banks are predicting a tripling of need between now and december. here in minnesota, where i live, our big food bank, second harvest heartland, they're saying they're going to see a 70% increase between now and december. restaurants are doing worse. there is no restaurants act passed yet. it is sitting there in front of the folks on capitol hill to pass a bailout for an industry that represents almost 5% of gdp. we're seeing now all of the pictures of closed restaurants, the ones that are open are only available for 25% of customers. we're in a very, very deepening food crisis and our wood workers are being abused. so everything that we talked about in march, april and may, has only grown worse so it was time to take a second and harder look. >> and you did a great job. i remember what is eating america, the four specials and the salinas valley farm workers an the food insecurity was shocking. speaking of shocking, what is everybody going to see toni

>>in washington karen caifa kron 4 news. >>i'm trevor shirley in washington this labor day weekend could be the busiest travel weekend we've seen since the pandemic began. so what's being d >>welcome back everyone despite the pandemic millions of americans will travel this labor day weekend both by car and airplane. in fact officials think that this weekend could see the most travelers since the pandemic washington dc correspondent trevor shirley reports. >>tsa administrator david because he expects friday to be this holiday weekend's top travel day at the nation's airports. we think we might break 9 or 1000 passengers which it would be the highest number we've had since the pandemic for comparison because he says 4th of july weekend saw about 750,000 passengers on its peak travel day that's about a 20% increase he's encouraged by the numbers and things more americans feel safer getting on a plane between the airports in the carriers and tsa. >>we've done a very good job of of pride providing protective measures and those mea

>>you know washing my hands as frequently as i can in washington karen caifa kron 4 news. >>let's go outside and check in on conditions outside your door definitely foggy when i was driving to work this morning michael tried was foggy from the house all the way to san francisco. we're going to check in on your afternoon forecast, we know it's another spare the air day we're setting a record the 17 spare the air days in a row, so yeah another day of poor air quality because of smoke and haze from the wildfires will be right back stay with us. >>in close to 05:00am on this thursday morning and we are seeing some cloudy skies overhead nothing unusual there we've been seeing these clouds the past few mornings that's part of the reasons we've been so nice and cool the past few days. berkeley looks good your visibility holding up pretty well fairfield san francisco napa and oakland are among our breezier spots right now fairfield the breezy us though it 22 miles per hour winds pushing on through the delta pushing some of that cooler air at least trying to out into the central va

karen a mission lawyer in washington de sage covering the u.s. election which is coming up on november 3rd. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world now the coffin of ruth bader ginsburg has deposit from the u.s. capitol where the light supreme court justice was the 1st woman and jewish person to lie in state it was taken to arlington national cemetery where she'll be buried ginsburg died a week ago off to serving on the highest court for 27 years. in u.s. made ias says president donald trump is to nominate judge a new barrett to the supreme court to replace skins but the 48 year old federal appeals court judge is known for her conservative religious views trump told journalists on friday he's made up his mind but refused to confirm the speculation ahead of an official announcement on saturday. the french interior minister has said a knife attack in paris was quote clearly an act of terror up the incident on friday left 2 people wounded one seriously 2 suspects have been arrested the stabbing took place as the t

>>you know washing my hands as frequently as i can in washington karen caifa kron 4 news. >>we'll take a break here coming up democratic presidential nominee, joe biden and his wife are heading to kenosha wisconsin today. this has several new polls show biden leading in the race for the white house political analyst michael yaki joining rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. put it in gear and take off., next thing you know, the phone is in your hand! stop! we should be holding the wheel, not holding the phone. it's a busy world out there. and we're all in it together. go safely, california. >>welcome back everyone and thanks for staying with us, i'm robin winston filling in for daryn false and i'm james fletcher at the half hour mark, let's head over to the weather center. we'll say good morning to john find out more about the forecast for today and there guys we are see

>>you know washing my hands as frequently as i can in washington karen caifa kron 4 news a ucsf study has found there is ongoing high transmission of covid-19 in the latin x community within san francisco, especially in the mission district researchers set up an accessible testing site at the mission bart station. >>in 6 and a half days more than 2000 people were tested about 9% came back positive that's in comparison. the positivity rate at the embarcadero testing site was one percent, san francisco, latino task force for covid-19 says the results show the city needs to focus targeted testing in the areas most affected by the covid-19 virus. >>in many ways it's great that we have testing facilities on the embarcadero and other parts of san francisco. the strategy must be to come into the communities where we know that the prevalence of infection is higher, we know that it's not percent here in the mission district we know the baby was deeply impacted, we know the exposure is and so strategizing to ensure that we can get low barrier easy-access testing with quick turnarounds have to b

correspondent karen you know chinmoy joins me now from washington this news comes just weeks ahead of the u.s. elections 0 how will it impact the race well this will definitely have an impact on the race we should not forget that we're talking about the high court in the country the highest court in the country this court decides a vote very important questions such as the rights of. people of women and that is why this woman ginsburg has become an icon in the united states because of her clear liberal views now and the constitution says that donald trump the current president would have the right to choose a new track for the supreme court for the lifetime so this is why this decision is that important now there are different views on this democrat says that he would not be allowed to make this choice only $45.00 days before the election so there are different opinions and there is majority leader mitch mcconnell in the senate said for example that donald trump has to choose someone for the supreme court this year so what when would we expect him to maine this replacement. some say d

>>in washington karen caifa kron 4 news. >>and cisco base jewel is laying off about 1200 workers at about half of the company's workforce. wall street journal reports the jewel is also considering pulling out of some international markets. the e-cigarette maker is trying to rebuild trust with the public. after concerns about health risks in a crackdown from us regulators. it's pretty common sight around the bay area but driverless vehicle testing is now happening in more cities across the country that's right josh rupe bolt ripped clothes goal gives us a closer look at autonomous transit designed for the mass is being tested on american streets. >>there's a low-speed autonomous vehicle. >>push of a button the doors close. the buzzer rings in the bell chimes the shuttle is under way without a driver just outside washington dc. it's a bit excitement right. >>you don't see this on the rather than its new technology. the shuttle known as relay is in its final preps its on board computer measures in maps its route before taking p

>>you know washing my hands as frequently as i can in washington karen caifa kron 4 news hair salons and barbershops in alameda county can reopen for indoor operations starting friday county officials announced tonight they are allowing more businesses to reopen. >>they include indoor barbershops and salons indoor malls and outdoor recreational activities, including many golf and batting cages there are certain restrictions for each business you can find those details on our website kron 4 dot com. the city of alameda will now issue fines for violating public health voters, the city council voted on the new ordinance this week in an effort to keep coronavirus case counts from potentially spiking. >>the fines apply mostly to businesses the first violation will cost $250 a second violation carries a $500 fine a 3rd and any other violation that follows will result in a $1000 fine and these are the 5 area counties which also enforced mask buys they are sonoma napa san mateo contra costa and more in fines for individuals range from 25 to $500 and the fines are higher for businesses breaki

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karen. >> here's a look at books being published this week in "rage" the washington post bob woodward reportsdent trumps national and foreign policy decisions. historian joe lepore explores the origins of sima maddox exploration a company that participated in data mining and consumer manipulation during the cold war in her book " if then" he stopped in "a cry for the farmÃb political commentator candace owens argues the democratic policies are harmful to black americans and suggests they vote republican in "blackout". and new map pulitzer prize winning author daniel yergin looks at how climate change and new sources of energy are changing global politics and michael denzel smith suggests the american dream is not attainable for most and suggests how the u.s. can redefine itself and "sticks as high". find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watched for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. sarah huckabee sanders reflected on her life and time serving as the white house press secretary for the trump administration, she's interviewed by bloomberg news

. >> you also have congresswoman karen bass, the chair of the congressional black caucus.ss she in a "washingtonmmunities are not represented adequately ines vaccine trials. can you talk about what companies need to dou to basically encourage participation, to rectify that? >>ct this is a point that reall troubles me the most. asmo a population scientist wit 18 years of experience carrying out research studies, we do see underrepresentation of minorities in all types of studies and in these vaccine trials. we also know based on our experience with influenza vaccination that blacks, latinx populations, l native americans and some asian subgroups are less likely to be willing to even take a vab seen. so one of the things that is really important is trying to get people involved in our research setting, involved in testing these vaccines so we can ensure that they work in all populations. this is akin to back when we usedba to only test vaccines in men, but we didn't know their effectiveness in women. we need to know the effectiveness of these vaccines in the hardest hit minority communities, and t

karen, virginia, jordan, and molly. there is no more difficult job in washington, d.c., than that of a congressional scheduler. my thanks and apologies to go to those who served in my office these past 24 years. for me being away from home was the worst part of the job. who booked the flight and told me i had to get back to d.c.? the scheduler did. who would meet me in the office at 7:30 a.m. to get me to a breakfast meeting at 8:00 a.m.? who would hang around to pick me up at 9:00 a.m. to race me to the hill for a 9:00 a.m. meeting. the scheduler did. who received an irate call from me wondering why no one was at the meeting in h-c 5 only to be told if i looked at my schedule i would have seen that the meeting location had changed to the i capitol hill capitol hill club? the scheduler did. who took the frustrating call asking how i could be in a meeting in the capitol from 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and in my office in the rayburn meeting? the scheduler did? who took the blame when i finally cried out i need add bathroom break after consecutive 30-minute meetings? the scheduler did. who picked me up after vote

washington dc to make that trip. so she did have an impact that was a popular one as well as a legal one. lewis: barbara there, chatting to my colleague karenhere. still to come, we will bring you the story of this hero rat and how he won himself a gold medal for bravery. >> and johnson, the fastest man on earth is flying home to canada. cracks i am just happy justice is served. >> it's a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been down by serbian soldiers and police. >> all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. >> it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. so the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgment in australia. >> concorde kim passed the atlantic faster than any plane before, breaking the record by six minutes. lewis: this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines -- the u.s. passes 7 million coronavirus cases according to findings from johns hopkins university. a police officer is shot dead at a police station i

representative karen bass, chair of the congressional black caucus wrote an op-ed in the washington post out the nih and pharmaceutical companies for not enrolling enough minorities in late stage covid-19 vaccine trials. want to read you a little bit about what she said. pharmaceutical companies can make it easier for people of caller to enroll in vaccine clinicby -- by extending hours, reimbursing or providing vouchers to help cover transportation costs, and providing consent forms and other materials and make language other than english. researchers must counteract our nation's legacy of medical abuse by being utterly transparent. clearly communicating risks and making sure patients understand how the data collect it is being used. i want you to react to what representative asked says there. second of all, -- representative pastor says there. given the history, how can we ensure that we are safe with any vaccine, and that it is not been experiment onr communities of caller? guest: this is, again, another complex issue that without historical context is hard to discuss. one thing i have

in washington and getting rid of lobbyists and corrupt politicians was at the core of the pro message. >> in 1993, this book was published, perot and his people, distrusting the balance of power. karen is joining us for the rest of her program in texas. she is in texas tonight. you knew him as a texas journalist long before many americans met him. would you tell us about his roots and what shaped the man we newton national stage? onal s? >> perot was from texarkana. he had an average texas childhood. >> perot was from texarkana. he lived in a strong, stable middle class family. as a boy, -- boundless opportunities. the sky was the limit. he really sort of played into what was the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful businessman who made a fortune here. they were risk takers, they were not afraid to fail. that was the sort of spirit he had at that i think got him into this thing. >> noting that at the naval academy, he was president of his class the last couple of years. early on he showed leadership traits have the ability to galvanize people under his leadership. that we would see later in his life. just a quick overview of his business