WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU'RE STREAMING YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". EVERYONE ON KYRA PHILLIPS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR STARTING WITH US HERE. WITH US HERE. "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". AND I'M TERRY MORAN. AND I'M TERRY MORAN. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP HEADLINES WE'RE FOLLOWING TODAY HEADLINES WE'RE FOLLOWING TODAY . . A BLOW JOBS REPORT TODAY. A BLOW JOBS REPORT TODAY. THE U.S. ADDED THREE 39000 JOBS THE U.S. ADDED THREE 39000 JOBS IN MAY. IN MAY. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE ECONOMY WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE ECONOMY AND FOR YOUR MONEY, INVESTORS, AND FOR YOUR MONEY, INVESTORS, POLITICIANS BASICALLY EVERYONE POLITICIANS BASICALLY EVERYONE BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER THE SENATE PASSES AFTER THE SENATE PASSES THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL , SENDING THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL , SENDING IT STRAIGHT TO THE PRESIDENT'S IT STRAIGHT TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK WHERE THINGS STAND THIS DESK WHERE THINGS STAND THIS HOUR AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE HOUR AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER DRUG DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER DRUG THAT'S ALREADY ON THE MARKET THAT'S ALREADY ON THE MARKET THAT COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THAT COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE RISK OF RECURRENCE. THE RISK OF RECURRENCE. DR. SUTTON IS STANDING BY TO DR. SUTTON IS STANDING BY TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US . BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US . BUT WE DO BEGIN RIGHT HERE IN BUT WE DO BEGIN RIGHT HERE IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL TALKING OUR NATION'S CAPITAL TALKING ABOUT THE BIPARTISAN DEBT ABOUT THE BIPARTISAN DEBT DEAL . DEAL . IT'S NOW HEADING TO PRESIDENT IT'S NOW HEADING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DESK AFTER PASSING IN BIDEN'S DESK AFTER PASSING IN THE SENATE LAST NIGHT AFTER THE SENATE LAST NIGHT AFTER WEEKS OF TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS. WEEKS OF TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS. BIDEN PLANNING TO SIGN IT INTO BIDEN PLANNING TO SIGN IT INTO LAW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LAW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID THAT CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. NOW JUST THREE DAYS AWAY, NOW JUST THREE DAYS AWAY, AND AS MANY AMERICANS BREATHE AND AS MANY AMERICANS BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF, A SIGH OF RELIEF, THE CATASTROPHE HAS BEEN THE CATASTROPHE HAS BEEN AVERTED. AVERTED. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT HAS THE LABOR DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED A BETTER THAN EXPECTED RELEASED A BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT, ANOTHER BETTER JOBS REPORT, ANOTHER BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT FROM THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT FROM LAST MONTH. LAST MONTH. THE U.S. ECONOMY JUST CAN'T THE U.S. ECONOMY JUST CAN'T STOP AT IT AT A THREE HUNDRED STOP AT IT AT A THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS. AND THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS. IT'S WAY BETTER THAN EXPERTS IT'S WAY BETTER THAN EXPERTS EXPECTED. EXPECTED. WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DID WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DID RISE TO THREE POINT RISE TO THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE SEVEN PERCENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR MORE JOBS. LOOKING FOR MORE JOBS. SO LET'S BRING IN OUR JAIL, SO LET'S BRING IN OUR JAIL, BRIAN . BRIAN . CAPITOL HILL, ALONG CAPITOL HILL, ALONG WITH BUSINESS REPORTER WITH BUSINESS REPORTER ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS. ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS. SO, JAY, FIRST, WHEN WILL BIDEN SO, JAY, FIRST, WHEN WILL BIDEN SIGN THIS BILL ? SIGN THIS BILL ? >> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, WE JUST HEARD FROM WHITE WELL, WE JUST HEARD FROM WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WHO SAYS KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WHO SAYS THE PRESIDENT WON'T SIGN IT THE PRESIDENT WON'T SIGN IT TODAY. TODAY. HE COULD SIGN IT AS EARLY HE COULD SIGN IT AS EARLY AS TOMORROW. AS TOMORROW. THERE'S A FORMAL PROCESS THAT THERE'S A FORMAL PROCESS THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AFTER HAS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CONGRESS PASSES A PIECE OF THE CONGRESS PASSES A PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND IT HAS TO GET LEGISLATION AND IT HAS TO GET WHAT'S CALLED ENROLLED AND THEN WHAT'S CALLED ENROLLED AND THEN SENT TO THE PRESIDENT . SENT TO THE PRESIDENT . THE PRESIDENT HAS TO PUT PEN TO THE PRESIDENT HAS TO PUT PEN TO PAPER HERE BY MONDAY. PAPER HERE BY MONDAY. WHICH BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HE WHICH BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HE WILL . WILL . HE'S ON TRACK TO THAT. HE'S ON TRACK TO THAT. OF COURSE, MEANS HE SIGNS OF COURSE, MEANS HE SIGNS THE DEBT CEILING DEAL , RAISES THE DEBT CEILING DEAL , RAISES THE DEBT CEILING BEFORE THAT THE DEBT CEILING BEFORE THAT DATE, WHICH IS MONDAY. DATE, WHICH IS MONDAY. AND AS YOU SAID, TERRY , THAT AND AS YOU SAID, TERRY , THAT IS A BIG SIGN OF RELIEF BECAUSE IS A BIG SIGN OF RELIEF BECAUSE THERE WAS CONSTERNATION AS TO THERE WAS CONSTERNATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS WILL GET WHETHER OR NOT THIS WILL GET ACROSS THE GOAL LINE BEFORE ACROSS THE GOAL LINE BEFORE MONDAY. MONDAY. AND I CAN TELL YOU , EVEN AND I CAN TELL YOU , EVEN VISUALLY, THERE'S A SIGN OF VISUALLY, THERE'S A SIGN OF SIGH OF RELIEF HERE IN SIGH OF RELIEF HERE IN THE CAPITOL. THE CAPITOL. THIS I THINK WE'VE GOT THIS THIS I THINK WE'VE GOT THIS VIDEO. VIDEO. THIS IS WHAT THE CAPITOL LOOKED THIS IS WHAT THE CAPITOL LOOKED LIKE EARLIER THIS WEEK. LIKE EARLIER THIS WEEK. YOU'RE SEEING IT IN THAT BOX YOU'RE SEEING IT IN THAT BOX THERE. THERE. THAT'S WILL ROGERS. THAT'S WILL ROGERS. THAT'S THE EXACT HALLWAY THAT THAT'S THE EXACT HALLWAY THAT I'M STANDING IN RIGHT NOW WHEN I'M STANDING IN RIGHT NOW WHEN KEVIN MCCARTHY WOULD COME KEVIN MCCARTHY WOULD COME THROUGH THE HALLWAY. THROUGH THE HALLWAY. THIS WAS AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY THIS WAS AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY DURING THE VOTES. DURING THE VOTES. AND HE WOULD GAGGLE AND HE WOULD GAGGLE WITH REPORTERS AND BE ASKED, WITH REPORTERS AND BE ASKED, IS THIS GOING TO PASS? IS THIS GOING TO PASS? WHAT'S IN THE DEAL, ET CETERA, WHAT'S IN THE DEAL, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. ET CETERA. NOW, IF YOU COME OUT FULL TO US NOW, IF YOU COME OUT FULL TO US HERE, AND LOSE THE BOX, THIS HERE, AND LOSE THE BOX, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. THE HALLWAYS EMPTY. THE HALLWAYS EMPTY. THERE ARE NO LAWMAKERS HERE. THERE ARE NO LAWMAKERS HERE. THEY'VE ALL GONE HOME. THEY'VE ALL GONE HOME. THEY'VE ALL DONE THEIR JOBS. THEY'VE ALL DONE THEIR JOBS. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE TOURS THE PEOPLE HERE ARE TOURS COMING THROUGH THE CAPITOL, COMING THROUGH THE CAPITOL, AS THEY OFTEN DO ON FRIDAY. AS THEY OFTEN DO ON FRIDAY. SO VISUALLY, A SIGN HERE THAT SO VISUALLY, A SIGN HERE THAT CONGRESS'S WORK IS DONE. CONGRESS'S WORK IS DONE. THE PRESIDENT HAS GOT TO SIGN THE PRESIDENT HAS GOT TO SIGN IT. IT. HE'S ON TRACK TO THIS WEEKEND. HE'S ON TRACK TO THIS WEEKEND. WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT MANY WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT MANY AT TIMES, TOO, JAY WAS DOING AT TIMES, TOO, JAY WAS DOING A LIVE SHOT AND YOU CAN SEE HIM A LIVE SHOT AND YOU CAN SEE HIM RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. STICKING THE MICROPHONE OUT STICKING THE MICROPHONE OUT THERE TO GET INSIDE THE SCRUM. THERE TO GET INSIDE THE SCRUM. SO, JAY, DESPITE PASSING BOTH SO, JAY, DESPITE PASSING BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, THE BILL IS STILL GETTING A LOT THE BILL IS STILL GETTING A LOT OF BACKLASH. OF BACKLASH. >> YEAH, AND THEY LOST VOTES IN >> YEAH, AND THEY LOST VOTES IN THE FRINGES OF BOTH PARTIES. THE FRINGES OF BOTH PARTIES. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I CAN TELL YOU THAT BOTH I CAN TELL YOU THAT BOTH DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AND REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN AND REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE EXPECTED, THE HOUSE AND SENATE EXPECTED, PARTICULARLY IN THE HOUSE WHEN PARTICULARLY IN THE HOUSE WHEN YOU SAW A GROUP OF 70 PLUS YOU SAW A GROUP OF 70 PLUS REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST THIS REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST THIS AND IN SOME INSTANCES TRY AND IN SOME INSTANCES TRY TO STOP THIS BILL FROM EVEN TO STOP THIS BILL FROM EVEN GETTING THE FLOOR IN THE FIRST GETTING THE FLOOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. PLACE. AND KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS AND KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED HE'S GOT ACKNOWLEDGED HE'S GOT SOME REBUILDING TO DO SOME REBUILDING TO DO WITH FURTHER RIGHT MEMBERS OF WITH FURTHER RIGHT MEMBERS OF HIS CONFERENCE TO MAKE SURE HIS CONFERENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THAT THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM GOING FORWARD, THAT HIM GOING FORWARD, THAT THEY ARE NOT TOO ANGRY ABOUT THEY ARE NOT TOO ANGRY ABOUT THIS DEBT DEAL , THAT THIS DEBT DEAL , THAT THEY POTENTIALLY TRY TO MOVE THEY POTENTIALLY TRY TO MOVE AGAINST HIM, SOMETHING OF THAT AGAINST HIM, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. NATURE. THERE'S A HANDFUL OF LAWMAKERS THERE'S A HANDFUL OF LAWMAKERS WHO SAY THAT THEY WANT TO TRY WHO SAY THAT THEY WANT TO TRY TO OUST MCCARTHY AS A RESULT OF TO OUST MCCARTHY AS A RESULT OF THIS DEBT DEAL . THIS DEBT DEAL . IT'S UNCLEAR IF THOSE EFFORTS IT'S UNCLEAR IF THOSE EFFORTS WOULD REALLY COME TO FRUITION, WOULD REALLY COME TO FRUITION, BUT CERTAINLY AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT BUT CERTAINLY AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM BOTH PARTIES THAT THERE FROM BOTH PARTIES THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIKE WERE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIKE THIS DEAL . THIS DEAL . THEY DIDN'T LIKE ELEMENTS OF THEY DIDN'T LIKE ELEMENTS OF IT, THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING IT, THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO GET EVERYTHING THEY WANTED TO GET EVERYTHING THEY WANTED IN IT IN THIS DEAL . IN IT IN THIS DEAL . VERY MUCH SOMETHING YOU AND VERY MUCH SOMETHING YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER I HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT WAS THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT WAS BROUGHT OVER THE GOAL LINE BROUGHT OVER THE GOAL LINE BY MODERATES IN BOTH PARTIES. BY MODERATES IN BOTH PARTIES. GUYS, THINK OF THAT. GUYS, THINK OF THAT. THE MOTHER RETURN OF THE MOTHER RETURN OF THE MODERATES, THE MODERATE THE MODERATES, THE MODERATE UNDEAD. UNDEAD. RIGHT. RIGHT. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN THIS EXTREME POLARIZED NATION THIS EXTREME POLARIZED NATION AND HERE THE PARTIES GOT AND HERE THE PARTIES GOT TOGETHER. TOGETHER. ALEXIS , LET'S TURN TO THE JOBS ALEXIS , LET'S TURN TO THE JOBS REPORT. REPORT. THE AMERICAN JOBS MACHINE JUST THE AMERICAN JOBS MACHINE JUST KEEP HUMMING ALONG, DOES IT? KEEP HUMMING ALONG, DOES IT? AND WHAT DOES IT TELL US ABOUT AND WHAT DOES IT TELL US ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY? THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY? AND THE FED'S EFFORT TO PUT AND THE FED'S EFFORT TO PUT A LID ON INFLATION? A LID ON INFLATION? IN PART, THEY THOUGHT BY IF IN PART, THEY THOUGHT BY IF THEY RAISED INTEREST RATES HIGH THEY RAISED INTEREST RATES HIGH ENOUGH, THE JOBS MARKET WOULD ENOUGH, THE JOBS MARKET WOULD COOL OFF. COOL OFF. >> REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT >> REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET. YET. IT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. IT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. EVERY MONTH I FEEL LIKE WE'RE EVERY MONTH I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HIGH PRICES WE'RE DEALING WITH HIGH PRICES ,RIGHT. ,RIGHT. INFLATION STILL STUBBORNLY INFLATION STILL STUBBORNLY HIGH. HIGH. IT COSTS US MORE TO BORROW IT COSTS US MORE TO BORROW MONEY. MONEY. YET EMPLOYERS CONTINUE TO HIRE YET EMPLOYERS CONTINUE TO HIRE A REALLY GOOD CLIP. A REALLY GOOD CLIP. YOU KNOW THAT THAT JOBS REPORT YOU KNOW THAT THAT JOBS REPORT WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN EXPECTED WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN EXPECTED . . THREE HUNDRED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS ADDED. ADDED. WE WERE LOOKING FOR WE WERE LOOKING FOR ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP. UP. BUT THAT'S REALLY MORE BECAUSE BUT THAT'S REALLY MORE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOW GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOW GETTING OFF THE SIDELINES AND JUMPING OFF THE SIDELINES AND JUMPING AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WORK. AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WORK. SO THEY'RE COUNTED SO THEY'RE COUNTED AS UNEMPLOYED. AS UNEMPLOYED. THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE SAW THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE SAW THAT THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT THAT THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. >> SO, ALEXIS , IT SEEMS LIKE >> SO, ALEXIS , IT SEEMS LIKE THE STOCK MARKET LIKES TO DEAL THE STOCK MARKET LIKES TO DEAL WITH A RALLY TODAY AFTER WITH A RALLY TODAY AFTER THE DEAL WAS FINALLY MADE. THE DEAL WAS FINALLY MADE. BUT IT WAS A PROXY ON A NUMBER BUT IT WAS A PROXY ON A NUMBER OF DAYS AS WE WERE TALKING OF DAYS AS WE WERE TALKING THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK OR THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK OR TWO . TWO . >> AND WE COULD HAVE DEFINITELY >> AND WE COULD HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN A HUGE MONUMENTAL SELLOFF SEEN A HUGE MONUMENTAL SELLOFF IN THE STOCK MARKET IF IN THE STOCK MARKET IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO DEFAULT ON ITS DEBT FOR TO DEFAULT ON ITS DEBT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY. THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY. I THINK TODAY'S RALLY, A BIT OF I THINK TODAY'S RALLY, A BIT OF A RELIEF RALLY THAT THAT DEBT A RELIEF RALLY THAT THAT DEBT DEAL HAS HAPPENED. DEAL HAS HAPPENED. BUT ALSO, YOU INVESTORS ARE BUT ALSO, YOU INVESTORS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT STRONG VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT STRONG JOB MARKET BECAUSE IT SEEMS JOB MARKET BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE STRONG LABOR AS THOUGH THE STRONG LABOR MARKET IS A THING THAT'S REALLY MARKET IS A THING THAT'S REALLY KEEPING US OUT OF A FULL BLOWN KEEPING US OUT OF A FULL BLOWN RECESSION RIGHT NOW. RECESSION RIGHT NOW. BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION NOW BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION NOW IS , YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE FED IS , YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE FED GOING TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS? GOING TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS? IF WE GET A VERY HOT INFLATION IF WE GET A VERY HOT INFLATION REPORT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT REPORT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT COULD MEAN THE FED HANDS US THE COULD MEAN THE FED HANDS US THE 11TH STRAIGHT INTEREST RATE 11TH STRAIGHT INTEREST RATE HIKE. HIKE. YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME WHO YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME WHO WERE THINKING THE FED MIGHT WERE THINKING THE FED MIGHT TAKE A PAUSE HERE, BUT TAKE A PAUSE HERE, BUT WITH STRONG REPORTS LIKE THESE, WITH STRONG REPORTS LIKE THESE, THERE COULD BE AN ARGUMENT FOR THERE COULD BE AN ARGUMENT FOR WHY ANOTHER RATE HIKE WHY ANOTHER RATE HIKE IS NEEDED. IS NEEDED. HMM. HMM. AND , ALEXIS , UNITED STATES AND , ALEXIS , UNITED STATES KEEPS ALIVE TWO HUNDRED KEEPS ALIVE TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR YEAR RECORD OF AND THIRTY FOUR YEAR RECORD OF PAYING ALL OF ITS DEBTS AS A PAYING ALL OF ITS DEBTS AS A COUNTRY. COUNTRY. YET THE CREDIT RATING, THERE'S YET THE CREDIT RATING, THERE'S A CREDIT AGENCY STILL A CREDIT AGENCY STILL THREATENING TO DOWNGRADE THREATENING TO DOWNGRADE US DEBT DESPITE THIS US DEBT DESPITE THIS BILL HEADING TO BIDEN'S DESK. BILL HEADING TO BIDEN'S DESK. WHAT'S THE ATTITUDE OF WHAT'S THE ATTITUDE OF THE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES IN THE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS? THE FINANCIAL MARKETS? NOW TO THE US FINANCE, TO THE NOW TO THE US FINANCE, TO THE US FISCAL SITUATION? US FISCAL SITUATION? WELL, I THINK ONE IN WELL, I THINK ONE IN PARTICULAR, FITCH IS BEING PARTICULAR, FITCH IS BEING PRETTY PRUDENT. PRETTY PRUDENT. AND YOU TREADING CAREFULLY. AND YOU TREADING CAREFULLY. FITCH COMING OUT AND SAYING FITCH COMING OUT AND SAYING IT'S NOT GOING TO RAISE IT'S NOT GOING TO RAISE THE US'S CREDIT RATING. THE US'S CREDIT RATING. IN FACT, IT'S STILL ON A IN FACT, IT'S STILL ON A NEGATIVE WATCH RIGHT NOW. NEGATIVE WATCH RIGHT NOW. FITCH SAYS THEY BELIEVE FITCH SAYS THEY BELIEVE THE REPEATED THE REPEATED POLITICAL STANDOFFS AROUND POLITICAL STANDOFFS AROUND THE DEBT LIMIT AND LAST MINUTE THE DEBT LIMIT AND LAST MINUTE SUSPENSIONS BEFORE THAT DATE, SUSPENSIONS BEFORE THAT DATE, WHICH YEAR IT WAS JUNE 5TH, WHICH YEAR IT WAS JUNE 5TH, LOWERS CONFIDENCE LOWERS CONFIDENCE AND GOVERNANCE ON FISCAL AND GOVERNANCE ON FISCAL AND DEBT MATTERS. AND DEBT MATTERS. AND WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN AND WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN IS THAT IT WOULD BE MORE IS THAT IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE U.S. EXPENSIVE FOR THE U.S. TO BORROW MONEY AND VERY MUCH TO BORROW MONEY AND VERY MUCH THE SAME WAY YOU AS AN THE SAME WAY YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL MIGHT NOT HAVE INDIVIDUAL MIGHT NOT HAVE A VERY STRONG CREDIT SCORE. A VERY STRONG CREDIT SCORE. SO IT WOULD COST YOU MORE SO IT WOULD COST YOU MORE TO TAKE OUT A LOAN THAT'S SORT TO TAKE OUT A LOAN THAT'S SORT OF HOW THIS RATING AGENCY OF HOW THIS RATING AGENCY IS LOOKING AT THE U.S. IS LOOKING AT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WERE A BIT MORE OF GOVERNMENT WERE A BIT MORE OF A RISK BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT A RISK BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT DOWN THE ROAD, UNLESS THERE DOWN THE ROAD, UNLESS THERE IS BIPARTISANSHIP, IT'S GOING IS BIPARTISANSHIP, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET ANOTHER TO BE TOUGH TO GET ANOTHER DEAL PASSED WHEN THIS ALL ROLLS DEAL PASSED WHEN THIS ALL ROLLS AROUND AGAIN. AROUND AGAIN. YOU KNOW, IN THE BEGINNING OF YOU KNOW, IN THE BEGINNING OF TWENTY , TWENTY FIVE . TWENTY , TWENTY FIVE . >> OH, GREAT. >> OH, GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT. THANKS FOR THAT. VERY CLEAR AS A BELL. VERY CLEAR AS A BELL. VERY HELPFUL. VERY HELPFUL. EVEN IF A LITTLE BIT GLOOMY. EVEN IF A LITTLE BIT GLOOMY. ALEXIS AND JAY, THANKS VERY ALEXIS AND JAY, THANKS VERY MUCH. MUCH. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO DELIVER PRIMETIME REMARKS TO DELIVER PRIMETIME REMARKS TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. FROM TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. FROM THE OVAL OFFICE, HIS FIRST OVAL THE OVAL OFFICE, HIS FIRST OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS. OFFICE ADDRESS. AND WE'LL BRING YOU THOSE WHEN AND WE'LL BRING YOU THOSE WHEN THEY HAPPEN RIGHT HERE THEY HAPPEN RIGHT HERE ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". >> WELL, WE HAVE SOME BREAKING >> WELL, WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT. NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT. OFFICIALS SAY THAT SEVEN PEOPLE OFFICIALS SAY THAT SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN RESCUED AFTER HAVE NOW BEEN RESCUED AFTER A BUILDING PARTIALLY COLLAPSED A BUILDING PARTIALLY COLLAPSED IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. CREWS ARE NOW ON THE SCENE CREWS ARE NOW ON THE SCENE AND CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO AND CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO FATALITIES AS OF RIGHT NOW. FATALITIES AS OF RIGHT NOW. SEVERAL SURVIVORS WERE PULLED SEVERAL SURVIVORS WERE PULLED FROM THE DEBRIS AND TAKEN FROM THE DEBRIS AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING TO THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING TWO PEOPLE IN CRITICAL TWO PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. CONDITION. >> RIGHT NOW. >> RIGHT NOW. THERE IS SHOCKING VIDEO. THERE IS SHOCKING VIDEO. THIS SHOWS CITY FIREFIGHTERS THIS SHOWS CITY FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES AND OTHER AUTHORITIES RESPONDING TO THE PARTIALLY RESPONDING TO THE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED BUILDING. COLLAPSED BUILDING. THAT'S NOT THAT SHOCKING VIDEO THAT'S NOT THAT SHOCKING VIDEO . . OBVIOUSLY, JUST BEFORE 1:00 OBVIOUSLY, JUST BEFORE 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME, THE SITE WAS P.M. CENTRAL TIME, THE SITE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THE YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND OSHA, THE OCCUPATIONAL AND OSHA, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATE SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATE AGENCY IN THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW AGENCY IN THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW ON SCENE. ON SCENE. THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IN A STOP THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IN A STOP WORK ORDER HAS, OF COURSE, BEEN WORK ORDER HAS, OF COURSE, BEEN ISSUED THERE. ISSUED THERE. WE'LL BRING YOU UPDATES TO A WE'LL BRING YOU UPDATES TO A STORY AS WE GET THEM. STORY AS WE GET THEM. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. COMING UP, DIAGNOSED WITH COMING UP, DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND THE FEAR OF IT CANCER AND THE FEAR OF IT COMING BACK NOW. COMING BACK NOW. THERE'S SOME NEW HOPE. THERE'S SOME NEW HOPE. DR. DARIAN SUTIN BREAKING DOWN DR. DARIAN SUTIN BREAKING DOWN THE PILL WHEN W THE PILL WHEN W WHAT ARE YOU 2024 TONIGHT WHAT ARE YOU 2024 TONIGHT ON ABC? ON ABC? >> SO WE ARE BACK NOW WITH THE NEW RESEARCH THAT'S BRINGING NEW HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER NEW HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. PATIENTS. >> DEAD INDICATES A DRUG THAT'S >> DEAD INDICATES A DRUG THAT'S ALREADY ON THE MARKET COULD ALREADY ON THE MARKET COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE RISK OF DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE RISK OF RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER. RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER. ABC NEWS EVA PILGRIM HAS ABC NEWS EVA PILGRIM HAS THE LATEST EXCITING NEWS FOR THE LATEST EXCITING NEWS FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER. STAGE BREAST CANCER. >> REID AND RELAX. >> REID AND RELAX. >> NEW RESEARCH REVEALS >> NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE DRUG RIBEAU CYCLIC MARKETED THE DRUG RIBEAU CYCLIC MARKETED UNDER THE NAME CHRIS CONNELLY, UNDER THE NAME CHRIS CONNELLY, CAN LOWER THE CHANCES OF CAN LOWER THE CHANCES OF RECURRENCE FOR MANY OF THOSE RECURRENCE FOR MANY OF THOSE DIAGNOSED AT EARLIER STAGES OF DIAGNOSED AT EARLIER STAGES OF THE DISEASE. THE DISEASE. WOMEN WHO ARE HORMONE RECEPTOR WOMEN WHO ARE HORMONE RECEPTOR POSITIVE AND HER TO NEGATIVE POSITIVE AND HER TO NEGATIVE MAKE UP 70% OF THE CANCER MAKE UP 70% OF THE CANCER POPULATION. POPULATION. THESE PATIENTS ARE GENERALLY THESE PATIENTS ARE GENERALLY TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY, BUT AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY, BUT THE STUDY SHOWS ADDING THIS THE STUDY SHOWS ADDING THIS TARGETED THERAPY WILL FURTHER TARGETED THERAPY WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE RISK THAT THE CANCER REDUCE THE RISK THAT THE CANCER RETURNS. RETURNS. >> WOMEN WHO HAVE THIS SUBTYPE >> WOMEN WHO HAVE THIS SUBTYPE CAN HAVE RECURRENCES. CAN HAVE RECURRENCES. EVEN TWENTY TO EVEN TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, WE THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, WE FOUND THAT ADDING THIS DRUG FOUND THAT ADDING THIS DRUG TO BEST AVAILABLE STANDARD TO BEST AVAILABLE STANDARD THERAPY WILL DECREASE THERAPY WILL DECREASE THE RECURRENCE RATE BY AS MUCH THE RECURRENCE RATE BY AS MUCH AS TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. AS TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR PATIENTS THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR PATIENTS LIKE 45 YEAR OLD MOM SUZANNE LIKE 45 YEAR OLD MOM SUZANNE GARDNER, DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE GARDNER, DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE TWO FIVE YEARS AGO. TWO FIVE YEARS AGO. DOCTORS TREATED WITH CHEMO DOCTORS TREATED WITH CHEMO AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY. AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY. >> I DIDN'T FEEL GREAT. >> I DIDN'T FEEL GREAT. >> I FELT THAT MY RISK OF >> I FELT THAT MY RISK OF RECURRENCE WAS STILL TOO HIGH. RECURRENCE WAS STILL TOO HIGH. THEN SHE FOUND THEN SHE FOUND THE CHRIS CONNELLY CLINICAL THE CHRIS CONNELLY CLINICAL TRIAL. TRIAL. >> I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER >> I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO NEEDS HER MOM AROUND FOR WHO NEEDS HER MOM AROUND FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND I AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO ANYTHING WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE MY RISK OF RECURRENCE TO REDUCE MY RISK OF RECURRENCE SO I CAN BE HER MOM FOR AS LONG SO I CAN BE HER MOM FOR AS LONG AS SHE NEEDS. AS SHE NEEDS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS TO EVA FOR THAT. THANKS TO EVA FOR THAT. FOR MORE , LET'S BRING IN FOR MORE , LET'S BRING IN ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR AND EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN DR. AND EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN DR. DARIAN . DARIAN . GOOD TO SEE YOU . GOOD TO SEE YOU . THIS IS GREAT NEWS. THIS IS GREAT NEWS. HOW MANY MORE CANCER PATIENTS HOW MANY MORE CANCER PATIENTS DO YOU THINK WILL THIS DO YOU THINK WILL THIS TREATMENT NOW BE OPEN TO ? TREATMENT NOW BE OPEN TO ? >> AND WHAT KINDS OF PATIENTS >> AND WHAT KINDS OF PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR? ARE ELIGIBLE FOR? >> THIS IS INCREDIBLE NEWS >> THIS IS INCREDIBLE NEWS AND IT SPECIFICALLY FOR AND IT SPECIFICALLY FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF CANCER, A SPECIFIC TYPE OF CANCER, AS WAS JUST STATED, HORMONE AS WAS JUST STATED, HORMONE POSITIVE. POSITIVE. HER TWO NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER HER TWO NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER ,WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE MOST ,WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE MOST COMMON FORM OF BREAST CANCER COMMON FORM OF BREAST CANCER EACH YEAR. EACH YEAR. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY THERE'S APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND NEW CASES OF BREAST CANCER. NEW CASES OF BREAST CANCER. AND THIS TYPE ACCOUNTS FOR AND THIS TYPE ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 70%. APPROXIMATELY 70%. SO THIS NEW CLINICAL TRIAL SO THIS NEW CLINICAL TRIAL AND THIS RESEARCH IS BOUND AND THIS RESEARCH IS BOUND TO HELP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, TO HELP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, MAYBE EVEN MORE PATIENTS MAYBE EVEN MORE PATIENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS DIAGNOSIS AND GIVING THEM A NEW DIAGNOSIS AND GIVING THEM A NEW A NEW ERA OF HOPE. A NEW ERA OF HOPE. >> HMM. >> HMM. SO HOW BIG OF A CONCERN SO HOW BIG OF A CONCERN IS CANCER RECURRENCE FOR IS CANCER RECURRENCE FOR PATIENTS WITH EARLY STAGE PATIENTS WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER? BREAST CANCER? WELL, I THINK THAT CANCER WELL, I THINK THAT CANCER RECURRENCE IS ALWAYS IN RECURRENCE IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF THE MIND OF ANYONE THE BACK OF THE MIND OF ANYONE SUFFERING FROM CANCER SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND THRIVING AND LIVING THROUGH AND THRIVING AND LIVING THROUGH THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSIS. MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS TYPE OF CANCER, THOSE WHO ARE TYPE OF CANCER, THOSE WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE TWO DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE TWO CANCER, THIS IS HORMONE CANCER, THIS IS HORMONE POSITIVE. POSITIVE. HER TWO NEGATIVE, APPROXIMATELY HER TWO NEGATIVE, APPROXIMATELY 30% WILL HAVE A RISK OF 30% WILL HAVE A RISK OF RECURRENCE AND THAT RECURRENCE RECURRENCE AND THAT RECURRENCE CAN OCCUR AT ANY POINT IN CAN OCCUR AT ANY POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME. THEIR LIFETIME. AND THEN IF YOU'RE DIAGNOSED AND THEN IF YOU'RE DIAGNOSED WITH LATER STAGE STAGE THREE , WITH LATER STAGE STAGE THREE , APPROXIMATELY 50% OF PATIENTS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF PATIENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THAT WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THAT GET A RECURRENCE AT SOME POINT GET A RECURRENCE AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME. IN THEIR LIFETIME. NOW, THIS MEDICATION HAS BEEN NOW, THIS MEDICATION HAS BEEN SHOWN AT ITS BEST TO REDUCE SHOWN AT ITS BEST TO REDUCE THAT RISK OF RECURRENCE BY MORE THAT RISK OF RECURRENCE BY MORE THAN 25%. THAN 25%. >> SO THAT'S MONUMENTAL. >> SO THAT'S MONUMENTAL. AND WHERE IS THIS TREATMENT FIT AND WHERE IS THIS TREATMENT FIT IN THE BROADER FIGHT AGAINST IN THE BROADER FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER? BREAST CANCER? HOW HOW WELL ARE WE DOING IN HOW HOW WELL ARE WE DOING IN TERMS OF RESEARCH TERMS OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS? AND TREATMENTS? AND I GUESS WHAT IS STILL AND I GUESS WHAT IS STILL THE MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG THE MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN, RIGHT? WOMEN, RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. EVERY SINGLE DAY THERE'S EVERY SINGLE DAY THERE'S MORE RESEARCH, MORE DATA, MORE RESEARCH, MORE DATA, MORE INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN MORE INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN HELP MORE PEOPLE. HELP MORE PEOPLE. THIS MEDICATION IS GOING TO BE THIS MEDICATION IS GOING TO BE SEEN AS AN ADDITIVE TO WHAT WE SEEN AS AN ADDITIVE TO WHAT WE ALREADY TO BE HELPFUL ALREADY TO BE HELPFUL AND EFFECTIVE AS FAR AS WHAT AND EFFECTIVE AS FAR AS WHAT WAS JUST STATED, THINGS LIKE WAS JUST STATED, THINGS LIKE CHEMOTHERAPY, HORMONE THERAPY. CHEMOTHERAPY, HORMONE THERAPY. THIS SPECIFIC MEDICATION WORKS THIS SPECIFIC MEDICATION WORKS BY BLOCKING THOSE CANCER CELLS BY BLOCKING THOSE CANCER CELLS AND DOESN'T ALLOW THEM AND DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO MULTIPLY. TO MULTIPLY. IT IS IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, TO UNDERSTAND THE SIDE EFFECTS. TO UNDERSTAND THE SIDE EFFECTS. MOST COMMONLY NOTED ARE NAUSEA, MOST COMMONLY NOTED ARE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE AND ALSO IT VOMITING, HEADACHE AND ALSO IT CAN DECREASE YOUR WHITE CAN DECREASE YOUR WHITE BLOOD CELLS, WHICH ARE REALLY BLOOD CELLS, WHICH ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO HELP YOU TO FIGHT IMPORTANT TO HELP YOU TO FIGHT INFECTION. INFECTION. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND FOR SURVEILLANCE TO UNDERSTAND FOR SURVEILLANCE OR MONITORING. OR MONITORING. OF COURSE, MAKE SURE THAT WE OF COURSE, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY. EFFICACY AND SAFETY. ALL RIGHT, DR. SUTTON, ALL RIGHT, DR. SUTTON, APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US. APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . GOOD NEWS. GOOD NEWS. >> WELL, THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS >> WELL, THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IS GROWING AS MORE IS GROWING AS MORE STATES LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL STATES LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL USE OF CANNABIS. USE OF CANNABIS. EXPERTS SAY THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY THE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ADD IS EXPECTED TO ADD SIXTY THREE THOUSAND JOBS IN SIXTY THREE THOUSAND JOBS IN NEW YORK ALONE BY TWENTY NEW YORK ALONE BY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE . TWENTY FIVE . >> NOW, THE STATE IS TRYING >> NOW, THE STATE IS TRYING TO GIVE BLACK AND TO GIVE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES MARGINALIZED BROWN COMMUNITIES MARGINALIZED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS A CHANCE BY THE WAR ON DRUGS A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY PUT THEMSELVES AT TO ACTUALLY PUT THEMSELVES AT THE HELM OF THIS BUDDING THE HELM OF THIS BUDDING INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. MONA KOSAR ABDI MET WITH AN MONA KOSAR ABDI MET WITH AN INDUSTRY LEADER, A NUMBER OF INDUSTRY LEADER, A NUMBER OF THEM AND SOME TRAILBLAZERS THEM AND SOME TRAILBLAZERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POT EQUITY MOVEMENT, TAKE A LOOK EQUITY MOVEMENT, TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THIS. INSIDE THIS. FORMER DUANE REED IS A FIRST OF FORMER DUANE REED IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR NEW YORK CITY, ITS KIND FOR NEW YORK CITY, A BLACK OWNED LEGAL CANNABIS A BLACK OWNED LEGAL CANNABIS SHOP IN THE HEART OF BLEECKER SHOP IN THE HEART OF BLEECKER STREET. STREET. >> SMACK VILLAGE OPENED ITS >> SMACK VILLAGE OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY OWNED DOORS IN JANUARY OWNED BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND CORNER, BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND CORNER, THE BORN AND RAISED THE BORN AND RAISED NEW YORKER IS BLAZING TRAILS. NEW YORKER IS BLAZING TRAILS. >> HIS DISPENSARY IS ALSO >> HIS DISPENSARY IS ALSO THE FIRST BLACK OWNED CANNABIS THE FIRST BLACK OWNED CANNABIS SHOP IN THE CITY. SHOP IN THE CITY. >> THERE'S A PRESSURE COME FROM >> THERE'S A PRESSURE COME FROM BEING THE FIRST BLACK MAN BEING THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO GET THIS LICENSE. TO GET THIS LICENSE. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THERE IS AN EXPECTATION TO SUCCEED AND THERE'S ANOTHER TO SUCCEED AND THERE'S ANOTHER EXPECTATION TO FAIL. EXPECTATION TO FAIL. I'M GOING TO SUCCEED IN, I'M GOING TO SUCCEED IN, YOU KNOW, AND MAKE THIS WORK. YOU KNOW, AND MAKE THIS WORK. >> ROLAND IS ON THE FOREFRONT >> ROLAND IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS SANCTIONED INDUSTRY OF THIS SANCTIONED INDUSTRY AWARDED BY THE STATE OF AWARDED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH A CONDITIONAL NEW YORK WITH A CONDITIONAL ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. BUT THIS IS NOT ROLAND'S FIRST BUT THIS IS NOT ROLAND'S FIRST FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS BUSINESS. BUSINESS. AS A TEEN IN THE 90S, ROLAND AS A TEEN IN THE 90S, ROLAND WAS IN PRISON FOR A CANNABIS WAS IN PRISON FOR A CANNABIS CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT OF CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS THAT THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS THAT NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST PERSON NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST PERSON WITH A PREVIOUS LEGAL WITH A PREVIOUS LEGAL CONVICTION TO LEGALLY OPEN UP CONVICTION TO LEGALLY OPEN UP SHOP. SHOP. >> IT WAS SURREAL BECAUSE A LOT >> IT WAS SURREAL BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU TRY TO HIDE OF TIMES YOU TRY TO HIDE YOUR PASS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S YOUR PASS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NEGATIVE, RIGHT. NEGATIVE, RIGHT. AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IT. AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IT. YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNTS YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNTS YOU . YOU . YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL FOR YOUR TIME. FOR YOUR TIME. >> AND STILL, THERE'S A STIGMA. >> AND STILL, THERE'S A STIGMA. AFTER NEW YORK LEGALIZED AFTER NEW YORK LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN MARCH RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN MARCH 2021, THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS 2021, THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT WAS SOON AFTER MANAGEMENT WAS SOON AFTER ESTABLISHED. ESTABLISHED. AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, IN AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, IN THE SPRING OF 2024 , MAYOR THE SPRING OF 2024 , MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCED NEW YORK CITY'S ADAMS ANNOUNCED NEW YORK CITY'S GOALS FOR AN EQUITABLE MARKET GOALS FOR AN EQUITABLE MARKET AND CREATED THE CANNABIS EQUITY AND CREATED THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM. PROGRAM. THOSE WHO APPLIED FOR CARD MUST THOSE WHO APPLIED FOR CARD MUST HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, BE INVOLVED WITH JUSTICE, HAVE BE INVOLVED WITH JUSTICE, HAVE QUALIFIED BUSINESS EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS. WAR ON DRUGS. CARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS CARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED. IMPACTED. SO THEIR JUSTICE INVOLVED SO THEIR JUSTICE INVOLVED A PREVIOUS CANNABIS ARREST A PREVIOUS CANNABIS ARREST AND CONVICTION, AND IF NOT AND CONVICTION, AND IF NOT THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR A PARENT OR A CHILD, EAST A PARENT OR A CHILD, EAST BROOKLYN NATIVE DAWSON BROOKLYN NATIVE DAWSON EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW THE DRUG WAR AFFLICTED HOW THE DRUG WAR AFFLICTED NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE HERS. HERS. THE FORMER FORTUNE 500 THE FORMER FORTUNE 500 EXECUTIVE WAS APPOINTED UNDER EXECUTIVE WAS APPOINTED UNDER MAYOR ADAMS AS THE FOUNDING MAYOR ADAMS AS THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF CANNABIS NYC, DIRECTOR OF CANNABIS NYC, THE FIRST ROLL OF ITS KIND. THE FIRST ROLL OF ITS KIND. >> WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT FEAR >> WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT FEAR AND DEMONIZED CANNABIS, AND DEMONIZED CANNABIS, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO EXPLAIN AND IT'S OUR JOB TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY WERE PROPAGATED HOW THEY WERE PROPAGATED AND PUSHED ONTO THE COMMUNITIES AND PUSHED ONTO THE COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE DO NEED TO UNDO AND THAT WE DO NEED TO UNDO THAT. THAT. I THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ROLAND I THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ROLAND AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE HUSTLERS AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE HUSTLERS BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK , IT ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK , IT COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE. COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE. AND INSTEAD, HE SAID IT WAS NOT AND INSTEAD, HE SAID IT WAS NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. HE OVERCAME THAT A GREAT HE OVERCAME THAT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW A CAR IS EXAMPLE OF HOW A CAR IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SUPPOSED TO WORK. >> NEW YORK STATE IS ONE OF >> NEW YORK STATE IS ONE OF TWENTY ONE THAT LEGALIZED TWENTY ONE THAT LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND ONE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND ONE OF THIRTEEN STATES THAT OF THIRTEEN STATES THAT IMPLEMENTED SOCIAL EQUITY IMPLEMENTED SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT SETS NEW YORK PART BUT WHAT SETS NEW YORK PART IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE WITH PAST CONVICTIONS. WITH PAST CONVICTIONS. OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD AND THAT OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD AND THAT THEY ALREADY HAD THE POLICY, THEY ALREADY HAD THE POLICY, BUT 90% OF THE NINETY BUT 90% OF THE NINETY NINE PERCENT OF THEM PURPOSELY NINE PERCENT OF THEM PURPOSELY LEFT OUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE LEFT OUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HARMED. PREVIOUSLY HARMED. THEY PURPOSEFULLY LEFT OUT. THEY PURPOSEFULLY LEFT OUT. IF YOU HAD A CONVICTION, IF YOU HAD A CONVICTION, YOU COULD NOT ACTUALLY BE YOU COULD NOT ACTUALLY BE ON THE APPLICATION AND JUST ON THE APPLICATION AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT GROUP, WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT GROUP, WE ARE SETTING A STANDARD NOT JUST ARE SETTING A STANDARD NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT GLOBALLY. GLOBALLY. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK NEW YORK CAN REALLY BE A NEW YORK CAN REALLY BE A PIONEER. PIONEER. >> ROLAND'S JOURNEY >> ROLAND'S JOURNEY WITH CANNABIS HAS COME FULL WITH CANNABIS HAS COME FULL CIRCLE FROM GOING TO PRISON FOR CIRCLE FROM GOING TO PRISON FOR THE CANNABIS CHARGE INTO THE CANNABIS CHARGE INTO BECOMING A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN BECOMING A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN THE FOLD OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING THE FOLD OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008 >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008 . . YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AN YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AN ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THEN. ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THEN. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BE MY OWN MAN. BEING ABLE TO BE MY OWN MAN. MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES NOW, MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES NOW, YOU KNOW, BUT BEING ABLE YOU KNOW, BUT BEING ABLE TO CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES TO CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES AND MOVE FORWARD AND BE HERE AND MOVE FORWARD AND BE HERE RIGHT NOW, I FEEL STRONG. RIGHT NOW, I FEEL STRONG. >> I FEEL POWERFUL. >> I FEEL POWERFUL. ALL RIGHT, MONA KOSAR ABDI ALL RIGHT, MONA KOSAR ABDI THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WELL, COMING UP, WINNER, >> WELL, COMING UP, WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER AT WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER AT THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE HAS A NEW CHAMPION. BEE HAS A NEW CHAMPION. THE WINNING WORD COMING UP THE WINNING WORD COMING UP NEXT. NEXT. HOW DO YOU SPELL WINNER THE STOR NEXT. HOW DO YOU SPELL WINNER THE STO NEXT. HOW DO YOU SPELL WINNER THE STOS NEXT. HOW DO YOU SPELL WINNER THE STO, HOW DO YOU SPELL WINNER THE STO, WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU'RE WATCHING "ABC NEWS LIVE" . WELCOME BACK TO ABC NEWS. LIKE SOME OTHER STORIES WE'RE LIKE SOME OTHER STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING FOR YOU THIS HOUR, FOLLOWING FOR YOU THIS HOUR, TWO TRAINS AND DERAILED IN TWO TRAINS AND DERAILED IN INDIA IN THE STATE OF ODISHA INDIA IN THE STATE OF ODISHA LIVING, LEAVING AT LEAST LIVING, LEAVING AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE DEAD. 50 PEOPLE DEAD. AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE INJURED. AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE INJURED. RESCUE WORKERS ARE STILL RESCUE WORKERS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE THERE. ON THE SCENE THERE. AND ANOTHER 200 PEOPLE, AND ANOTHER 200 PEOPLE, THEY'RE SAYING, COULD STILL THEY'RE SAYING, COULD STILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE RAIL CARS. BE TRAPPED INSIDE RAIL CARS. >> INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER >> INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TWEETED ABOUT NARENDRA MODI TWEETED ABOUT THE INCIDENT SAYING HE SPOKE THE INCIDENT SAYING HE SPOKE WITH INDIA'S RAILWAY MR. WITH INDIA'S RAILWAY MR. MINISTER AND IS MONITORING MINISTER AND IS MONITORING THE SITUATION. THE SITUATION. HE ADDED THAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE HE ADDED THAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE BEREAVED FAMILIES. WITH THE BEREAVED FAMILIES. SO NORTH CAROLINA'S FORT BRAGG SO NORTH CAROLINA'S FORT BRAGG DROPPING ITS CONFEDERATE NAME DROPPING ITS CONFEDERATE NAME STEAK AND RENAMING IT FORT STEAK AND RENAMING IT FORT LIBERTY. LIBERTY. THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO RENAME MILITARY INSTALLATION TO RENAME MILITARY INSTALLATION NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SOLDIERS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE U.S. ARMY MORE WELCOMING THE U.S. ARMY MORE WELCOMING TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE BLACK MEMBERS. BLACK MEMBERS. AND HERE'S HOW YOU SPELL WINNER AND HERE'S HOW YOU SPELL WINNER P. P. S A M AND O. S A M AND O. P H I O E S. P H I O E S. THAT IS THAT'S PLACE. THAT IS THAT'S PLACE. THAT'S FOURTEEN. THAT'S FOURTEEN. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL WINNING ROYAL DUTCH SHELL WINNING THE TWO THOUSAND THE TWO THOUSAND FORTY THREE SCRIPPS NATIONAL FORTY THREE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE. SPELLING BEE. IT'S ACTUALLY THE EIGHTH IT'S ACTUALLY THE EIGHTH GRADERS THIRD SHOT AT THE TITLE GRADERS THIRD SHOT AT THE TITLE AND HE TOLD JAMES HILL AND HE TOLD JAMES HILL GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS HE HAD NO GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS HE HAD NO DOUBT HE'D BE ABLE TO SPELL DOUBT HE'D BE ABLE TO SPELL A WINNING WORD. A WINNING WORD. BY THE WAY, IF YOU'RE WONDERING BY THE WAY, IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF SEMIFINAL, A SEMIFINAL IS AN SEMIFINAL, A SEMIFINAL IS AN ORGANISM THAT THRIVES IN SANDY ORGANISM THAT THRIVES IN SANDY SOIL. SOIL. HOW DO YOU GET. HOW DO YOU GET. I LOOKED IT UP. I LOOKED IT UP. I ADDED IT INTO THE SCRIPT. I ADDED IT INTO THE SCRIPT. GOOD. GOOD. I'M GLAD I GOT TO JUST IT I'M GLAD I GOT TO JUST IT BE SOMEBODY WHO LOVES SAM. BE SOMEBODY WHO LOVES SAM. >> SPECKLING. >> SPECKLING. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. WELL, SOME SWIFTIES ARE WELL, SOME SWIFTIES ARE CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE POST CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE POST CONCERT AMNESIA AFTER GOING CONCERT AMNESIA AFTER GOING TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT ON HER TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT ON HER RECORD BREAKING ARA'S TOUR. RECORD BREAKING ARA'S TOUR. SCIENTISTS SAY IT STEMS FROM SCIENTISTS SAY IT STEMS FROM SENSORY OVERLOAD THAT CAN SENSORY OVERLOAD THAT CAN STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER THINGS STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER THINGS ALL TOO WELL. ALL TOO WELL. STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS MORE . STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS MORE . >> THERE WAS A HAZE >> THERE WAS A HAZE TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE FEELING TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE FEELING AS THE POP SUPERSTAR TRAVELS AS THE POP SUPERSTAR TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON HER SOLD ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON HER SOLD OUT ERHUS TOUR. OUT ERHUS TOUR. >> THE CONCERT OVERALL EXCEEDED >> THE CONCERT OVERALL EXCEEDED EVERY EXPECTATION THAT EVERY EXPECTATION THAT YOU COULD HAVE IMAGINED YOU COULD HAVE IMAGINED TO HAVE. TO HAVE. IT'S JUST OVER WHELMING IN IT'S JUST OVER WHELMING IN THE BEST WAY. THE BEST WAY. >> SWIFTIES POSTING ON SOCIAL >> SWIFTIES POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO MEDIA THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO SPECTACULAR THEY HAVE SHAKEN SPECTACULAR THEY HAVE SHAKEN OFF SOME MEMORIES OF THE SHOW, OFF SOME MEMORIES OF THE SHOW, CALLING IT POST CONCERT CALLING IT POST CONCERT AMNESIA. AMNESIA. >> AS I KEEP SAYING, THIS >> AS I KEEP SAYING, THIS HAPPENED TO ME. HAPPENED TO ME. APPARENTLY IT'S UNIVERSAL. APPARENTLY IT'S UNIVERSAL. IT'S ACTUALLY A NEUROLOGIC IT'S ACTUALLY A NEUROLOGIC PHENOMENON THAT CAN HAPPEN IN PHENOMENON THAT CAN HAPPEN IN ANY HEIGHTENED EMOTIONAL STATE. ANY HEIGHTENED EMOTIONAL STATE. >> IS TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE >> IS TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE GOING TO THIS CONCERT. GOING TO THIS CONCERT. THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE EXCITED THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE EXCITED ABOUT. ABOUT. THERE'S SO MUCH STIMULI THERE'S SO MUCH STIMULI TO PROCESS FOR THE BRAIN TO PROCESS FOR THE BRAIN AND THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET IN AND THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET IN THE WAY OF FORMING AND STORING THE WAY OF FORMING AND STORING MEMORIES OF THAT CONCERT MEMORIES OF THAT CONCERT EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE. EVERYONE THAT I'VE SPOKEN EVERYONE THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH HAS A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH HAS A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE LIKE, OH, THAT WAS TOO GOOD LIKE, OH, THAT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. TO BE TRUE. >> I DEFINITELY DON'T REMEMBER >> I DEFINITELY DON'T REMEMBER THAT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE POST CONCERT AMNESIA IS REALLY POST CONCERT AMNESIA IS REALLY NOT SUCH A BAD THING. NOT SUCH A BAD THING. WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT YOUR BRAIN WAS SO PRESENT IN YOUR BRAIN WAS SO PRESENT IN THAT MOMENT THAT THERE WAS SO THAT MOMENT THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH GOOD, FUN, EXCITING MUCH GOOD, FUN, EXCITING STIMULI FOR YOUR BRAIN STIMULI FOR YOUR BRAIN TO PROCESS THAT IT JUST DIDN'T TO PROCESS THAT IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO FOCUS HAVE THE ENERGY TO FOCUS ON MEMORY FORMATION IN THAT ON MEMORY FORMATION IN THAT MOMENT. MOMENT. >> AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING >> AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT TO REMEMBER ALL TOO YOU'LL WANT TO REMEMBER ALL TOO WELL. WELL. >> DESPITE HOW LITTLE >> DESPITE HOW LITTLE OKAY, THAT WAS ACTUALLY A OKAY, THAT WAS ACTUALLY A DIANE MACEDO. DIANE MACEDO. SHE ANCHORS THE MORNINGS, BUT SHE ANCHORS THE MORNINGS, BUT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU . STEPHANIE RAMOS MAGGIE RULLI. STEPHANIE RAMOS MAGGIE RULLI. HAVE YOU ALWAYS DO YOU HAVE HAVE YOU ALWAYS DO YOU HAVE YOU HAD THOSE MOMENTS. YOU HAD THOSE MOMENTS. >> NOT NOT SWIFTIE, BUT >> NOT NOT SWIFTIE, BUT A CONCERT WHERE MAYBE YOU DON'T A CONCERT WHERE MAYBE YOU DON'T REMEMBER. REMEMBER. >> WELL, THE REASON I 1977 >> WELL, THE REASON I 1977 EXACTLY. EXACTLY. WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE NELSON. NELSON. RIGHT. RIGHT. WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE ON . WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE ON . ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS. THIS IS OUR FINAL THOUGHTS THIS IS OUR FINAL THOUGHTS TODAY. TODAY. IT WASN'T THE TEA CUP RIDE. IT WASN'T THE TEA CUP RIDE. IT WASN'T SMALL WORLD . IT WASN'T SMALL WORLD . IT WASN'T EVEN THE PRINCE'S IT WASN'T EVEN THE PRINCE'S DINNER AT THE CASTLE. DINNER AT THE CASTLE. IT IS A MAGICAL MOMENT FOR IT IS A MAGICAL MOMENT FOR MINNIE MOUSE THAT SIX YEAR OLD MINNIE MOUSE THAT SIX YEAR OLD LUCY WILL NEVER FORGET . OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. NOT ONLY DOES LUCY HAVE DOWN NOT ONLY DOES LUCY HAVE DOWN SYNDROME, SHE'S NONVERBAL. SYNDROME, SHE'S NONVERBAL. SO SHE USES ASL AMERICAN SIGN SO SHE USES ASL AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE. LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE. >> AND WHEN SHE SAW MANY >> AND WHEN SHE SAW MANY SIGNING TO HER, WE JUST LIT UP. SIGNING TO HER, WE JUST LIT UP. >> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING AND I >> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS, MY GRANDPARENTS, MY PARENTS, MY GRANDPARENTS, MY MOM, TEACHERS FOR THE DEAF. MY MOM, TEACHERS FOR THE DEAF. AND WHEN SOMEONE ACTUALLY SEES AND WHEN SOMEONE ACTUALLY SEES NOW WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE NOW WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE SHE'S DEAF. SHE'S DEAF. WE JUST KNOW THAT WE JUST KNOW THAT SHE'S NONVERBAL AND SHE HAS SHE'S NONVERBAL AND SHE HAS DOWN SYNDROME. DOWN SYNDROME. BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN FOR FOR BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN FOR FOR DEAF PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO USE DEAF PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO USE ASL TO COMMUNICATE, ASL TO COMMUNICATE, THEY'RE ALWAYS STUNNED WHEN THEY'RE ALWAYS STUNNED WHEN PEOPLE KNOW HOW ASSIGNED PEOPLE KNOW HOW ASSIGNED BECAUSE IT'S VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE IT'S VERY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. AND SPECIAL. AND SO I LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT AND SO I LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT HOW SHE'S LOOKING AT HER. HOW SHE'S LOOKING AT HER. >> SHE CAN'T BELIEVE IT >> SHE CAN'T BELIEVE IT AND LOSE. AND LOSE. ACTUALLY , M.S. DOING A GREAT ACTUALLY , M.S. DOING A GREAT JOB SIGNING, BY THE WAY, HER JOB SIGNING, BY THE WAY, HER FINGER SPELLING AND HER SIGNS FINGER SPELLING AND HER SIGNS MAKES PERFECT. MAKES PERFECT. AND SHE CAN DO IT WITH HER BIG AND SHE CAN DO IT WITH HER BIG HANDS AND THE BIG GLOVES. HANDS AND THE BIG GLOVES. >> THAT IS SO SWEET. >> THAT IS SO SWEET. WELL, I'LL REMEMBER THAT I LOVE WELL, I'LL REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU . YOU . SO THAT'S EASY. SO THAT'S EASY. SHE DOES IT RIGHT THERE AT SHE DOES IT RIGHT THERE AT THE END. THE END. WE CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT. WE CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT. MAKE SURE YOU TELL YOUR KIDS MAKE SURE YOU TELL YOUR KIDS AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE THAT AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE THAT WHEN YOU GO. WHEN YOU GO. THANKS FOR STREAMING WITH US. THANKS FOR STREAMING WITH US. I'M KYRA PHILLIPS AND I'M I'M KYRA PHILLIPS AND I'M TERRY MORAN. TERRY MORAN. >> "ABC NEWS LIVE" IS HERE FOR >> "ABC NEWS LIVE" IS HERE FOR YOU . YOU . ANY TIME WITH THE LATEST NEWS, ANY TIME WITH THE LATEST NEWS, CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS, YOU CAN CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US ALSO ON HULU, ALWAYS FIND US ALSO ON HULU, ROKU, THE ABC NEWS APP AND OF ROKU, THE ABC NEWS APP AND OF COURSE ON ABCNEWS.COM. COURSE ON ABCNEWS.COM. THE NEWS NEVER STOPS. THE NEWS NEVER STOPS. NEIT