he is really thriving at morehouse. he's a morehouse man in atlanta.eceived a full time offer with jpmorgan chase and company. like, wow, to say you come from all of this, you experienced all this hardship and now you're finally at a place where you're secure. >> reporter: the 22-year-old memphis ti in 2012 his mom fell ill leaving dacavien and his family to face homelessness. >> we lived in hotels until the money ran out and when the money ran out we moved into the salvation army. i made a promise to myself. i said i never want to be in this position ever again. that was my self-motivator. i knew i was smart. i knew i was capable. i knew i was hard working so i knew college was my way to go. >> reporter: he chose the prestigious historically black university morehouse founded in 1867, dacavien carrying the torch of excellence following in the same footsteps as proud prominent alumni martin luther king jr. and spike lee. >> i remember seeing the students at morehouse college were well dressed and like the way they are able to articulate themselves, i w

i am a senior english major here at morehouse college. i have the esteemed honor of introducing our 2020 king lecture speaker, leader stacy abrams. [applause] stacey abrams is a "new york times" best-selling author, serial entrepreneur all, nonprofit ceo and political reader. -- and political leader. after serving for it 11 years in the georgia house of representatives, serving as minority leader in 2018 she became the democratic nominee for governor of georgia, when she won more votes than any other democrat in the state's history. i was fortunate to join her gubernatorial campaign as an intern. i saw firsthand the strength and power of collective voices. leader abrams was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the u.s. after witnessing the gross mismanagement by the secretary of state's office, leader abrams launched fair fight to ensure every voter had a voice. i was inspired to join the fight for fair election as a campus manager for the morehouse college campus, to ensure that the voices of col

there's a chapper at morehouse, a chapper at spellman, i think there's a chapter at clark. we are designed to help students get engaged in the issue of voter suppression. the flip side of voter suppression is voter engagement. we need you. because we need young people to vote. we need you to show up. we need you not to be frightened away by the terrible way students retreated. we know student power is incredible because we have not seen before in this last two decades, i had not seen so many laws that are designed to diminish voter power. in the state of texas, in the state of georgia, voter i.d.'s do not include student i.d.'s. that's voter suppression. if they can take your money they should take your vote. so let's recognize and go to verify.com -- go to fairfight.com, sign up, tell us how we can use it. we also need those in college campuses to participate in the census. the census needs your existence. often college students are less out. their parents forget to count them they don't answer the call. we need you to not only respond to the census but volunteer to help o

major hereor english at morehouse college. i have the esteemed honor of introducing our 2020 king lecture speaker, leader stacy abrams. [applause]

major hereor english at morehouse college.emed honor of introducing our 2020 king lecture speaker, leader stacy abrams. [applause] stacy abrams is a new york times best-selling author, serial entrepreneur all, nonprofit ceo and political reader. after serving for it 11 years in the georgia house of representatives, serving as 2018 sheleader in became the democratic nominee for governor of georgia, when she won more votes than any other democrat in the state's history. to join herte gubernatorial campaign as an intern. i saw firsthand the strength and power of collective voices. leader abrams was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial company -- nominee for a major party in the u.s. after witnessing the gross mismanagement by the secretary of state's office, leader abrams everyd every -- ensured voter had a voice. i was inspired to join the fight for fair election as a campus manager for the morehouse that theap, to ensure voices of college students are heard in every election, by way of their most sacred and fundame

over 70 million morehouse holds, think of this 70 million morehouse holds have access to cooking fuel and incredibly 12 billion indians are lifted out of extreme poverty every single minute of every single day. [ cheers and applause ] india will soon be the home of the biggest middle class anywhere in the world, and within less than ten years, extreme poverty in your country is projected to completely disappear. [ cheers and applause ] the potential for india is absolutely incredible. india's rise as a prosperous and independent nation is an example to every nation all over the world and one of the most outstanding achievements of our century. it is all the more inspiring because you have done it as a democratic country. you have done it as a peaceful country. you have done it as a tolerant country. and you have done it as a great free country. [ cheers and applause ] there is all the difference in the world between a nation that seeks power through coercion, intimidation and aggression, and a nation that rises by setting its people free and unleashing them to chase their dreams. and

i am a senior english major here at morehouse college. i have the esteemed honor of introducing our 2020 king lecture speaker, leader stacy abrams. [applause] stacey abrams is a "new york times" best-selling author, serial entrepreneur all, nonprofit ceo and political reader. -- and political leader. after serving for it 11 years in the georgia house of representatives, serving as

you can see her remarks at morehouse college in atlanta beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. fellow campaign -- follow campaign 2020 to nevada. tonight live at 11:00 p.m. eastern. joe biden, pete buttigieg, amy klobuchar, tom steyer, bernie sanders, and elizabeth warren speak before clark county democrats. on sunday live at 5:00 p.m. eastern, joe biden, pete buttigieg, and tom steyer speak at a forum on infrastructure. watch on-demand at c-span.org and listen on the go on the c-span radio app. during this election season the candidates beyond the talking points are only revealed over time. but since you cannot be everywhere, there is a c-span. our campaign 2020 programming differs from all over -- other coverage for one simple reason, it is c-span. we have brought you your unfiltered view of government every day since 1979 and it this year we are bringing you an unfiltered view of the people this november. in other words, your future. this election season go deep, direct, and unfiltered. see the biggest picture for yourself and make up your own mind with a campaign twice 20 b

i am jordan davis, a senior english major here at morehouse college. i have the esteemed honor of introducingg our 2020 king lecture series speaker, leader stacey abrams. [applause] stacey abrams is a "new york times" best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit

you get morehouse for $500,000 in austin or portland. certainly more than 900 square feet.e is what we found in portland. 3400 square feet, twice the size of of my house, five bedrooms, two baths, $500,000 exactly. it was built in 1938. it is got lots of trees outside and exposed beams inside. as for austin, and $500 k, a four bedroom and three bathroom, 3,000 square feet and a new elementary school under construction down the street as well. again, we're taking a look at austin and portland all week because those are so popular with bay area folks. tonight on the evening news scott budman will take over at $600,000 and i'll take it to $700,000 coming up tomorrow morning. >> some comparisons there. >>> happening today, another bay bridge city debates taking control of the pg&e power grid. oakland mayor libby schaaf will join council members for a town hall to talk about the last year power shutoff and the pg&e reliability and the challenges faced with future shutoffs. leaders in san francisco and san jose have also talked about turning pg&e into a public utility. >>> some r

major hereor english at morehouse college. i have the esteemed honor of introducing our 2020 king lecture speaker, leader stacy abrams. [applause] stacy abrams is a new york times best-selling author, serial entrepreneur all, nonprofit ceo and political reader.

effect of lower rates and just overall good labor market and things like that are showing up in morehouse building and also closing sales. >> my time is about to expire, i have a lot of students in my district and many of them coming out of school one think they are concerned about is the housing issue, now with going into the job market, how can they best share an american dream like their parents without getting the help from their parents, so with that madam chair i yield back. >> thank you, the chair wishes to remind members that we have a hard stop at 1 pm today, the gentleman would be the final member to ask questions, with that the gentleman from indiana is recognized for five minutes. >> well i appreciate the time and both in private and public have been extremely complementary that the work you have in your colleagues have done not only in calibrating conditions to match the current economy but also the framework which you make money editions and how you present that in public. i can really appreciate, the cornerstone is bring more transparency to the fat and the decision-making

[applause] >> all of stacey abrams remarks from morehouse college in atlanta can be seen at 8:00 p.m. eastern time tonight on c-span. campaign 2020. tonight, candidates joe biden, pete buttigieg, senator amy klobuchar's, tom steyer and bernie sanders and elizabeth warren speak before clark county democrats. p.m., joelive at 5 biden, pete buttigieg, senator amy klobuchar's and tom steyer speak at a form on infrastructure. live coverage on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org and listen on the go on the c-span radio app. ♪ >> c-span, your unfiltered view of government. created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. this week on "the communicators," a visit to the state of the net conference in washington d.c. we will be talking to a couple of members of congress about issues such as privacy and 5g. we will also be talking with other government officials. representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, you had your choice of any committee you wanted. why did you choose energy and commerce? >> i am excited to be in the energy and commerce committee. it is at the fo