whitfield is a methodist. you may know the name john wesley who becomes sort of the founding father of methodism. he's almost always in britain. but wesley's missionaries and pastors start to become active in the first great awakening. and especially after the american revolution the methodists go out on the frontier and establish. eventually thousands of new churches so that by the time of the civil war the methodists have gone from being non-existent at the beginning of the first great awakening. to by the time of the civil war. they're the largest protestant denomination. in america so the congregationalists the church of england anglican church what comes to be known as the episcopal church? they're kind of left behind in terms of in terms of numbers. in the baptist methodist come to the fore. obviously for baylor that is a significant the baptists get as far out as central, texas. by the 1840s and are establishing not only churches but a college. baylor okay. so that's pretty important to us. the revivals

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i'm fredricka whitfield. the we start with breaking news. the white house says president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the phone. it's unclear if their call happened before or after an israeli air strike destroyed an office building housing two prominent media outlets. both al jazeera and the associated press say their staff were warned to evacuate before a missile struck the building. [ bombing ] just a few moments before that, a building collapses to rubble. an anchor for al jazeera english gave this emotional response on the air. >> this channel will not be silenced. al jazeera will not be silenced. we can guarantee you that right now. >> the ap also putting out a statement in written form. "we are shocked and horrified the israeli military would target and destroy the building housing ap's bureau and other news organizations in gaza. they have long known the location of our bureau and new journalists were there." the statement continues, "this was an incredibly disturbing development. we narrowly avoided a

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with growing outrage over a lawmaker comparing mask mandates to the horrors of the holocaust, republican congresswoman marge r re-taylor green complaining on a conservative podcast how house speaker nancy pelosi is keeping a mask mandate in place for the house floor. >> you know, we can look back in a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in nazi germany. this is exactly the type of abuse that nancy pelosi is talking about. >> greene's comments have been met with harsh criticism. republican congresswoman liz cheney calling them evil lunacy. and democratic congressman gym mcgovern says greene should resign. but last night when greene was asked about the comments she doubled down. >> so i stand by all of my statements, i said nothing wrong and i think any rational jewish person didn't like what happened in nazi germany, a

i'm fredricka whitfield. the u.s. hit a major milestone but there are concerns vaccinations are beginning to slow. a new report shows 100 million americans are fully vaccinated, a list len than a third of the country but not nearly the number needed to achieve herd immunity in the disease. this as the u.s. is set to impose new travel restrictions from india as it deals with dave stating coronavirus outbreak. india just recorded more than 400,000 cases in a single day, a new global record. >>> and back in the u.s., more incremental steps towards normalcy. disneyland reopening to limited capacity for the first time since the pandemic began. cnn's polo sandoval is live from new york. one of the many states beginning to ease restrictions is where you are. we are seeing a lot of progress but also setbacks across the country too. >> absolutely, the state of oregon are going to continue their state of emergency, especially since they're seeing some of the highest numbers recently but that's just one small example. the majori

i'm jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield. refusing to give up, house democrats are pushing for their own investigation of the january 6th insurrection after senate republicans derailed efforts to create a bipartisan probe. a key procedural vote to create an independent and bipartisan commission failed yesterday. six republicans voted yes. but it fell short of the ten republican votes needed to pass. the justice department has now charged at least 450 people in connection to the attack capitol. and that insurrection left five people dead and 140 police officers wounded. daniella diaz is live on capitol hill with us. tell us more about this committee that the house democrats are now hoping to put together. >> reporter: it seems very apparent that house democrats, all democrats, are just not ready to move past what happened on january 6 just yet. you know, what happened yesterday came after months and months of deliberations between democrats and republicans to try to reach an agreement on an independent panel to investigate the

i'm fredricka whitfield.e begin this hour with a community in mourning, outraged and demanding answers. today the family of andrew brown jr. is holding a public viewing before his funeral tomorrow. sheriff's deputies fatally shot brown while serving warrants last month. his death has sparked nationwide outrage. today protesters are gathering for the 12th straight day in elizabeth city, north carolina, and yet, the sheriff's office has still not released body camera footage of the deadly shooting. a judge denied a request to release that video to the public. cnn's natasha chen is in elizabeth city. so natasha, what is happening there right now? >> yeah, fred, a rally and march is about to get started, we're seeing a number of people already gathered here at the water front park in elizabeth city. you can see them holding their black lives matter flags, wearing black shirts, getting ready to first pay attention to the speakers up there on stage. we actually saw that the family of andrew brown jr. has arrived, j

>>> thank you so much for joining me this sunday, i'm fredricka whitfield. today has been the deadliest day yet in the worsening conflict around gaza. palestinian officials say israeli air strikes killed 47 people today, amnesty international is calling for war crime investigations after israeli strikes on a refugee camp and a high rise building in gaza housing media outlets. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is dismissing the calls, defending the air strike on the building. >> the intelligence we had, it's about palestinian terrorist -- an intelligence office for the palestinian terrorist organization housed in that building that plots and organizes the terror attacks against israeli civilians. it's a perfectly legitimate target. >> the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the worsening violence as protests condemning the violence break out in major cities around the world. with us now, nic robertson in israel, arlette saenz at the white house, suzanne malveaux on capitol hill, and frank lowen stein, a special envoy for palestinian negotiations.

fredricka whitfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone.g me this saturday. i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> outrage and frustration are mounting this morning. new video obtained by cnn shows the sequence of events that led to the death of ronald greene, a black man in police custody. a warning some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. >> okay, okay. >> louisiana state police just released this footage which includes nine different body cam and dash cam video clips. greene's death happened over two years ago. greene's family says police told them he died on impact in a car crash, but now his family says they believe police tried to cover up wha

i'm fredricka whitfield. outrage and frustration are mounting today in louisiana. cnn shows the sequence of events that led to the death of ronald green. a black man in police custody. a warning, some of the images you're about to see are very disturbing. >> oh, no -- okay. okay,

i'm fredricka whitfield. the u.s.s 100 million americans are fully vaccinated, a list len than a third of the country but not nearly the number needed to achieve herd immunity in the disease. this as the u.s. is set to impose new travel restrictions from india as it deals with dave stating coronavirus outbreak. india just recorded more than

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news out of gaza. the associated press is now responding after an israeli air strike destroyed a high-rise where the news organizations have offices. al jazeera and other media outlets were also housed in that building. al jazeera says the occupants were warned to evacuate about an hour before the airstrike was carried out. so you'll see the building collapses into rubble just a few seconds later. the associated press statement saying this is an incredibly disturbing development. we narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. it's the latest in a week of escalating conflict, according to palestinian officials, so far 139 people have been killed and at least 100 injured. meanwhile, the rocket fire from gaza continues. the israeli military says at least eight civilians have been killed in the last week. rick robertson joining us now israel. what are you learning about this latest strike? >> reporter: well, literally as you were speaking to me there, i'm watching drone intercepts just behind the camera in t

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the u.s.rom the cdc showing that 100 million americans are fully vaccinated which is a little less than one-third of the country, and 80% is needed for herd immunity and not nearly that number is met thus far, and this is as the u.s. is set to impose netr

i'm fredricka whitfield.weekend in elizabeth city, north carolina. demonstrators demanding the release of police body cam video in the death of andrew brown

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. fully vaccinated. a little less than one-third of the country. that isn't stopping new restrictions from taking place. the u.s. is set to impose new travel limits on india, as that country deals with a devastating outbreak. india setting a new global

i'm fredricka whitfield.ou are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosacosta. after a boat overturned off the coast of san diego in california, near the cabrio national monument and point loma earlier today. authorities are still searching the water for both approboats a aircraft at this time. we'll monitor the story and bring you the latest as we get it. two dead, 23 rescued after a boat overturning off the coast of san diego. >> now to th

i'm fredricka whitfield. outrage and frustration are mounting today in louisiana. new video obtained by cnn shows the sequence of events that led to the death of ronald green. a black man in police custody. a warning, some of the images you're about to see are very disturbing. >> oh, no -- okay. okay, okay. okay. oh -- >> get over -- >> louisiana state police just releasing e ing this footage wh includes nine body cam and dash cam video clips. green's death happened over two years ago. his family says police told them he died on impact in a car crash. cnn has a closer look at those videos, and now autopsy photos obtained by cnn. we do want to warn you, the video and the images you're about to see are very graphic. >>> lord -- >> reporter: the new video obtained by cnn is 30 minutes long and offers a different view from a louisiana state trooper's body camera than the video obtained earlier wby the "ap." it shows ronald green following a high-speed chase near munroe, louisiana, on the ground facedown and struggling to turn over. >> don't you turn over -- don't you t

thank you so much for joining me on this mother's day, happy mother's day, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield. a shocking stumble now leading to confusion, a week after the kentucky derby. the winner of one of the most watched horse races in the world now under scrutiny. medina spirit. who who had a 12-1 shot at winning as tested positive for an excessive amount of an anti-inflammatory drug that is legal within certain amounts. the horse's famed trainer 68-year-old bob baffert is vowing to dispute the allegations saying his training team had not treated spirit with the drug. cnn's carolyn mano is here with more on this. what do we know about this drug in question, and whether the win is in jeopardy? >> well, rite now the win is not in jeopardy until additional testing comes back. these are commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs that are regulated, that treat things like joint inflammation. problems can occur, but i spoke with the trainer bob baffert and he told me that he did not administer this drug and he doesn't know of anybody who could have administered this drug. he said he's incredibly

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news out of gaza.raeli air strike destroyed a high-rise where the news organizations have offices. al jazeera and other media outlets were also housed in that

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. >> hello, again, everyone and thank you for joining me, and i'm fredricka whitfield and we begin this hour with all eyes on the sky, and the world is watching and waiting as a 22 ton chinese rocket is expected to fall to earth some time tonight, and now it is too early to know where it is going to fall, but it encompasses most of the globe, and it launched last month, and they are traveling about 18,000 miles per hour in the earth's orbit, and oren liebermann is here with a picture of where and when this rocket debris may fall. >> we are getting a better picture of when but the where is still a question. all of the best estimates have this re-entering the atmosphere sometime around 10:00 tonight. the key word is sometime. there is a plus/minus three-hour window of when it could enter and as early as 6:00 or 7:00 this evening or 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning and this is the where more difficult. it is moving about 100 miles up, and 18,000 miles per hour, and that is the question of where it will re-enter and the speed. think of it this way, the two minute live shot, and the space junk he

. >>> hello again, everyone, thanks for joining me this sunday, i'm fredricka whitfield. the palestinian health ministry says 47 palestinians have been killed today in what has been the deadliest day yet in this week's escalating conflict in gaza, adding to the total death toll, nearly 200 people killed since monday. the israeli military reports ten deaths since the fighting began and it strongly is defending its recent strikes on a refugee camp and a high rise building in gaza, housing media outlets describing outrage over those attacks, telling you why israel says the strikes were justified in a moment. >>> and right now, the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the conflict, while protests condemning the violence, break out in major cities around the world. nic robertson joining us live now in israel. tell us more about what you've been experiencing today. >> reporter: yeah, you have to look at today and say the rocket fire has been less than it was the previous day and less than it was the day before that and the day before that but the number of air assault by

i'm fredricka whitfield. we start with breaking news this hour. this is the moment an israeli air strike destroyed an office building in gaza, home to two prominent international media outlets. [ explosion ] b both bothalgia . >> an anchor foralgia zero ra . >> this channel will not be silenced. we will not be silenced, we can guarantee you that right now. >> reporter: it's the latest in a week of escalations. palestinian officials say 139 people have been killed in gaza with another thousand plus wounded. meanwhile, the rocket fire from hamas keeps coming, now killing at least eight sevens. with me now, nic robertson in israel. arlette saenz as well. what is israel saying about this strike? >> reporter: they're saying that there was a military installation belongs to hamas' military intelligence operation inside that building. they say they take care to avoid civilian casualties, and the prime minister here in a phone conversation with president biden made the point on that phone call that the people in that building were warned to get out prior.

i'm fredricka whitfield.killed at least 30 people and injured 50 others. the blast happened just outside an all girls school in kabul. local reports say it happened just as the girls were leaving the school. cnn international editor nick paton walsh is following the details for us. what are we learning about this explosion? >> as you said, fredericka, it appears to have targeted a girls school, or girls leaving a school, in west could be you'll as the school was closing on this, one of the holiest days of ramadan. it appears from pictures from the scene of this shocking attack that some sort of vehicle may have exploded outside the gate, and there have been some horrifying images, frankly, of those in the aftermath of going through the school bags and books of those killed. 25 the original death toll. that originally rose to 30 and over 50 injured here. and this is a blast that has occurred in hazara, a shiite muslim area of the city, which may possibly suggest that the isis-related groups that targeted that

good afternoon, everyone, thanks for joining me, i'm jessica dean, in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. we begin this memorial day weekend with yet another senseless mass shooting. right now police are searching for the suspects who opened fire outside a lounge in miami-dade county florida. two people were killed and as many as 25 more were wounded late last night. this is the 237th mass shooting in america this year. natasha chen is on the scene now in miami-dade county. natasha, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we just saw k-9s arrive on the scene, investigators have been working all morning since this happened. police say the shooting happened between midnight and 1:00 a.m. outside of a lounge business that was hosting a private event, a private show. and that some of the guests, the customers, were standing outside when this happened. police say that a white nissan path finder pulled up, three people got out with assault rifles and handguns and started shooting indiscriminately into the crowd. two people have died. as you mentioned, more than 20 others injured, some of them taken

i'm fredricka whitfield. all around the country businesses are reopening and life for many is starting to move towards normal. that has a lot to do with this, coronavirus cases are way down, the lowest they've been in close to a year. the country is averaging fewer than 30,000 new cases a day for the first time since june of 2020. but a point of concern for health officials, the pace of vaccinations is also falling. it's down about half from its peak last month. the number of fully vaccinated americans is expected to hit 40% soon. slowly moving closer to the number that matters the most, 70% to 85% herd immunity mark. natasha chen joining us live in atlanta. natasha, tell us more about the reopening plans around the country. >> yeah, fred, we've seen how those reopening plans vary greatly from state to state but the attitudes vary too from urban areas versus rural areas. here in atlanta in georgia, any remaining social distancing requirements were lifted already in early may, may 1. but new york -- new york c

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with breaking news out of gaza. international media outlets are responding after an israeli air strike destroyed a high-rise that housed their offices. both al jazeera and the associated press have come out fiercely against the strike. they say the u.s. military warned them to evacuate before this happened. the building collapses into rubble just a few seconds later. an al jazeera english anchor said this on the air -- >> this cham will not be silenced. al jazeera will not be silenced, we can guarantee you that right now. >> the associated press put out a strong statement, saying this, quote, we're shocked and horrified the israeli military would target and destroy the building, housing aps, associated press bureaus, and other news organizations in gaza. they have long known the location of our bureau and knew journalists were there. and it continues to say, quote, this is an incredibly disturbing development. we narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. the world will know less about what's happening in gaza becaus

. >>> thank you so much for joining me this sunday, i'm fredricka whitfield.estinian officials say israeli air strikes killed 47 people today, amnesty international is calling for war crime investigations after israeli strikes on a refugee camp and a high rise building in ga

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> outrage and frustration are mounting this morning. new video obtained by cnn shows the sequence of events that led to the death of ronald greene, a black man in police custody. a warning some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. >> okay, okay. >> louisiana state police just released this footage which includes nine different body cam and dash cam video clips. greene's death happened over two years ago. greene's family says police told them he died on impact in a car crash, but now his family says they believe police tried to cover up what really happened. >> what we see in the videos, they took pleasure in torturing my son. they took pleasure in hurting him, beating and killing him and letting him stay on the ground, putting him in shackles. what kind of a human? these are state troopers. this is the behavior that the state of louisiana, they endorse, because these troopers for two years have not been dealt with. >> the case is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation involving the fbi, the department of j

afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining me today, i'm jessica dean in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. and yet again, we are talking about another senseless mass shooting in america. this one in miami-dade county, florida making for a tragic memorial day weekend. right now police are searching for three gunmen who opened fire last night at a concert outside. authorities say two people were killed, dozens more wounded. this marks the 237th mass shooting in america just this year. natasha chen is on the scene now in miami-dade county, and natasha, what are you learning this afternoon? >> reporter: yeah, jessica, just now, the family of someone who died on scene has just arrived. they claim that one of the people who died overnight is their son and so it's a very emotional scene right now, and it's unfortunately one that is all too familiar as you just said with the amount of violence we've seen over the past months and years. this particular person said that his son was in his 20s. he is very emotional right now, trying to speak to the cameras and to the law enforcement investigators he

i'm jessica dean in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. more people are flying this memorial day weekend than any time since the start of the pandemic. the tsa reporting nearly 2 million people traveled through airport checkpoints on friday alone. millions of americans taking to the skies as post states ditch mask mandates and lift restrictions for people who have gotten vaccinated. more than 133 million americans are fully vaccinated. that makes up just over 40% of the population. ten states have already reached the biden administration's goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose by july 4th, that's according to the latest cdc data. cnn's paul vercammen joins me now from santa monica beach in california. we want to begin, though, with cnn's natasha chen in miami beach, florida. natasha, people excited to be back outside, i would man. >> jessica, people are so excited to party, i mean, the crowds last night on the streets out here with so intense, it created traffic gridlocks and we are seeing people just very excited. some

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the u.s. hits a vaccining milestone, but the concern that the vaccinations are beginning to slow, and new numbers from the cdc showing that 100 million americans are fully vaccinated which is a little less than one-third of the country, and 80% is needed for herd immunity and not nearly that number is met thus far, and this is as the u.s. is set to impose new travel restrictions from india as it is dealing with the devastating coronavirus outbreak, and the country setting a global record recorded for 100,000 new cases in a single day. back in u.s., more incremental steps for the normalcy and the kentucky derby is set for tonight with the limited capacity of 50,000 people. evan mcmorris santora is at churchill down, and evan, what is being done there to keep everyone safe and i imagine that the folks are out to be doing something they love. >> well, you know, that is right, fred. it is a party scene here, and people want to be out, and the churchill downs is taking a lot of steps to try and mak

thank you so much for joining me this weekend, i'm fredricka whit whitfield. are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. president biden says he's ready to compromise on his multitrillion dollar notice of plan and work across the aisle. he is ready to do it this week. the president will host top republicans at the white house on wednesday. the long-planned meeting includes

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i'm jessica dean in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. the start of the pandemic. the tsa reporting nearly 2 million people traveled through airport checkpoints on friday alone. millions of americans taking to the skies as post states ditch mask mandates and lift restrictions for people who have gotten vaccinated. more than 133 million americans are full

i'm fredricka whitfield. newsroom continues right now with jim acosta. >>> and you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosacosta. after a boat overturned off the coast of san diego in california, near the cabrio national monument and point loma earlier today. authorities are still searching the water for both approboats a aircraft at this time. we'll monitor the story and bring you the latest as we get it. two dead, 23 rescued after a boat overturning off the coast of san diego. >> now to the state of the republican party. he was impeached twice, lost the white house, cost the republicans the house and senate. in addition to inciting an insurrection, yet donald trump is like the bad apple some republicans just can't quit. need proof? >> the fact that i wasn't a fan of our last president's character issues, and i'm also no fan -- [ crowd booing ] aren't you embarrassed? and i'm also no fan of the president's -- my friends, this is the moment i was talking about. please. thank you. show respect. >> but they

i'm fredricka whitfield.et with key republican senators separately over the next several days. at $2 trillion, it won't be an easy sell. the president will make the case that the moment calls for big investments in the future. arlette saenz is at the white house for us. how is the president preparing for this big pitch for his presentation? >> president biden is spending mother's day at camp david, but he is gearing up for a pair of critical meetings this week, as he is looking to push his infrastructure proposal and get some bipartisan sign-on. inaction on infrastructure, the president has said, is just not acceptable. his first key meeting will take place on wednesday, when he hosts the so-called big four. that's the congressional leaders from both parties here at the white house. the first time the president will be meeting with them. they'll discuss a range of issues, including the economy and covid-19, but that meeting comes after senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has said that his focus is 100% on

i'm jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield.the january 6th insurrection after senate republicans derailed efforts to create a bipartisan probe. a key procedural vote to create an independent and bipartisan commission failed yesterday. six republicans voted yes. but it fell short of the ten

thank you so much for joining me this weekend, i'm fredricka whit whitfield. "cnn newsroom" continues request jim acosta right now. >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. president biden says he's ready to compromise on his multitrillion dollar notice of plan and work across the aisle. he is ready to do it this week. the president will host top republicans at the white house on wednesday. the long-planned meeting includes the minority leaders of the house and the senate. but the question is, is compromise possible when so many republicans are focused on pledging allegiance to donald trump and the big lie. the few left willing to stand up to trump, comparing their party to the sinking of the titanic and a circular firing squad. >> the reality is, as a party we have to have an internal look, and a full accounting as to what led to january 6th. right now, it is basically the titanic. we are like, you know, in the middle of this slow sink. we have a band playing on the deck telling everybody it's fine. and meanwhile, as i have said,

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i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with calls for truth, transparency and police accountability. right now, protesters are marching for the third straight weekend in elizabeth city, north carolina. demonstrators demanding the release of police body cam video in the death of andrew brown jr., a black man killed as police tried to carry out an arrest warrant last month. brown's immediate family is now set to see parts of the footage on tuesday, after a judge issued an order to grant the family access. body cam video is not public record and cannot be released without a court order under north carolina law. and then just moments from now, also we'll be hearing from george floyd's family for the first time since new federal charges were announced against the officers involved in floyd's death. all four former minneapolis police officers now facing federal charges for violating floyd's constitutional rights. more on that in a moment. >>> cnn's natasha chen joining us from elizabeth city, north carolina, w

my name is charles whitfield. i live in eureka valley in d8.e you to reject the ggp action framework. the framework includes safety for noncar users and wrongly equate its access to the park with car access when transit pedestrian and bike access to preserve equal or bitter consideration. in 2019, i was hit twice and hospitalized once by cars while biking. since 2020, jfk has been part of a safe street network enabling me to get safely across town and go for a run or walk where i couldn't before. moreover my sister who is a car owner. there's plentiful parking all over the place. i urge you to extend jfk's car-free status until it safely projects access for all users. >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your minute begins now. hello, caller. your minute begins now. >> my name is jessica generalkins. i am a district 5 resident. i have a 6-year-old son and we walk our bikes to golden gate park several times a week. we get to destinations. i got two of his friends to bike last year and felt that critical care is being able to safely park through

my name is charles whitfield. i live in eureka valley in d8.e you to reject the ggp action framework. the framework includes safety for noncar users and wrongly equate its access to the park with car access when transit pedestrian and bike access to preserve equal or bitter consideration. in 2019, i was hit twice and hospitalized once by cars while biking. since 2020, jfk has been part of a safe street network enabling me to get safely across town and go for a run or walk where i couldn't before. moreover my sister who is a car owner. there's plentiful parking all over the place. i urge you to extend jfk's car-free status until it safely projects access for all users. >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your minute begins now. hello, caller. your minute begins now. >> my name is jessica generalkins. i am a district 5 resident. i have a 6-year-old son and we walk our bikes to golden gate park several times a week. we get to destinations. i got two of his friends to bike last year and felt that critical care is being able to safely park through

in 2016 the snp came close to winning, the labour majority is just over 1100 votes and martin whitfield try to make progress in a city that was once a labour heartland that is firmly snp. a welcome sign of progress for him would be eating into snp dominance. the scottish labour leader is among his party's list candidates regardless of what happened he should be returned to holyrood. there are certain of the key seats to watch and any changing hands could have significant consequences —— those are some of the key seats. studio: thank you, david. david was talking about dumbarton early on, a majority for labourjust109 votes, snp are hurrying them, but hope webber in clydebank is at the dumbarton account, the first but we can go to. —— bert hope webb in clydebank. what are we on four, early afternoon? elli are we on four, early afternoon? all e es are we on four, early afternoon? fill eyes are on the dumbarton constituency but it is not the first one we will hear declared, we expect a declaration atjust afternoon one we will hear declared, we expect a declaration at just afternoon for the