often in honor of william randolph hearst's birthday. the parties continued in that theme of the babies all party, the circus party, in which a carousel was brought for adults. here is marion on the carousel. costumes were provided by movie studios. as a guest, you would come to the party, find your corresponding size on a rack, pick a costume that suited your personality, put it on in a changing room, then enter the party in their elaborate costume to fit the theme of the evening festivities. in the mid-1940's, hearst health started to decline. marion decided to sell her home and move with him to beverly hills where he was soon to be bedridden. she sold the mansion and the guesthouses to a man named joseph drown. he owned the bel air hotel and planned to turn the main mansion into a hotel, which he did called ocean house hotel. he took the guesthouse and the rest of the property, with the historic pool, and shared those with a beach club called the sand and sea club. it was right here between the guesthouse and the main mansion. it func

randolph hearst and marion davies were lifelong companion's. they were the left of each other's lives. marion davies grew up as one of four sisters in new york. all of her sisters were in the folly us. they were dancers. marion was a brilliant dancer and also very beautiful. the follies, she had a stammer so she did not have a talking role. anduse she was so beautiful personable, she was noticed by william randolph hearst who enjoyed coming to the follies. her and send will flowers backstage and met her parents and family. he mentioned he would like to take photographs of her for modeling photos and put her in the movies, which at the time were silent films. he had a motion picture company called cosmopolitan pictures and marion was interested. that was the start of her making movies. she went on to produce her own movies and became very successful in that field. the property we are in is part of a larger estate that was built for marion by hearst when he moves his motion picture company, cosmopolitan pictures, from the east coast to the west.

was home to many hollywood elite including marion davies and william randolph hearst. e take you to the community beach house to hear about coast era.s gold part ofin the 1920s the the santa monica beach that was monica pier santa was referred to as the gold coast. it was called this because many, stars and movie industry executives had homes here, and it was a very special happening place live. and these stars and executives would walk along the beach. to each other's home for dinners, barbecues, parties, coffee, so it was quite to be seen in the day. we're at the marion davies guest house, which is a part of the community beach house, and it is the story of three people. davies,e story of marion a star of silent films and talk-ees, and the story of julia morgan, the architect on the story of nd the william randolph hearst, who purchased the property for davies. william randolph hearst and marion davies really were lifelong companions, and they the love of each other's lives. grew up as one of four sisters in new york, and in the er sisters were follies. they were dan

philip randolph, roy wilkins, and reverend king received the keys to the city. yes, this day has been coming. preparations have been going on for months all over the south in all of the big cities up north. just about all over the country. you might say this day has been 300 years and coming, ever since the first black woman taught her child. this is our country, to too. ever since the first black man said to himself, i am going to be free. never stop working for freedom. never stop praying and hoping and fighting. ♪ i never shall forget that day >> the leaders are spreading the word around explaining about the prayer pilgrimage and inviting folks to come to washington. that is rosa parks from montgomery, alabama. and reverend hilgard director of the pilgrimage. >> leaders recognize through the years the church is been a city of hope and has given birth to many movements, to schools, to hospitals, and civil rights movements. the young church leaders recognize that position of leadership in a time like this. >> cleveland robinson, new york labor leader. >> the

phillip randolph, roy wilkins, reverend king received the keys to the city. yes, this day's been a long time coming. preparations have been going on for months all over the south, in all the big cities up north, just about all over the country. you might say this day's been 300 years in coming, ever since the first black woman taught her child this is our country too. ever since the first black man said to himself, i'm going to be free, never stopped working for freedom, never stopped praying and hoping and fighting. ♪ ♪ >> the leaders are spreading the word around, explaining about the prayer pilgrimage, inviting folks to come to washington. that's rosa parks from montgomery, alabama. and reverend kilgore, director of the prayer pilgrimage. >> negro church leaders recognize that through the years, the church has been a citadel of hope. it has given birth to many movements to schools, to hospitals, and civil rights movements. the young negro church leaders and others today recognize their position of leadership in a time like this. >> cleveland robinson,

phillip randolph, roy wilkins , bayard rustin , martin luther king, jr. , terry belafonte and rosa parks are some of the americans you will see in the next 30 minutes. courtesy of the library of congress this film also includes scenes from the montgomery bus boycott, segregated areas in the south and interviews with attendees. ♪ bao who has by thy might lead us into the fight. keep us forever in thy path re- pray. ♪ >> i am interested in my people becoming full citizens. because of my faith in god, i realize that for freedom, you must pay a great price. >> this prayer pilgrimage is the greatest demonstration on behalf of civil rights since the writing of the declaration of independence. we feel that this crusade to washington will speak just as profound as did the great document written by the forefathers of this nation when they expressed to great britain that they were determined to be free and that they wanted their freedom. ♪ >> this is the day, this is it. the pilgrims are coming to washington, coming to our capital from all over. for prayer and thanksgiving. coming to stand u

he called his son randolph. then when he finally make money, basically winston george was in the red until the early '70s, when finally he had some cash to spend because he had written his war memoirs come he did a very regency thing which was to spend it on the first of 37 resources. he put the jockeys of the resources into his fathers racing. >> churchill fought and wrote his way all over the world. time again he displayed a kind of extraordinary, even reckless courage that many of his contemporaries were just amazed at. he said later that courage is a first of human qualities because it's the quality that guarantees all the others. you of course tell us a great deal about his courage in your book. could you discuss that and how that was important to his career and his ultimate success? >> yes. the physical courage was manifested very early on. he charged the course with the 21st at the battle and where his units lost 25% 25% casualt. the following year history was ambushed and have lost 34% of casualties. a c

by now hollywood was taking notes but randolph took his time it would take a few more years before he moved to new york and make films like death of a salesman based on a play by our familiar. equired foreigners serious all the handmaid's tale. learned off decided to return to germany in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. one of his most successful films from this time is the legend of research which tells the story of a radical west german terrorist who flees to east germany with a new identity because. now focus on and off is back in new york this time with return to montauk list lee based on a novel by marx fresh it's a love story and possibly churned off most personal film. and i'm joined now in studio babbles burg with a fork of thanks for joining us. you've had decades in the film business can you pinpoint a point or a moment a personal film that you saw that put you on that path to become a filmmaker. the same summer i was probably fifteen a few films and one of them was on the waterfront and marlon brando you don't remember stem i could've had was kind of the time when i could

by now hollywood was taking notice but randolph took his time it would take a few more years before he moved to new york and make films like death of a salesman based on a play by our familiar. require foreigners serious thought the handmaid's tale. learned off decided to return to germany in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. one of his most successful phones from this time is the legend of research which tells the story of a radical west german terrorist who flees to east germany with a new identity to get some. now focus and off is back in new york this time with return to montauk let's leave based on a novel by. it's a love story and possibly and also most personal film. and i'm joined now in studio babbles with focus thank you joining us. you've had decades in the film business can you pinpoint a point or a moment a person you met a film that you saw that put you on that path to become a filmmaker i saw. in the same summer i was probably fifty in a few films and one of them was on the waterfront and marlon brando you don't remember them i kind of had was kind of the kind of time.

the area was home to many hollywood elites including marion davies and william randolph hearst. we take you to the annenberg immunity to hear about california's gold coast era. the 1920's, the part of the santa monica beach that was north of the santa monica. was it referred to as the gold coast. it was called this because many movie stars and movie industry

by now hollywood was taking notice but randolph took his time it would take a few more years before he moved to new york and make films like death of a salesman based on a play by are familiar. require foreigners serious thought the handmaid's tale. learned of decided to return to germany in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. one of his most successful films from this time is the legend of research which tells the story of a radical west german terrorist who flees to east germany with a new identity. now focus and off is back in new york this time with return to montauk leslie based on a novel by marx fresh it's a love story and possibly churned off most personal film. and i'm sure. now in studio babbles bird with focused and off thank you joining us . you've had decades in the film business can you pinpoint a point or a moment a person you met a film that you saw that put you on that path to become a filmmaker i saw. in the same summer i was probably fifty in a few films and one of them was on the waterfront and marlon brando you don't remember them i kind of had was kind of the kind

philip randolph the union organizer who is primarily responsible for calling the march tells kennedy their already in the streets mr. president and i would doubt if you would call them that they would come back area that is the mood, that the patients has worn out, the forbearance, the ability to withstand the clubs and the hoses in the hoses that can fire so strong they can knock the bark off of the trees at children and dogs has become too much to african-americans who are always fighting back start to resist like in birmingham. there is eventually a response to bombings of the clan with violence and there's a fear both among civil rights -- and the kennedy administration that black people would resist. that is the mood that creates the necessity for a march which is called in the beginning of the year but very few people wanted. the poll showed that most americans don't want it and most white americans don't want it. kennedy doesn't want it. it's insufficiently radical for many of the youth and too radical for many of the more conservative leadership but by the time it happens the

of legendary william randolph hearst. >> patricia hurst is 19. shed and her fiance were in her apartment last night when a woman and two armed men burst in, dragged patricia down the stairs, threw her into the trunk of a car and drove off. >> the kidnapping may be part of a nationwide campaign of terrorism. >> it had been three days of false alarms until news came this this berkeley radio station had received what looks to be the first real message from the kidnappers. >> the overwhelming irony of the patty hearst kidnapping is that the most marginal of groups manages to pull off what is, after watergate, the biggest media spectacle of the decade. >> the kidnappers are members of a terrorist group that calls themselves the symbionese liberation army. >> it is seeking the alliance of all in this country who oppose its government. it calls on them to unite into a fighting force. with the demands of the sla, death to the fascist insect that preys on the life of the people. >> we love you, patty, and we're all praying for you. i know those people. th

folks who came here to serve our country at fort sam houston as lackland and randolph air force base. and today, this community represents america's future, diverse, fast-growing, optimistic, a place where people of different backgrounds can come together to create something truly special. i'm proud to call myself a son of san antonio. cheering] >> i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. my story would not be possible without the strong women who came before me and passed me the baton. because of their hard work i had the opportunity to stand in front of you today. my family story would not be possible without a country that challenged itself to live up to the promise of america. that was the point of the american dream. it wasn't supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. the relayis right now is working. today, we are falling backwards instead of moving forward. and the opportunities that made ,merica the america we love those opp

[applause] julian: families who worked to build a future, folks who came to serve our country at randolph air force base and today, this community represents america's future, diverse, fast-growing, optimistic, a place where people of different backgrounds have come together to create something special. i am proud to call myself a son of san antonio. [applause] julian: you know, six years ago i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon, but a relay. my story would not be possible without the strong women who because of their hard work, ithe had the opportunity to stand in front of you today. my story would not be possible without a country that challenged itself to live up to the promise of america. that was the point of the american dream. it was not supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. right now, the relay is not working. today, we are falling backwards instead of moving forwards. the opportunities that made ,merica, the america we love those oppo

it's closedwestbound, randolph between georgia and dalewood itself. the crash occurred near denly. eastbound is open, but westbound is blocked. 95 an earlier crash out of the triangle hasov been over to the shoulder. >>> we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> certainly art chilly s this morning. 20s to mid 30s currently. up near 40 degrees for a high today. 30s tomorrow, near 50 on sunday. a chance for a sprinkle of rain sunday afternoon, but nothing ty interrupr plans. next best chance for rain is tuesday afternoon ahead ohe an big drop in temperatures coming our way s theond half of next wee

. >> my name is is jack listen and the executive director of a phil randolph institution our goal to have two pathways to sustaining a family here in san francisco and your union jobs are stroen to do that i have this huge way to work with the community members and i think i found my calling i started in 1996 working for willie brown, jr. i worked in he's mayor's office of housing in the western edition and left 3 years went to law school of san francisco state university and mayor brown asked me to be the director of the taxicab commission and through the process i very much card by the contracting process and asked me townhouse the city purchaser and worked with me and i became the deputy administrator and . >> having trouble struggling to make ends meet folks will not understand what importance of voting is so we decided to develop our workforce development services after a couple of years offering pathways to sustainable jobs. >> (clapping.) >> we've gotten to a place to have the folks come back and have the discussion even if participation and makes sense we do public services b

of these three remarkable individuals who developed this property originally, marion davies, william randolph hearst and the architect, julia morgan. they created such a legacy and still having the guesthouse and original pool for the mansion is a spectacular way to connect the past and present. that really a way to bring history to life. toour cities tour traveled southern california to learn more about the rich history. learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american tv.ory >> previously on american artifacts, united states holocaust memorial museum chairman daniel green gave us a tour of the exhibit he created. part one led up to the -- part one covered the lead up to world war ii. we learned about the america first movement and how the united states responded to nazi persecution and murder of jews as some of the atrocities became public knowledge. this is about 45 minutes. 1,iel: in 1939, on september germany invaded poland and world war ii breaks out that week. what is on america's mind in 1935 is staying out of war. you see deep concern about spies, nazi spies in the unit

[applause] >> city college board members, rizzo, randolph, selby, and lee. [applause] >> bart board director, janice lee. [applause] >> honorable judges, tang and lee. [applause] >> former california state senator, art torres. [applause] former district supervisor, bevan duffy. [applause] >> as well as the many commissioners, department heads, and community leaders who have joined us this morning. [applause] to begin this morning's ceremony i would like to introduce the lincoln high school jrotc drum corps. [applause] [♪] [applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [applause] [applause] >> how amazing was that? thank you all so much. we definitely did not need a wake-up call. that woke me up for sure. i did not have coffee this morning, i am awake now, we are good. thank you, carmen. i first connected with carmen when her team e-mailed to me prior to the first women's march , with a simple ask of what can we do to help? the first thing i did before i replied was google, what is an assessor recorder? [laughter] >> i'm sorry, carmen. once i educated myself on the recorder'

arizona's brannon randolph missed, but chase jeter, tipped it in just before the buzzer. wildcats by 12 at the break. jeter had 23. this is all arizona. going skyward here. that's impressive. arizona wins 87-65. the bears have lost five straight. steph curry hit five threes last night, and passed jason terry to move into third on the nebraska's all-time threes list. he trails only ray allen and reggie miller. he's looking into move into the top three. >> obviously i want to cnu putting together a long career. but growing up, watching the game, i always looked at those two guys that set the standard. >> steph will obviously be at the top of that list when it's all said and done. >> you thought about where you can get up on that list? >> not really. probably right behind him in second. ho hopefully i'll take that. >> klay is just so mellow all the time. i'll take number two. >> that's it for tonight, everybody. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. "abc7 news" continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. for the rest of the "abc7 news" team, thank you for joining us. okay, so you've bee

[applause] >> city college board members, rizzo, randolph, selby, and lee. [applause] >> bart board director, janice lee. [applause] >> honorable judges, tang and lee. [applause] >> former california state senator, art torres. [applause] former district supervisor, bevan duffy. [applause] >> as well as the many commissioners, department heads, and community leaders who have joined us this morning. [applause] to begin this morning's ceremony i would like to introduce the lincoln high school jrotc drum corps. [applause] [♪] [applause] [♪]

and to our camera crew, jon randolph, kieran meadows, anna ozbek, and matt ealy. . >>> thank you for joining us on "newsline." the u.s. justice department has filed criminal charges against huawei and a top executive. the company is accused of fraud, stealing trade secrets and violating trade secrets on iran. >> they asserted that it was in compliance with the iranian sanctions. these alleged false claims led them to do business with

[applause] worked to build a future, folks who came to randolph country at , thisrce base and today community represents america's future, diverse, fast-growing, optimistic, a place where people of different backgrounds have come together to create something special. i am proud to call myself a son of san antonio. [applause] you know, six years ago i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon but a relay. my story would not be possible without the strong women who came before me and passed me the baton. work, iof their hard have the opportunity to stand in front of you today. not be possible without a country that challenged itself to live up to the promise of america. that was the point of the american dream. it was not supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. now, the is, right relay is not working. today, we are falling backwards instead of moving forward and the opportunities that made america the america that we love , those opportunities are reaching f

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folks who came here to serve our country at fort sam houston and landland and randolph air force base. this community represents america's future. diverse, fast growing, optimistic. a place where people of different backgrounds have come together to create something truly special. six years ago i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon but a relay. because of their hard working i had the opportunity to stand in front of you today. that was the point of the american dream. it wasn't supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. the thing is that right now the relay isn't working. today we're falling backwards instead of moving forward. the opportunities that made america the america that we love, those opportunities are reaching fewer and fewer people. today we're at risk of dropping that baton. that's why we're all here this morning. we're going to make sure that the promise of america is available to every one in this 21st century. you see i learned f

both who came here to serve our country at port san houston and lackland and randolph air force base. today, this community represents america's future. diverse, fast growing, optimistic, a place where people of different backgrounds can come together to create something truly special. and i'm proud to call myself a son of san antonio. you know, six years ago, i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint. or even a marathon. but a relay. my story wouldn't be possible without the strong women who came before me and passed me the baton. because of their hard work, i have the opportunity to stand in front of you today. my family's story wouldn't be possible without a country that challenged itself to live up to the promise of america. that was the point of the american dream. it wasn't supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. but the thing is that right now, the relay isn't working. today, we're falling backwards instead of moving forward. the opportunities that made amer

brat was an economic professor at randolph macon college before efeated eric cantor in a 2014 republican primary. he lost his richmond area seat last year. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo wants more answers from russia. pompeo is commanding tssia clarify the espionage charge against american paul whelan. jail,een held in a mosc accused of spying. u.s. embassy officials say ambassador john huntan visited whelan yesterday. officials also say whelan spent 14 years in the marine corps but was discharged in 2008 for bad conduct. whelan's family says he was only in russia to attend a friend's wedding.>> the family of a silver spring woman murdered just before her wedding day says they nohave justice. she was killed back in 2017. r fiance, anthony strong, called police and told them he killed her inside the home they shared. yesterday he was sentenced to life. strong pled guilty last october to slashing, smothering, and strangling his fiance. her family hopes this serves as a cautionary tale. >> in her memory, we would likem tod you to pay attention to all women in your life who could potent

this was reaffirmed during the 2000 ken star investigation when randolph moss wrote the indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting president would undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform their functions and that interpretation, quote, still represents the best interpretation of the constitution. that's the interpretation of the constitution. it's not a court ruling. i'm joined by a former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. thank you for being with us. it's been a lot of talk today about what nancy pelosi said to savannah guthrie, that it's an open legal question. what's your take? >> well, it is an open legal question, and the interesting thing is we have these basically conflicting memos. the people writing the memos when they're in the ag ea's, office, they think the president cannot be indicted. when ken star was the special counsel, he thought he could indict a sitting president. there's the battle of the memos. the olc memo will probably carry the day until somebody tests it. the practical question is how will thatt ever be tested. it would have to

when randolph says, if you don't do it, i will do it and i will take up your , doeshat wilkins says agree. -- there are people who have forgotten. rosa parks is certainly misremembered. her vision ofhat capitalism is, but i do know, her she was asked about position in relation to malcolm, could never get to nonviolent. believer in bigger malcolm's strategy than king's. she could never quite devote herself to the notion of nonviolence really. yeah, i do not know if there are any other figures of capitalism who were depoliticized. gary: yes. muhammad ali would be a good example. prof. theoharis: gloria richardson. one of the things we have not mentioned yet tonight's is how women participated and organized for the march and then were, in .any ways, shunted aside and one of the people on the dais that day was gloria richardson, who was waging the marylandin cambridge, and it was a struggle linking justice with economic justice. richardson, like the other women on the dais that day, did not speak. week of the march commemoration, they talk about what they were doing, but also being recognized

the courts, you know, the idea is that the dc circuit, judge raymond randolph, is that if you are outside the commentary of the united states you have no due process rights. due process is the fundament of our law. it's really, the fifth amendment says you can't see the pride of your liberty with all the due process of all. what does due process mean? it means you have a right to have notice of the charges and evidence against you and a fair opportunity to review them. it will mean that some of those people can get out. beyond that, there are some possibilities that due process can go further than that, and say that sort of the things being done violates fundamental fairness. those are challenges in the future. also, it is really what you said. that, if they have, the attraction to it now, to guantanamo is outside the law, while they have lawyers, the lawyers can do anything but go down there and hold their hands. that is sort of a pathetic situation, and bring them food when they could. if they have the rights of law, there is less reason to send anyone there. maybe then, they will do wh

phillip randolph, martin luther king jr., and harry belafonte and rosa parks are some of the civil rights leaders you'll see in the next 30 minutes, courtesy of the library of congress. the film also includes scenes from the montgomery busboy cot, segregated areas in the south, and interviews with attendees. ♪ ♪ ♪

thomas: yes, the courts -- in the courts, the idea is that the d c circuit, judge raymond randolph said that if you are of the sovereign territory of the united states, you have no due process rights. due process is the fundament of our law. fifth amendment says you can't be deprived of your liberty without due process of law. what does due process mean? it basically means you have a right to have notice of the charges and evidence against you and a fair opportunity to rebut them. people haven't had that. so he will -- so it will mean that some of those people can get out. beyond that, there are some possibilities that due process can go farther than that, and say that certain things being done violate fundamental fairness. so those are challenges in the future. also, it's really what you said, that if they have -- the attraction to guantanamo now is that it is outside the law. while they have lawyers, the lawyers can't do anything but go down there and hold their hand. i mean, it's sort of a pathetic situation, and bring them food when they could. but if they have the rights of law, th

but there were laws being passed by the congress, social security act, randolph shepherd act, i won't go into what they are, an act that said the federal government has to buy things from blind vendors. we had the national institute of mental health, president truman. ssdi established in 1956. then we had three cases, '56, '60, all of a sudden the supreme court back in business again. the first was bishop v. the u.s. in 1956 in which the supreme court said the conviction of a legally incompetent person violates the due process clause of the constitution. wow. great decision. that was followed by dusky v. u.s. in 1960. now, mind you, the first one said the conviction violates the due process. in 1960, the court says, wait a minute, the defendant has a right to a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial. this is a very short decision, by the way. it's called a procure decision. they have a right to a competency hearing. and then pate v. robinson reaffirmed both the bishop and the dusky case and also reaffirmed the dusky rule, which is still existent today in terms of the standar

circuit said judge raymond randolph, is that if you're outside the sovereign territory of the united states, you have no due process rights. due process is the fundament of our law. fifth amendment says you can't be deprived of your liberty without due process of law. what does due process mean? it basically means you have a right to have notice of the charges and evidence against you and a fair opportunity to rebut them. people haven't had that. so it will mean that some of those people can get out. beyond that, there are some possibilities that due process can go farther than that, and say that certain things being done violate fundamental fairness. so those are challenges in the future. also, it's really what you said, that if they have -- the attraction to it now, to guantanamo, is it's outside the law. while they have lawyers, the lawyers can't do anything but go down there and hold their hand. i mean, it's sort of a pathetic situation, and bring them food when they could. but if they have the rights of law, there's less reason to send anyone there. now, maybe then they'll do wh

philip randolph, roy wilkins, bayard rustin, martin luther king jr., and harry belafonte, and rosa parks are some of the leaders you will see in the next 30 minutes. courtesy of the library of congress, the film also includes seams from the montgomery bus boycott, segregated areas in the south, and interviews with attendees. ♪

worked to build a future, folks who came here to serve our country at fort sam houston and lackland, and randolph air force base. and today this community represents america's future, diverse, fast-growing, optimistic, a place where people of different backgrounds have come together to create something truly special. and i'm proud to call myself a son of san antonio. [cheers and applause] you know, six years ago, i had the honor of standing before the democratic national convention. i said then that the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon, but a relay. my story wouldn't be possible without the strong women who came before me and passed me the baton. because of their hard work, i have the opportunity to stand in front of you today. my family's story wouldn't be possible without a country that challenged itself to live up to the promise of america. that was the point of the american dream. it wasn't supposed to be just a dream. america was a place where dreams could become real. but the thing is, that right now the relay isn't working. today we're falling backwards instead of moving f