he departed for rhode island. d in a prisoner exchange toase of amern sullivan, who had been captured during the battle of long island earlier. as they wereoving north towards rhode island. they understood that strategically this first amphibious operation conducted by the navy and marines had other benefits. what it did achieve was it forced the british to employ their naval forces over a much broader area in order to protect its other holdings across world. because the marines and sailors demonstrated they could strike them where and when they wanted. that's the great advantage of naval as theet north. the british sent the force the delaware river to test the american defenses protect and philadelphia trying to use their advantage of maneuver of seas. this resulted in a second stage of recruitment of sailors and marines, which included a gentle named robert mullen. mullen was the owner of the ton tavern, the official birthplace of the. this also the time when a gentleman named john martin, otherwise known as cato

she also made history as the first black nurse to teach at rhode island hospital.id, is in her blood. >> i was taught that you give something back. >> fleming remains sharp and mobile at 100. she still drives and goes for a two-mile walk in providence three times a week. she lives with her 75-year-old son. she credits him with being able to maintain a high quality of life. >> i'm so lucky because people my age are stuck in nursing homes. nobody to see them, nobody to do anything for them. but yet i still have people around me and i have young people around me. >> as you reflect on your life, the people you've met, the experiences you've had, what is the most important lesson you think that you've learned? >> you have to be kind. i try not to hurt people's feelings. and i know my kids don't think that. [laughter] and i try not to get into people's business. ♪ >> she says she remains focused on enjoying her own. >> at this stage in my life, happiness is all i'm looking for. ♪ >> for "pbs news weekend," i'm michelle san miguel in providence, rhode island. ♪ john: and

rhode island is a heavily democratic state. change from inside the democratic machinery, you have to do it from outside of the machinery and that is why i am a republican. host: you did look at the counties and how the former president won small counties across the country. tell us what the data showed you. guest: this is crucially important for people to understand because this gets right to the point of helping to inform everybody why trump lost. when you look at the swing states, this is a pattern that existed across the country, whether a red state or blue state, a red county way blue county, and what i mean by red or is trump won them in 2016 and 2020. that is read in my opinion. if a democrat won in 2020, that is blue. when you divide things up that way, what you end up with is across the board trump in 2020 relative to 2016 did lesshe boae reddest of red states. he did about 2.5 percent less well in 2020 that he did in 2016. the narrative of voter fraud, county in the reddest state that you see this particular thing happ

i've run for governor twice in my state of rhode island. primary by 3,000 votes and it hurt to concede that race. i didn't want to concede that race. it was an ugly race. it was intensely personal but i did.as and, you know, that's what our democracy looks like and i hope as we move forward out of 2020 that we can get our elections back to a more civil and responsible way of conducting our ourselves and dealing with the impact of losing. >> are you a republican or■á@cr? >> i'm currently a registered republican. >> did you run as a republican? >> in my two runs, my first run i started a centrist political party in rhode island in 2009 and after needing to challenge the state's ballot access laws and federal court getting them to clear unconstitutional launching the party we needed somebody to run for governor who got at least 5% of the votes that ended up being me and i ani realize i was pretty good at -- at the campaigning and i had a lot of ideas i wanted to implement and i also realized in the couple of years between 2010 and 2014 that wo

the world needs more, more joy >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news, providence, rhode island >>> and there you go that's "nightly news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >>> right now at 7:00, a week of close calls and mishaps for united including a plane sliding off a runway. and that wheel that fell from the sky. >> usually don't see fuel emptied out of a plane like that. it is a little uneasy for a little bit. >> we are asking one of our aviation experts what is going

rhode island is a heavily, heavily democrat state.t, you can't affect change from within the democratic machinery. you haveo a republican. >> host: you did look at the counties and how the former president one across the country. tell us what the data showed you. >> guest: a great question. for everybody to understand. this gets right to the point of helping to inform everybody why trump lost. when you look at the swing states, this is a pattern that existed across the country, whether it was a red state or a blue state, a red mean by red or blue in this case is that trump one then in both 2016 and 2020, that's thas opinion. if a democrat when a 2016 and 2020 that 20 that is blue. when you look and the vikings at that way what you end up with is across the board trump in terms of a share of the vote in 2020 relative 2016, he did less well across the board even in the reddest of red states and the reddest of on average he did about 2.5% less well in 2020 than he did in 2016. the voter fraud, how could it be in the reddest county in the

i will tell you i've runwice in my state of rhode island. i lost the statewide primary by 3000 votes and it hurt to concede that resected him to concede that race it was ugly it was an ugly race in intensely personal but i did. that is what our democracy looks like. but i hope as we move forward out of 2020 we can get our elections back to a more civil and responsible way of conducting ourselves dealing with the impact of losing progress either republican or democrat? am a registered republican. >> did you run as a republican? ask mike to run to my first when i started a political party of rhode 2009. after challenging the access laws and federal courts to get them declared unconstitutional we needed someone to run for governor who got at least 5% of the boat that ended up being me i got six and half percent. and then i realized i was pretty good at the campaigning and i had a lot of ideas someone to implement. i also realize in a couple of years between 2010 and 2014 working via a third party was not goi work it was too hard to get traction

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. >> reporter: it's a typical blue sky here in providence, rhode island. well, at first glance.ere betha woods stumbled upon her first unicorn. >> right here. >> reporter: standing not even two inches tall, it was the mythic beast's chrome sheen that caught betha's eye. >> what was it like when you first stumbled upon a unicorn? >> it's such an unexpected surprise. >> reporter: recently these figurines have been mysteriously appearing all over providence, on sidewalks, windowsills, planters, stirring up a citywide scavenger hunt. >> will you try to find these? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's kind of like a little easter egg hunt. scouring the streets all morning long, and unicorns have a reputation for being hard to find. it was when we sat down on the bench that we finally stumbled upon one. the burning question now, who is behind the colorful creatures? some locals point to the nearby rhode island school of design. >> i have no idea who is behind this project, and that's great. anyone can make art. anyone can find art. anyone can interact with it. >> reporter: artists inspiring com

state legislature and carried on cristiana's legacy of activism in rhode island.cial activist when she blocked the mayor of providence from turning the housing project to luxury apartments. in 1973, maria stormed the city council chambers with over 400 residents in support of preventing the sale of valley view. thanks to maria's advocacy, when valley view was originally sold, 25% of the units remained section 8 housing. in 1989, lopes won a seat in the rhode island house of representatives where she served for over a decade, championing affordable housing issues. i certainly would not be standing here today as rhode island's first black member of congress if it wereot tireless work of maria lopes and cristiana. women's history extends beyond march and is happening every day and is worth acknowledgement every day as well. we must continue to uplift the hidden figures in our history. thank you. and i yield back my time. mr. jackson: i'd like to thank the honorable gabe amo from the great state of rhode island. mr. speaker, it's my pleasure now to introduce the honor

nomination the judiciary, melissa r.debos to be united states district judge for the district of rhode island mr. schumer: i sendon to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the executive calendar number 540, melissa r.dubo are s r.dubose to be united states district judge for the district of rhode island. mr. schumer: i ask tha reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, march 8, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session, be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up each. the presiding officer: without objection. shurp schumer -- mr. schumer: i ask that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from further consideration of have is -- s. res. 56

the election in 2020 there were friends of mine who were running for congressional offices in rhode islande of voter fraud and when they had lost their election, which is hugely anticipated because rhode island is a very blue state, one person in particular had run as a republican and lost by the expected margin that republicans lose by in rhode island. and he claimed voter fraud, and it was ridiculous, and it was harmful. and it was utterly wrong, and i found that incredibly frustrating because we had left the realm of realism in terms of his claims, and he was just mimicking what he was hearing at the national level, and to me that was completely wrong and i called him out for it in the book. >> ken block, i want to thank you for joining us. your book was fascinating. and to all of you tuning in ken's book "disproven" is out today wherever you get your books. thank you, ken, appreciate it. >>> and coming up next, women fighting for their rights as gop lawmakers push abortion bans around the nation. the nation. (man) excuse me, would you mind taking a picture of us? (tony) oh, no problem.

rhode island is a heavily democratic state.not affect change from inside the democratic machinery, you have to do it from outside of the i am a republican. host: you did look at the counties and how the former president won small counties across thetell us what the data showed you. guest: this is crucially important for people to understand because this gets right to the point of helping to inform everybody why trump lost. when you look at the swing states this is a pattern that existed across the country whether a red state or blue state, a red county way blue county, and what i mean by red or is trump won them in 2016 and 2020. that is read in my opinion. if a democrat won in 2020, that is blue. when you divide things up that way, what you end up with is across the board trump in 2020 relative to 2016 did less well across the board even in the reddest of red states. he did about 2.5 percent less well in 2020 that he did in 2016. the narrative of voter fraud how could it be in the reddest county in the reddest state that you s

click stanley from rhode island.hat homeownership means to be part of this formula. in rhode island we put 25% towards housing. my second budget there was 250 million. we are approaching $500 million for rental low to moderate income. it's a sizable number. $100 million this year, we are really looking at homeownership in that workforce are that career path housing. we like to compare notes. i've announced we're going to do it but i don't know how. i've got about 60 days to actually figure out how we make the presentation. but, i would love to get with you on that. i was a former mayor as well. we put housing in 20 years ago. my mom lives in a house that we built about 15, 18 years ago. that in a way that i think is really important. i think it was mentioned by the panel up there. also, the issue- i asked craig, you said you moved your available apartments from 1% to us how many units that is, and last year on homeownership i put 30 million into downpayments for homeownership. that about 1600 new homeowners in the st

tax instead of rhode island tax money? rhode island only has so much money coming in.texas. so does tennessee. stes but they typically borrow against some sort of capital or sell bonds. we don't -- we just borrow. we borrow from ourself up here. states don't have a federal reserve, for the most part, and cities don't. you want the spending to be local.mayor, city council, state legislature, has to make a decision. for example, everybody wants something. let's say there are ten roads in your town that you want to be paved or improved. everybody kind of agrees, we need to improofer these roads, . you list them. you only have enough for repaving eight roads. do you pave all ten or eight? if you work city government, whether republican, democrat, independent, you pave what you have money for that year, and puppet the last two you couldn't pay this year first on the list for next time. within i mention that -- when i mention that here, that is such . i had a chairman, from the opposite party, saying we shouldn't have to choose. if it's a good cause, we give them money. well

the secretary of commerce, given her deep background as a leader and policy as its governor of rhode island. having been a venture capitalist, navigating these with skills that come organically. then speaking of unique vantage point, secretary rice, you have been inside and outside government. perhaps not when you were in government of ai per se, but related questions of innovation technology, what do you see as government's role with ai development? ms. rice: thanks very much. i really do hope this is the beginning of a conversation, let the end of it. i think we have so much that we need to talk about that we need to explore. i just have to say, secretary raimondo has been at the forefront of understanding the paradox you just put forward. which is that this innovation, these technologies, the u.s. lead in them, that is something to celebrate, and very much want to protect and move forward. on the other hand, we know government and institutions also have a responsibility to its citizens, to the common good, to make sure we are doing the best, and be wise about how this is going forward. i

i first went to thank you all for the model that rhode island is applying to the cost of care model. i would be very appreciative of. so been trying to organize. cmi was organized to be a trial pilot. that was the core. i have been trying to deal with le approaching end of life. when they are in that circumstance, the needs change. are five that we have identified that are unhelpful in that phase of life. but at that point, they get in the way of family's ability to ta care of loved ones. today is the third time i will raise this with you. i do not just raise it at hearings. we have had repeated hearings with staff and with the administrator. i have been meeting with directors through three different administrations. every time one leaves, it is groundhog's day and i have to start all over again to get it moving. it has been the better part of the decade to get a very simple, very easy pilot launched in rhode island, that allows five rhode island, that allows five waivers that■ and over again in other circumstances. it is not that the waivers are unacceptable to anybody else. they ha

i first want to thank you all for the ahead model which rhode island is applying to, the state total get off the fee for service treadmill which a service of badly so thank you for that. and any cooperation and support to rhode islanders, we pursue the process, would come to what i would hope would be very happy conclusion, i of. so, cmmi, i have beenry to organize -- cmmi was decided to go to try out pilots. i've been trying to get a pilot in rhode island to do with people who are approaching end-of-life, and when they're in that circumstance they need to change. so there are a bunch of waivers, there are five of them we've identified, that are unhelpful, that interfere with care in humaneness in that phase of life. they may make sense in the larger world, but at that point they really stop making sense and they get in the way of families ability to take care of their loved ones. today is the third time that i raise this with you in hearings when you have come before us. i don't just raise it in hearings. we've had repeated meetings with h staff, , we had multiple big with cms admin

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> ask to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker i rise today to honor terrence j.boylan, who passed away last month at the age of 85. terry lived a life dedicated to public service and leaving the world in a better place than he found it. a veteran of the u.s. navy, terry was commissioned out of newport, rhode island, and served as a weapons officer aboard the u.s.s. cromwell and u.s.s. delong after graduating from st. john's university. he proudly country in uniform and remembered the navy fondly as one of the best times of his life. he even married his wife, virginia mahoney from cranston, rhode island at the newport naval chapel. they settled in barrington, rhe la the henry barnard lab school in providence and moved to marshall head, massachusetts, where he served as a elementary school principal for nearly three decades. in his years in working in

at the time covid came out was governor of rhode island and i saw it, all the childcare centers wentfunded themme to the state and that has now dried up and you see them going out of business. these real investments. it's a she itt is called a socil program because the truth of it these are smart investments. if you are setting up a company or industry or institution, you would never say i want to exclude half of the labor pool. want to exclude half the brains or creative energy. you would say, no, how do içw figure out how to enable all of it? prof. johnson: prof. johnson: i love how you are just mainstreaming it as inclusive industrial policy. that is how we should think about this, not that these requirements are just floating there as an add-on. sec. raimundo: sorry, not ch. i don't know if it will work. it's the story and i am sticking to it for now, but when i was in that sick of negotiating -- in the thick of negotiating for the chips act, or when negotiating the broadband part of the infrastructure bill, at the same time, we were working shoulder-to-shoulder with ai-jen poo a

in my meetings in israeleaders rhode island, it is clear to me that this attack has had a profound impact on israelis and jewish peopleeverywhere. this attack has touched the deepest nerve, reopened the wounds of the past, and left many wondering now how but if jews will ever be safe from persecution because of who they are. as i have continued to make clear, israel can and must defend itself against the military threat from hamas. any nation that is attacked in this manner has the inherent right to self-defense. the united states will continue to support israel as it works to degrade and defeat hamas. ut i also say i have deep reservations about how this war is being conducted. i believe good allies, good friends stand together and we stand with israel. but great allies, great friends are willing to speak hard truths and hold each oer the highest standards, especially around the conduct of war and issues of national security. i want to echo the majority leader, the senior senator from new york, a truly devoted pro-israel champion who is spiritually and emotionally connected to israel unl

in my meetings in israel and with jewish leaders from rhode island, it is clear to me that attack has had a profound impact on israelis and jewish people everywhere. this attack has touched the deepest nerve, reopened the wounds of the past, and left many wondering, not how, but if jews will ever be safe from persecution who they are. as i have continued to make clear, israel can and mustf aga military of hamas. any nation that is attacked in this manner has the inherent right toself-defense. the united states will continue to support israel as it works to degrade and defeat hamas, but i must also say, i have deep reservations about how this war is being allies, good friends, stand together and we stand with israel, but great■úr willing to speak hard truths and hold each other to the highest standards, especially around the conduct and issues of national security. i want to echo the majority leader, the senior senator from israel champion who is spiritually and emotionally connected to unlike very few of us, if any, in this chamber who had been a friend to israeli leaders across the p

rhode island you need a prescription and the market is determining if this is a positive or negativeng themselves up to this. stuart: thanks very much, lauren. american's craven left wing media realize that biden is only fit to serve at nursing home's ice cream buffet and kamala is as popular as head lice in a hat shop. what took them so dam long. kennedy wrote that and with me now. keep your distance on the other side of the set. i think that was cruel, head lice in a hat shop. that was cruel. >> absolutely right. i'm just calling balls and strikes here, she's not popular so i had to think like what else is unpopular and in what context? head lice not popular. where would it be unpopular? in a hat shop. stuart: i got it. i got it. >> perfect illustration of what's happening with the vice president. she was supposed to be the savior of this administration and the president promised to be a bridge to the next generation. he wants to be a bridge to his second term, which is ringing in very poorly with any voters willing to pick up the phone and talk with nbc news, ipsos, monmouth and t

court nominations for virginia, illinois and rhode island.dertment's former special counsel testifies use judiciary committee on his investigatioin classified documents that president biden had in his possession before th 2020 election. then aeron, state and local electionffials share how they plan tadminister the 2024 electn,nd what they are doing to protect election workers from potential threats. that starts at 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch our live coverage on the free c-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government, we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> charters proud to be internet providers, and we are just getting started, building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who ed charter commucations supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row s

found this in rh rhode island. wanted in honduras released in rhode island. tried to pick him up in boston they couldn't get cooperation. it's still happening. >> kayleigh: over and over. >> will: texas makes its argument today to the supreme court whether or not they can arrest illegal immigrants and deport. we will keep you updated on that before the supreme court. now let's turn to additional headlines, honduran migrant brian was just telling you about who is in the united states illegally arrested in murder charges in his home country. according to law enforcement he has been arrested multiple times since arriving in the u.s. in 2021. arrested in central falls with assault with a weapon in june. then on february 4th for domestic violence charges violating bail. released back into the community. he has been released into ice custody finally. ♪ now israeli prime minister benjamin is doubling down on ice invasion into rauf. >> go into ratify. >> we are going to go there we're not going to leave them. i have a red line do you know what the red line is? that o

that is larger than the size of the entire state of rhode island. only 3% contained at this point. one person has died and lester >>> tonight, the dramatic split screen. president biden and former president donald trump making dueling visits to the border mr. biden and mr. trump separated by only about 300 miles along the texas border, clashing over immigration, an issue dominating the 2024 campaign the president slamming republicans for killing a bipartisan border bill. mr. trump blaming the crisis on the biden administration our team on the border >>> also this evening, israeli troops accused of opening fire on a crowd waiting for aid in gaza and killing more than 100. israel disputing that, saying many were trampled while looting trucks all as gaza reaches a grim milestone an estimated 30,000 dead >>> the wildfire raging in texas, now the largest in state history. more than 1 million acres burned we're in the fire zone >>> the life-threatening winter storms slamming the west coast

in rhode island, 68-year-old curtis royal who spent time with her as a young man. >> she's my great grandmother do you remember any of the stories she would tell? >> she told us about how difficult it was, just being alive during that period. and of course, she would tell us a story about the big ox that they had. >> my grandfather had some big old oxen. he had one that -- big with wide horns. oh, looked like a house. >> reporter: was it difficult to talk about slavery? >> yes. and i think what made it so difficult is it just -- realizing, you know, how emotional it was and what they went through. you know, you try to put yourself in their physical being and to understand what they went through. and it's -- you know -- it is scary. >> since we launched "10 million names" last summer, we've received hundreds and hundreds of messages and notes from individuals across the country. we encourage anyone that wants to get involved to reach out. >> reporter: who stands the most to gain from hearing these? is it black folk? is it americans as a whole? >> if we're going to understand anything about freed

cvs will begin filling prescriptions in massachusetts and rhode island in weeks ahead with plans to expand to additional states. >> still need a prescription. this is not over the counter. you still need a prescription. in the past, access has been through speciality clinics which stock the medication or through telemedicine and mail order. it really does open avenues for women to access. >> the price for the pill is about $79 though some women will be able to use health insurance to purchase the drug. >>> business of beauty is a multi billion dollar industry. while marketing campaigns show faces of different skin tones, when it comes to those creating and developing the product some say work needs to be done. this women's history month danya bacchus introduce us to a scientist working to make the putin reallocate more inclue civ. >> . >> reporter: aj is earning phd in teaching. she wants more scientists of color into the research and development segment of the beauty industry. >> you will be surprised to understand that the spf value is tested for people with lighter skin tones. >> report

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this is a fin whale stranded along the rhode island coast in south kingstown at potter pond. >> wildlife officials are concerned, saying the 40 foot mammal is now in poor condition. they're working on solutions to free the federally protected whale, ideally sometime today. but they describe the spot as very shallow with lots of sandbars. >> we hope they get it out of there safely. newly released video shows actor alec baldwin firing a gun on the set of the movie rust, before the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. it's part of the evidence in the criminal negligence case against the film's armorer. abc's kayna whitworth has the details prosecutors in the trial for the armorer of rust playing videos showing alec baldwin firing prop guns on the set days before cinematographer halyna hutchins was fatally shot. >> in one video, baldwin firing off a gun filled with blanks even after someone yells cut! i'm getting up and this video showing the actor pointing his gun toward the crew as he gives direction in the path of the gun, could you please move armorer hannah gutierrez heard, urging

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cbs iniciará en massachusetts y rhode island, asegurando que se expandirán poco a poco a los estadossi es nada más para abortar, pues no, en año de elecciones presidenciales, donde el aborto es 1 de los temas principales grupos a favor y en contra, también reaccionaron este medicamento. ahora puedan recibirlo y tomarlo. las mujeres en casa sin ninguna atención médica, pues es bastante preocupante. se aprobó hace más de 20 años millones de mujeres la han utilizado en estas últimas décadas de forma eficaz y eficiente en estados donde las cadenas empezarán a distribuir el medicamento. las píldoras abortivas ya estaban disponibles en algunas clínicas o eran recetadas fácilmente a través de la telemedicina y después enviadas por correo médicos aseguran que la mifepristona es segura, aunque la paciente deberá ser evaluada por mujeres con insuficiencia renal, no son elegibles. no es una medicina que se puede tomar en cualquier momento del embarazo. el uso está aprobado hasta la décima semana del embarazo. después de la última regla en san diego, california, francisco fajardo noticias telemu

how much he means to them means t >> ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: for the students at rhode island'ssecurity james mogaji is more than just a friend the guys like brandon, he's family. what is it about him that draws people in >> he's a beacon of light in our community. he's also smiling. he's always willing to help people. [ applause ] >> reporter: so they celebrated james on his birthday, because his own family lives across the globe in nigeria. >> i'm blessed because this is the first time someone is going to celebrate my birthday for me since i've been in this country. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: that emotional moment setting the stage for another surprise [ cheering ] >> it's almost like you give him the birthday cake, and then you think, hey, wait what if he could celebrate with his family >> yeah. absolutely >> reporter: turns out, james hadn't been back in nigeria for more than a decade so they started an online fundraiser to buy him a ticket home, hoping to raise three grand by the end of the semester but they hit that goal in just hours. >> our gift to you is a tri

put it in mickey from rhode island. thank you, spencer, for pointing out at home ownership needs to be part of island, we put 25% of our arpa funds towards housing in my second budget, that was 250 million. we're approaching. $500 million for rental, primarily rental low and moderate income right now. so in a state our size, that's a pretty sable number, $100 million we going to have in the ballot this year. and we're looking at really looking at homeownership and creating that that workforce or that career path housing. so we'd like to compare notes. i've announced we're going to do it, but i don't know how we're going to do it yet. so i got another vote. i got about i0 days to actually figure out how we make that presentation. but i love the kind of, you know, we'll get with you on that. i was a former mayor as well so we put the in law, you know, housing in, you know, 20 years ago, my and my mom lives in an in-law apartment in a house that we built about 15, 18 years ago. so that works in a way think is really importa

a rhode island community turned out to send off 5-year-old amelia bernard as she got the final chemole. on the last day of treatment she went to the hospital in style. look at the people around her. and what her bravery turned her community into. that is light there. light on all side. a motorcade of police and firefighters took her to ring that bell at her appointment and by the way she even got a visit from the local mayor. >> it was finally like there was a light at the end of the tunnel. still doesn't feel real. today doesn't feel real. i don't think any of us could have done this without the amount of support we had through the community. >> people are good. don't you forget that. amelia is now officially in remission and she is ready to attend kindergarten in the fall. >> oh my gosh what a sweetie and wishing her tall best and what an incredible community just rallying around her. and just -- wrapping her up in all that positivity. to help her. i love to see that. >> such a beautiful counterpoint you know we're going into a political season where we're fighting other issues and

david wright of rhode island pbs weekly went out with one conservation group, which is tracking the risethe world's biggest known predatory fish. david: just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water comes a pointed reminder you might want to think twice, at least in cape cod. the headline is there are lots of sharks. >> yes. david: megan of the white shark conservancy is one of the authors of a new study documenting the surge in the population ogreat white sharks in recent years. what is your best estimate? >> the best estimate is 800 individual great white sharks visited the waters off of cape cod. david: she has spent years patrolling these waters, tracking every shark they encounter. they recently let us tagalong. >> we did get one. a white shark spotted off the southernmost part. david: overhead, they have a spotter plane. the pilot keeps a sharp eye out. on the boat, they have underwater cameras and microphones. and a ready supply of these things. >> it is like an ezpass for sharks. that is the simplest way to explain it. david: a radio beacon with batteries that last 10

he even served our nation as a andidate school in rhode island and proudly served as an officer in thed states navy. he went on to earn his law degree from louisiana state university. was he an officer and acer in the navy, and now an attorney, he had a immediate oric rise in a corporate career with■qhe k.r.a. corporation where he rose quickly to become one of the top three officers in the company. then he actually opened his own law firm and before becoming partner, brother scott now serves his clients as a personal injur attorney and serves the community as an active member of several boards and commissions. brotr dr. melanda coleson scott who practices dentistry in the norfolk and they are the proud parents of a 14-year-old daughter. brother scott iob member of the bar in virginia, in the portsmouth bar association as well. and criminal defense attorneys and the virginia trial lawyers association. and he's served in many other hg membership in the ewe wreaka club, as well -- eureka club, as well as a lifetime membership in the naacp and v.f.w. post 993 and the american leaningen pos

we did about 1600 new homeowners rhode island as a result of that in one year.nits did you need to build against how many you had to move it from 1% to 6%? >> %? >> so that dated think fry that was done by the realtors in the city, in a city of missoula, which is one. we don't have any big as our former u.s. senator used to say, there's a lot of dirt between the light bulu could got to give your perspective, you could get in your car outside this building and drive to chicago, you're still inn montana. that's how big it is. so missoula is a community of -- yeah, 50,000 people. and if you google missoula apartment vacancy rate, something, the story was about 60 days ago that reported that. that's also the report that showed the rental rates have come down by 20%. that's one community that impact of all the things that we get. >> that's a key. our largest community is up 100,000 people. billings is number one. missoula is one of our university counts, but -- >> that's a key piece and that number. to move you from that, that's very impressive, and lowered the renta

fire is still only 3% contained and has torched more than a million acres, making it larger than rhode island it is now the largest blaze in texas history, according to the a&m forest service entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble, and the houses can be rewibuilt, but for paul blankenship, home will never be the same. the flames took his mother joyce while she was at home. >> they had already blocked the roads off. so i wasn't able to get in there to her >> some snow has held firefighters, more high winds are forecast in the coming days. michelle grossman is here with what we expect across country. >> hi there, frances we're going to see those winds picking up once again. we had a little break yesterday, but the forecast not looking great this weekend there the forecast not looking great in the west as well. whiteout conditions and possible travel, up to ten feet of snow in some spots. extremely heavy snow the highest elevations seeing the most snow, also really windy conditions that's why we're concerned about that that will continue on saturday as well. we're looking at really lev