YOU THERE. >> YOU'RE STREAMING >> YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". HI, I'M DIANE MACEDO. HI, I'M DIANE MACEDO. TODAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE", TODAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE", THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL IS HEADED THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL IS HEADED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL IN THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL IN A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE U.S. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY. ECONOMY. THE NEW JOBS NUMBERS OUT TODAY THE NEW JOBS NUMBERS OUT TODAY ,WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE FED'S ,WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE FED'S NEXT MOVE ON INTEREST RATES NEXT MOVE ON INTEREST RATES AND YOUR MONEY. AND YOUR MONEY. THE CRISIS IN HAITI. THE CRISIS IN HAITI. THE U.N. SAYS IN THE FIRST THE U.N. SAYS IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, MORE CIVILIANS WERE KILLED IN MORE CIVILIANS WERE KILLED IN HAITI THAN IN UKRAINE. HAITI THAN IN UKRAINE. OUR RIVERS IS THERE WITH A LOOK OUR RIVERS IS THERE WITH A LOOK AT WHY IT'S HAPPENING AND THE AT WHY IT'S HAPPENING AND THE DANGEROUS EFFORTS TO HELP DANGEROUS EFFORTS TO HELP THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS. THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS. >> A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR >> A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. A NEW RESEARCH ON A DRUG THAT A NEW RESEARCH ON A DRUG THAT COULD DRAMATICALLY CUT RISK OF COULD DRAMATICALLY CUT RISK OF RECURRENCE. RECURRENCE. BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE DEAL TO BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE DEAL TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING. RAISE THE DEBT CEILING. NOW, HEADING TO THE PRESIDENT'S NOW, HEADING TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. DESK. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL AFTER A MARATHON OF NEGOCIATE AFTER A MARATHON OF NEGOCIATE SESSIONS IN A BITTER STANDOFF. SESSIONS IN A BITTER STANDOFF. NOW THE PRESIDENT IS SET NOW THE PRESIDENT IS SET TO SIGN IT INTO LAW TO AVOID TO SIGN IT INTO LAW TO AVOID A DEFAULT. A DEFAULT. ABC'S JAY O'BRIEN JOINS ME NOW ABC'S JAY O'BRIEN JOINS ME NOW FROM CAPITOL HILL ALONG FROM CAPITOL HILL ALONG WITH ABC'S ELIZABETH CHELSIE AT WITH ABC'S ELIZABETH CHELSIE AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR MORE . THE WHITE HOUSE FOR MORE . >> ELIZABETH , THE PRESIDENT >> ELIZABETH , THE PRESIDENT SAYS THIS BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT SAYS THIS BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT IS A BIG WIN FOR OUR ECONOMY. IS A BIG WIN FOR OUR ECONOMY. AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. BUT HOW BIG OF A VICTORY BUT HOW BIG OF A VICTORY IS THIS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN? IS THIS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN? WELL, LOOK, DAN , IT'S WELL, LOOK, DAN , IT'S A VICTORY AND THAT IT DOES A VICTORY AND THAT IT DOES AVOID THAT WORST CASE SCENARIO AVOID THAT WORST CASE SCENARIO OF A FIRST EVER GOVERNMENT OF A FIRST EVER GOVERNMENT DEFAULT, WHICH WOULD HAVE MEANT DEFAULT, WHICH WOULD HAVE MEANT THE U.S. WOULD BE UNABLE TO PAY THE U.S. WOULD BE UNABLE TO PAY ITS BILLS. ITS BILLS. THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE RUN THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE RUN OUT OF MONEY. OUT OF MONEY. THAT SCENARIO IS AVOIDED THAT SCENARIO IS AVOIDED BY THIS GOING THROUGH BOTH BY THIS GOING THROUGH BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND IT IS A WIN. AND IT IS A WIN. AND THAT IT DID GARNER, AT AND THAT IT DID GARNER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, BIPARTISAN THE END OF THE DAY, BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. SUPPORT. BUT YOU DO HAVE THE REALITY BUT YOU DO HAVE THE REALITY THAT FOR MONTHS THE PRESIDENT THAT FOR MONTHS THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WASN'T GOING SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO NEGOTIATE ON THIS ISSUE. TO NEGOTIATE ON THIS ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THE DEBT CEILING HE SAID THAT THE DEBT CEILING JUST NEEDED TO BE RAISED ON ITS JUST NEEDED TO BE RAISED ON ITS OWN, AS HAS BEEN DONE IN OWN, AS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AT THE END OF THE DAY. THE PAST AT THE END OF THE DAY. THIS WAS A DEBT LIMIT THIS WAS A DEBT LIMIT SUSPENSION THAT WAS TIED SUSPENSION THAT WAS TIED TO BUDGET CUTS IN THE FUTURE, TO BUDGET CUTS IN THE FUTURE, THAT WAS TIED TO AGREEMENTS THAT WAS TIED TO AGREEMENTS OVER SPENDING GOING FORWARD. OVER SPENDING GOING FORWARD. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAD TO GIVE IN THE PRESIDENT HAD TO GIVE IN ON . ON . THE FACT IS , AT THE END OF THE FACT IS , AT THE END OF THE BOTH SIDES SAY THEY DIDN'T THE BOTH SIDES SAY THEY DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING THEY WANTED, BUT GET EVERYTHING THEY WANTED, BUT THEY DID GET IT DONE. THEY DID GET IT DONE. DIANE . DIANE . JAY, REPUBLICANS ARE ALSO JAY, REPUBLICANS ARE ALSO CLAIMING A WIN HERE. CLAIMING A WIN HERE. SO HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE SO HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE THE CONCESSIONS THEY WERE ABLE THE CONCESSIONS THEY WERE ABLE TO GET? TO GET? >> WELL, THE CONCESSIONS THAT >> WELL, THE CONCESSIONS THAT THEY WANTED ARE STILL THEY WANTED ARE STILL MEANINGFUL CHANGES TO ENERGY MEANINGFUL CHANGES TO ENERGY POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES , POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES , OUT OF WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT OF WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP, FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP, FOR INSTANCE. FOR INSTANCE. BUT REALLY THEIR BIGGEST WIN BUT REALLY THEIR BIGGEST WIN THAT THEY CONTINUE TOUT THAT THEY CONTINUE TOUT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ELIZABETH JUST ALLUDED TO , ELIZABETH JUST ALLUDED TO , WHICH IS BRINGING THE PRESIDENT WHICH IS BRINGING THE PRESIDENT TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE IN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE, BECAUSE, THE FIRST PLACE, BECAUSE, AS ELIZABETH JUST SAID , AS ELIZABETH JUST SAID , THE PRESIDENT SAID REPEATEDLY THE PRESIDENT SAID REPEATEDLY HE WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE HE WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE ON THE DEBT CEILING AND SPEAKER ON THE DEBT CEILING AND SPEAKER MCCARTHY, OVER THE LAST WEEK, MCCARTHY, OVER THE LAST WEEK, EVEN INTO LAST, WOULD WALK UP EVEN INTO LAST, WOULD WALK UP EVERY FEW HOURS HERE IN EVERY FEW HOURS HERE IN THE CAPITOL UP THIS HALLWAY THE CAPITOL UP THIS HALLWAY AND OTHERS, AND HE WOULD SAY AND OTHERS, AND HE WOULD SAY TO REPORTERS, ALMOST THE SAME TO REPORTERS, ALMOST THE SAME THING, WHICH IS THAT THING, WHICH IS THAT THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T SPEAK THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T SPEAK TO HIM FOR, QUOTE UNQUOTE, TO HIM FOR, QUOTE UNQUOTE, 97 DAYS. 97 DAYS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES ME AND OTHER CAPITOL HILL ME AND OTHER CAPITOL HILL REPORTERS HEARD MCCARTHY SAY REPORTERS HEARD MCCARTHY SAY A VERSION OF THAT. A VERSION OF THAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE SELLING TO OUR THEY WERE SELLING TO OUR MEMBERS BEFORE THEY VOTED ON IT MEMBERS BEFORE THEY VOTED ON IT IN THE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY WAS, IN THE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY WAS, LOOK, HOW WE DRAGGED LOOK, HOW WE DRAGGED THE PRESIDENT TO THE THE PRESIDENT TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. NEGOTIATING TABLE. AND CERTAINLY AFTER THE PASSAGE AND CERTAINLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS AND BOTH THE HOUSE OF THIS AND BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, THAT IS ONE OF AND THE SENATE, THAT IS ONE OF THE LINES WE SEE FROM THE LINES WE SEE FROM REPUBLICANS IS THAT REPUBLICANS IS THAT THEY BROUGHT THE PRESIDENT TO A THEY BROUGHT THE PRESIDENT TO A DECISION THAT HE DIDN'T WANT DECISION THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO MAKE. TO HAVE TO MAKE. >> NOW, ELIZABETH , >> NOW, ELIZABETH , PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT. TO ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT. SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? THIS IS A RARE PRIMETIME THIS IS A RARE PRIMETIME ADDRESS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE. ADDRESS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE. AND WE DON'T OFTEN SEE AND WE DON'T OFTEN SEE THE PRESIDENT IN THE SETTING. THE PRESIDENT IN THE SETTING. THAT OVAL OFFICE IS RESERVED THAT OVAL OFFICE IS RESERVED FOR MOMENTOUS SPEECHES. FOR MOMENTOUS SPEECHES. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT CLEARLY SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS THAT THIS THE PRESIDENT THINKS THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MOMENT FOR IS A VERY SERIOUS MOMENT FOR THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. THE FACT THAT WE DID GET WITHIN THE FACT THAT WE DID GET WITHIN DAYS OF THAT DEFAULT SCENARIO DAYS OF THAT DEFAULT SCENARIO THAT AT THE END THE DAY THERE THAT AT THE END THE DAY THERE WAS BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT WAS BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO AVOID THAT. TO AVOID THAT. AND HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE WE ULTIMATELY GOT THIS HOW WE WE ULTIMATELY GOT THIS BILL TO CONGRESS, ULTIMATELY BILL TO CONGRESS, ULTIMATELY GOT THIS BILL TO HIS DESK WHEN GOT THIS BILL TO HIS DESK WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO KIND OF IT COMES DOWN TO KIND OF THE BRINKSMANSHIP THAT WAS AT THE BRINKSMANSHIP THAT WAS AT PLAY, THE PRESIDENT PROBABLY PLAY, THE PRESIDENT PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO SEND THE MESSAGE MORE LIKELY TO SEND THE MESSAGE OF HERE'S WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OF HERE'S WHAT THIS MEANS FOR AMERICANS WATCHING AT HOME. AMERICANS WATCHING AT HOME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CAN AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CAN EXPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENT EXPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. WOULD CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. IT WON'T RUN OUT OF MONEY. IT WON'T RUN OUT OF MONEY. AND THAT'S PROBABLY A MESSAGE AND THAT'S PROBABLY A MESSAGE THAT HE'LL WANT TO SEND AFTER THAT HE'LL WANT TO SEND AFTER REALLY WEEKS AND MONTHS OF REALLY WEEKS AND MONTHS OF UNCERTAINTY OVER THIS, THAT UNCERTAINTY OVER THIS, THAT THAT UNCERTAINTY ALONE COULD THAT UNCERTAINTY ALONE COULD HAVE HAD A PRETTY MASSIVE HAVE HAD A PRETTY MASSIVE IMPACT, NOT JUST IMPACT, NOT JUST ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, BUT ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, BUT ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, TOO, THAT CONGRESS HAS BEEN TOO, THAT CONGRESS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON GETTING A DEAL FOCUSED ON GETTING A DEAL PASSED FOR WEEKS NOW. PASSED FOR WEEKS NOW. SO NOW THAT IT IS BEST, WHAT'S SO NOW THAT IT IS BEST, WHAT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA? NEXT ON THE AGENDA? WELL, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WELL, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT PHASES THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT PHASES IN ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? IN ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? THERE WAS THAT POINT OF NOT THERE WAS THAT POINT OF NOT NEGOTIATING THE SPEAKER AND THE NEGOTIATING THE SPEAKER AND THE PRESIDENT NOT TALKING. PRESIDENT NOT TALKING. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS WE GOT AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS WE GOT CLOSER TO THE DEADLINE, CLOSER TO THE DEADLINE, THE PROXIES FOR THE PRESIDENT THE PROXIES FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER WERE IN BEHIND AND THE SPEAKER WERE IN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TRYING TO HASH OUT CLOSED DOORS TRYING TO HASH OUT SOME KIND OF A DEAL. SOME KIND OF A DEAL. AND THERE WAS THIS PERIOD OF AND THERE WAS THIS PERIOD OF TENSION. TENSION. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE WAS AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE WAS THIS PERIOD OF COOPERATION THIS PERIOD OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SPEAKER, WHERE THEY WERE BOTH SPEAKER, WHERE THEY WERE BOTH TRYING TO SELL THIS AGREEMENT TRYING TO SELL THIS AGREEMENT TO THEIR PARTIES, PARTICULARLY TO THEIR PARTIES, PARTICULARLY THE MODERATES IN THEIR PARTIES, THE MODERATES IN THEIR PARTIES, TO GET IT PASSED IN THE HOUSE, TO GET IT PASSED IN THE HOUSE, TO GET IT ONTO THE SENATE. TO GET IT ONTO THE SENATE. AND THEN TO GET IT PASSED IN AND THEN TO GET IT PASSED IN THE SENATE. THE SENATE. AND NOW GOING FORWARD, THAT'S AND NOW GOING FORWARD, THAT'S A LEVEL OF COOPERATION THAT A LEVEL OF COOPERATION THAT WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE FOR WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IF EVER, AS WE QUITE SOME TIME, IF EVER, AS WE HEAD INTO THIS PRESIDENTIAL HEAD INTO THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR. ELECTION YEAR. THIS IDEA THAT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS IDEA THAT THE WHITE HOUSE AND SPEAKER MCCARTHY AT AND SPEAKER MCCARTHY AT ONE POINT WERE BOTH PULLING ONE POINT WERE BOTH PULLING TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL AS WE TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL AS WE HEAD INTO THE SUMMER, WE'RE HEAD INTO THE SUMMER, WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE EXPECTING THOSE REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATIONS INTO REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PRESIDENT TO PICK BACK UP, THE PRESIDENT TO PICK BACK UP, TO BE COME BACK AND COME TO BE COME BACK AND COME BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT IN THIS BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT IN THIS IDEA OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE IDEA OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SPEAKER WORKING TOGETHER SPEAKER WORKING TOGETHER ON SOMETHING TO BE SOMEWHAT OF ON SOMETHING TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A BYGONE IDEA. A BYGONE IDEA. OUT ELIZABETH . OUT ELIZABETH . >> JAY, SO MANY MORE QUESTIONS >> JAY, SO MANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR. FOR. BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TO GO AND I BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TO GO AND I KNOW YOU'RE STAYING ON TOP OF KNOW YOU'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THIS FOR US . THIS FOR US . SO THANK YOU BOTH. SO THANK YOU BOTH. >> AND NOW IT'S TIME TO BREAK >> AND NOW IT'S TIME TO BREAK DOWN WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR DOWN WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR THE ECONOMY. THE ECONOMY. THIS IS REPORT. THIS IS REPORT. ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS JOINS ME ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS JOINS ME NOW TO BREAK THAT DOWN. NOW TO BREAK THAT DOWN. ALEXIS , WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ALEXIS , WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO HAVE THIS DEAL NOW HEADED HAVE THIS DEAL NOW HEADED TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK? TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK? IT'S A HUGE RELIEF BECAUSE NOW IT'S A HUGE RELIEF BECAUSE NOW AMERICANS DON'T NEED TO WORRY AMERICANS DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A DISRUPTION IN ABOUT A DISRUPTION IN SOME PAYMENTS. SOME PAYMENTS. REMEMBER, WE HAD BEEN TALKING REMEMBER, WE HAD BEEN TALKING FOR WEEKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOR WEEKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, VETERANS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, VETERANS MIGHT SEE DISRUPTION TO THEIR MIGHT SEE DISRUPTION TO THEIR PAYMENTS. PAYMENTS. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. IT ALSO KEEPS THE STOCK MARKET IT ALSO KEEPS THE STOCK MARKET FROM A STEEP SELL OFF THERE. FROM A STEEP SELL OFF THERE. THERE WERE JITTERS THAT IF THERE WERE JITTERS THAT IF THE GOVERNMENT WERE TO RUN OUT THE GOVERNMENT WERE TO RUN OUT OF MONEY, THAT OUR INTEREST OF MONEY, THAT OUR INTEREST RATES WOULD GO SKY HIGH. RATES WOULD GO SKY HIGH. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN NOW. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN NOW. SO THIS IS REALLY JUST A MOMENT SO THIS IS REALLY JUST A MOMENT OF BREATHING, A SIGH OF RELIEF. OF BREATHING, A SIGH OF RELIEF. THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HAVING THIS OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION AGAIN. DISCUSSION AGAIN. AGAIN, ABOUT A YEAR OR SO WHEN AGAIN, ABOUT A YEAR OR SO WHEN WE HIT THE DEBT CEILING AGAIN. WE HIT THE DEBT CEILING AGAIN. BUT AT LEAST FOR NOW, THOSE BUT AT LEAST FOR NOW, THOSE PAYMENTS ARE SECURE FOR PAYMENTS ARE SECURE FOR FOUR AMERICANS. FOUR AMERICANS. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOBS SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOBS REPORT US HAD AT THREE HUNDRED REPORT US HAD AT THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS LAST THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS LAST MONTH. MONTH. THAT'S WELL ABOVE ANALYST THAT'S WELL ABOVE ANALYST EXPECTATIONS. EXPECTATIONS. THE PRESIDENT'S CALLING IT THE PRESIDENT'S CALLING IT A GOOD DAY FOR THE AMERICAN A GOOD DAY FOR THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND HE'S SAYING THAT ECONOMY AND HE'S SAYING THAT THIS IS MORE JOBS IN THIS IS MORE JOBS IN TWENTY EIGHT MONTHS. TWENTY EIGHT MONTHS. THAN ANY PRESIDENT HAS CREATED THAN ANY PRESIDENT HAS CREATED IN A FOUR YEAR TERM. IN A FOUR YEAR TERM. NOW. NOW. IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE COMING IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC OR IS THERE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC OR IS THERE MORE TO THAT? MORE TO THAT? RIGHT, EXACTLY. RIGHT, EXACTLY. BUT THESE WERE EXTRAORDINARY BUT THESE WERE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. TIMES. SO IT'S HARD TO IT'S NOT SO IT'S HARD TO IT'S NOT COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES. COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES. I MEAN, HE'S LOOKING AT AN I MEAN, HE'S LOOKING AT AN ECONOMY THAT HAD TO BOUNCE ECONOMY THAT HAD TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A ONCE IN A CENTURY BACK FROM A ONCE IN A CENTURY EVENT, WHICH WAS A PANDEMIC. EVENT, WHICH WAS A PANDEMIC. SO, YES, ON A PURE NUMBERS SO, YES, ON A PURE NUMBERS BASIS, THAT IS THE MOST JOBS BASIS, THAT IS THE MOST JOBS ADDED IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME ADDED IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME FOR ANY PRESIDENT . FOR ANY PRESIDENT . WE ARE NOW AT PRE PANDEMIC WE ARE NOW AT PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS IN MOST INDUSTRIES. LEVELS IN MOST INDUSTRIES. AND THIS ECONOMY AND WE HAVE AND THIS ECONOMY AND WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT LABOR MARKET A VERY TIGHT LABOR MARKET DESPITE THE FED'S BEST EFFORTS DESPITE THE FED'S BEST EFFORTS TO TRY TO COOL THINGS DOWN, TO TRY TO COOL THINGS DOWN, WE'VE GOT THE HIGHER INTEREST WE'VE GOT THE HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND HIGH INFLATION. RATES AND HIGH INFLATION. NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FROM NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER REPORT ON INFLATION. REPORT ON INFLATION. AND IF THAT COMES IN HOT TODAY AND IF THAT COMES IN HOT TODAY WITH THE STRONG JOBS REPORT, IT WITH THE STRONG JOBS REPORT, IT COULD GIVE THE FED ENOUGH COULD GIVE THE FED ENOUGH REASON TO MOVE AGAIN AND RAISE REASON TO MOVE AGAIN AND RAISE INTEREST RATES FOR THE 11TH INTEREST RATES FOR THE 11TH STRAIGHT TIME. STRAIGHT TIME. THAT MEETING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THAT MEETING IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON JUNE 14TH. ON JUNE 14TH. WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW IT FOR WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW IT FOR YOU . YOU . ALL RIGHT, ALEXIS , GREAT ALL RIGHT, ALEXIS , GREAT TO HAVE YOU . TO HAVE YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS NOW. AND WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS NOW. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT SEEK CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SEEK CHARGES AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE FOR VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE FOR HIS HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED HIS HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. DOCUMENTS. A DOJ SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMS A DOJ SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMS TO ABC NEWS THEY NOTIFIED PENCE TO ABC NEWS THEY NOTIFIED PENCE OF THE DECISION IN A LETTER OF THE DECISION IN A LETTER TO HIS ATTORNEYS CLASSIFIED TO HIS ATTORNEYS CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND AT PENCE'S DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND AT PENCE'S INDIANA HOME IN JANUARY AND INDIANA HOME IN JANUARY AND TURNED OVER TO THE FBI AT TURNED OVER TO THE FBI AT THE TIME. THE TIME. A LAWYER FOR PENCE CONDUCTED A LAWYER FOR PENCE CONDUCTED THE SEARCH AND FOUND AROUND THE SEARCH AND FOUND AROUND A DOZEN DOCUMENTS MARKED A DOZEN DOCUMENTS MARKED CLASSIFIED. CLASSIFIED. THE FBI THEN FOUND ONE MORE THE FBI THEN FOUND ONE MORE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT IN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT IN A CONSENSUAL SEARCH OF HIS HOME A CONSENSUAL SEARCH OF HIS HOME IN FEBRUARY. IN FEBRUARY. THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT HAS THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT HAS SAID MISTAKES WERE MADE SAID MISTAKES WERE MADE AND THAT HE TAKES FULL AND THAT HE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY. RESPONSIBILITY. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S DECISION COMES JUST A WEEK DECISION COMES JUST A WEEK BEFORE PENCE IS EXPECTED BEFORE PENCE IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HIS RUN FOR TO ANNOUNCE HIS RUN FOR PRESIDENT . PRESIDENT . >> AND THE UNITED NATIONS >> AND THE UNITED NATIONS IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT VIOLENCE IN HAITI. VIOLENCE IN HAITI. TWO YEARS AFTER THE PRESIDENT TWO YEARS AFTER THE PRESIDENT WAS ASSASSINATED. WAS ASSASSINATED. THE UN SAYS IN THE FIRST THE UN SAYS IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, MORE CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED MORE CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN HAITI. IN HAITI. THAN IN UKRAINE. THAN IN UKRAINE. ABC'S MATT RIVERS WENT INSIDE ABC'S MATT RIVERS WENT INSIDE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS AREAS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS AREAS OF THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRY WHERE OF THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRY WHERE AID GROUPS ARE TRYING TO HELP AID GROUPS ARE TRYING TO HELP THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS. THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS. AND WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU , AND WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU , THIS VIDEO MAY BE DIFFICULT THIS VIDEO MAY BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH. TO WATCH. >> WE TRAVEL IN HEAVILY ARMORED >> WE TRAVEL IN HEAVILY ARMORED VEHICLES ACROSS PORT AU PRINCE, VEHICLES ACROSS PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI. HAITI. WE'RE HEADED TO ONE OF THE MOST WE'RE HEADED TO ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES IN THE WORLD DANGEROUS PLACES IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING IN SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING IN TO SEE THIS. TO SEE THIS. THIS IS AN AREA ENTIRELY THIS IS AN AREA ENTIRELY CONTROLLED BY ARMED GROUPS. CONTROLLED BY ARMED GROUPS. IN FACT, THE ONLY REASON WE CAN IN FACT, THE ONLY REASON WE CAN GET IN IS BECAUSE ONE OF THESE GET IN IS BECAUSE ONE OF THESE GANGS HAS GIVEN PERMISSION GANGS HAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO ENTER. TO ENTER. BUT THEY'VE TOLD US WE'RE NOT BUT THEY'VE TOLD US WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM AS WE ENTER ALLOWED TO FILM AS WE ENTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SHOW THEY DON'T WANT TO SHOW THEIR ENEMIES AS THEY CALL WHAT THEIR ENEMIES AS THEY CALL WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE DOING. AS WE APPROACH THE FIRST AS WE APPROACH THE FIRST CHECKPOINT, THE TRASH BURNING CHECKPOINT, THE TRASH BURNING AHEAD OF US AND THE SIGNAL AHEAD OF US AND THE SIGNAL COMES HAVE TO PUT DOWN THE P.A. COMES HAVE TO PUT DOWN THE P.A. ,LET'S STOP FILMING, LET'S ,LET'S STOP FILMING, LET'S STOP FILMING, STOP FUNDING. STOP FILMING, STOP FUNDING. WE TAKE THEIR DEMANDS WE TAKE THEIR DEMANDS SERIOUSLY. SERIOUSLY. WE'RE WARNED THAT ONE WRONG WE'RE WARNED THAT ONE WRONG MOVE COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. MOVE COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS NOW LIKE THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS NOW LIKE IN HAITI. IN HAITI. NOT FAR FROM THE U.S., A 90 NOT FAR FROM THE U.S., A 90 MINUTE FLIGHT. MINUTE FLIGHT. BUT HERE IN HAITI, EVERYONE BUT HERE IN HAITI, EVERYONE TELLS US THE VIOLENCE TELLS US THE VIOLENCE IS EXPLODING. IS EXPLODING. >> ARMED GROUPS NOW CONTROLLING >> ARMED GROUPS NOW CONTROLLING AT LEAST 80% OF THE CAPITAL , AT LEAST 80% OF THE CAPITAL , FIGHTING OVER TERRITORY FOR FIGHTING OVER TERRITORY FOR TWO YEARS NOW. TWO YEARS NOW. THERE'S BEEN NO ELECTED THERE'S BEEN NO ELECTED GOVERNMENT HERE AND NOWHERE GOVERNMENT HERE AND NOWHERE IS MORE DESPERATE, IS MORE DESPERATE, MORE DANGEROUS THAN THIS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, CITé SOLEIL. NEIGHBORHOOD, CITé SOLEIL. WE ARRIVE AT A SCHOOL WITH THE WE ARRIVE AT A SCHOOL WITH THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM AND THEIR WORLD FOOD PROGRAM AND THEIR PARTNER HANDS TOGETHER PARTNER HANDS TOGETHER TO DELIVER FOOD HERE. TO DELIVER FOOD HERE. THE VIOLENCE, THE CONTROL OVER THE VIOLENCE, THE CONTROL OVER SUPPLIES COMING IN HAS LEFT SUPPLIES COMING IN HAS LEFT MANY CHILDREN WITH LITTLE OR NO MANY CHILDREN WITH LITTLE OR NO FOOD. FOOD. WE WITNESS A RARE SCENE, THIS WE WITNESS A RARE SCENE, THIS SMALL HAVEN FOR THE CHILDREN. SMALL HAVEN FOR THE CHILDREN. THEY GO TO CLASS, BUT THEY GO TO CLASS, BUT THE SCHOOL WALLS CANNOT PROTECT THE SCHOOL WALLS CANNOT PROTECT THEM FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING THEM FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE OUTSIDE. ON THE OUTSIDE. THEY ARE THE INNOCENT VICTIMS. THEY ARE THE INNOCENT VICTIMS. EVANS WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE EVANS WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE AND NOW RISKS HIS OWN LIFE AND NOW RISKS HIS OWN LIFE TO GET FOOD TO THE CHILDREN. TO GET FOOD TO THE CHILDREN. HE TAKES US TO A CLASSROOM HE TAKES US TO A CLASSROOM CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. AND HERE. AND HERE. YEAH, SO THIS IS DAMAGE FROM YEAH, SO THIS IS DAMAGE FROM A STRAY BULLET THAT CAME IN A STRAY BULLET THAT CAME IN FROM THE STREET. FROM THE STREET. I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE VIOLENCE. THE VIOLENCE. THAT'S THE VIOLENCE. THAT'S THE VIOLENCE. AND THIS AND THERE'S KIDS AND THIS AND THERE'S KIDS EVERYWHERE RIGHT AROUND HERE. EVERYWHERE RIGHT AROUND HERE. SOMETIMES YOU FIND SOME BULLETS SOMETIMES YOU FIND SOME BULLETS IN THE YARD AND THE CLASSROOM. IN THE YARD AND THE CLASSROOM. >> IT'S TERRIFYING. >> IT'S TERRIFYING. IT IS THAT TERROR IS EVERYWHERE IT IS THAT TERROR IS EVERYWHERE IN CITé SOLEIL, OUTSIDE IN CITé SOLEIL, OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL, THIS WOMAN SHOWS THE SCHOOL, THIS WOMAN SHOWS US THE BULLET HOLES IN HER DOOR US THE BULLET HOLES IN HER DOOR . . WHEN THE VIOLENCE GETS BAD WHEN THE VIOLENCE GETS BAD ENOUGH, SOMETIMES THIS ENOUGH, SOMETIMES THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CAN BE COMPLETELY NEIGHBORHOOD CAN BE COMPLETELY CUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE CUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. WORLD FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THAT MEANS NO DRINKING WATER, THAT MEANS NO DRINKING WATER, NO FOOD, NO TRASH PICKUP. NO FOOD, NO TRASH PICKUP. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS A HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS A RESULT OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS. RESULT OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS THE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS THE DEFINITION OF A HUMANITARIAN DEFINITION OF A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. CRISIS. TONIGHT, THE U.N. SAYS THIS TONIGHT, THE U.N. SAYS THIS CRISIS, THE HUNGER HERE, CRISIS, THE HUNGER HERE, IS WORSENING. IS WORSENING. THEY ARE NOW APPROACHING FAMINE THEY ARE NOW APPROACHING FAMINE IN PARTS OF HAITI. IN PARTS OF HAITI. FOUR POINT NINE MILLION PEOPLE FOUR POINT NINE MILLION PEOPLE HERE ARE FOOD INSECURE, HALF HERE ARE FOOD INSECURE, HALF THE COUNTRY UNABLE TO FIND THE COUNTRY UNABLE TO FIND ENOUGH FOOD. ENOUGH FOOD. AND NOWHERE ELSE IS THE CRUELTY AND NOWHERE ELSE IS THE CRUELTY OF HUNGER MORE EVIDENT IN THIS OF HUNGER MORE EVIDENT IN THIS HOSPITAL, MOTHERS BRINGING IN HOSPITAL, MOTHERS BRINGING IN THEIR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN. THEIR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN. >> NO JOBS, HIGH INFLATION >> NO JOBS, HIGH INFLATION AND SOARING VIOLENCE MEANS AND SOARING VIOLENCE MEANS THEY CAN'T FEED THEIR KIDS. THEY CAN'T FEED THEIR KIDS. >> WE MEET PAULETTE HERE. >> WE MEET PAULETTE HERE. SHE LOST HER TEENAGE SON TO SHE LOST HER TEENAGE SON TO THE FIGHTING AND TODAY THE FIGHTING AND TODAY SHE'S HERE WITH HER YOUNGEST, SHE'S HERE WITH HER YOUNGEST, MARVINS IS FOUR YEARS OLD. MARVINS IS FOUR YEARS OLD. SO A NURSE JUST WEIGHED MARVINS SO A NURSE JUST WEIGHED MARVINS HERE USING THE SCALE IS ABOUT HERE USING THE SCALE IS ABOUT NINE KILOS OR 20 POUNDS. NINE KILOS OR 20 POUNDS. HE'S FOUR YEARS OLD. HE'S FOUR YEARS OLD. AND YET HE WEIGHS THE EXACT AND YET HE WEIGHS THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT AS MY SON , WHO'S SAME AMOUNT AS MY SON , WHO'S ONLY TEN ABC NEWS PULLET FEARS ONLY TEN ABC NEWS PULLET FEARS SHE CAN'T CARE FOR HER SHE CAN'T CARE FOR HER SON TODAY, CONSIDERING GIVING SON TODAY, CONSIDERING GIVING LITTLE MARVINS UP FOR ADOPTION, LITTLE MARVINS UP FOR ADOPTION, SHE HOPES TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE SHE HOPES TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE . . >> WHILE BACK IN THAT SCHOOL >> WHILE BACK IN THAT SCHOOL WHERE BULLETS PIERCED WHERE BULLETS PIERCED THE WALLS, THE CHILDREN LINE UP THE WALLS, THE CHILDREN LINE UP FOR A MEAL, 600 OF THEM TODAY FOR A MEAL, 600 OF THEM TODAY ALONE. ALONE. >> YOU >> THEN IT'S BACK TO THE >> YOU >> THEN IT'S BACK TO THE CLASSROOM TO EAT, BUT NOT CLASSROOM TO EAT, BUT NOT THE SPOONS. THE SPOONS. TOO BIG FOR THE CHILDREN'S TOO BIG FOR THE CHILDREN'S LITTLE HANDS AS THEY EAT LITTLE HANDS AS THEY EAT EVERYTHING ON THEIR PLATES. EVERYTHING ON THEIR PLATES. >> A BREAK FROM THE BULLETS >> A BREAK FROM THE BULLETS EATING THEIR BEANS AND HAITIAN EATING THEIR BEANS AND HAITIAN RICE. RICE. AND FOR NOW THEIR BELLIES ARE AND FOR NOW THEIR BELLIES ARE FULL. FULL. ONE SMALL VICTORY IN THIS ONE SMALL VICTORY IN THIS URGENT EFFORT TO HELP URGENT EFFORT TO HELP THE CHILDREN, WHICH IS RARELY THE CHILDREN, WHICH IS RARELY GUARANTEED. GUARANTEED. THANKS TO MATT RIVERS, THE U.N. THANKS TO MATT RIVERS, THE U.N. IS NOW CALLING FOR MORE THAN IS NOW CALLING FOR MORE THAN 700 MILLION DOLLARS IN AID, 700 MILLION DOLLARS IN AID, SAYING WITHOUT THAT MONEY, SAYING WITHOUT THAT MONEY, THE CRISIS WILL GET WORSE. THE CRISIS WILL GET WORSE. IF YOU WANT TO HELP, YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO HELP, YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN OR GO TO WFP. OR GO TO WFP. YOU AS A DOG SLASH ABC, HAYTI. YOU AS A DOG SLASH ABC, HAYTI. >> AND TWO DAYS INTO >> AND TWO DAYS INTO THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON, THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON, THE SECOND TROPICAL DEPRESSION THE SECOND TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS ALREADY CHURNING IN THE GULF IS ALREADY CHURNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. OF MEXICO. THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON. THE SEASON. ABC NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ABC NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST GINGER ZEE HAS WHAT YOU NEED GINGER ZEE HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. TO KNOW. >> HI, GINGER. >> HI, GINGER. DIANE . DIANE . SO WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL SO WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO AND IT'S DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO AND IT'S BEEN TRYING TO FORM AND GET BEEN TRYING TO FORM AND GET A NAME, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK A NAME, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO FORT MYERS, LIKE IT'S GOING TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. FLORIDA. THOSE FIELDS, SOME OF THOSE FIELDS, SOME OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE OUTER THE IMPACTS FROM THE OUTER BANDS, I GUESS, IF YOU WANT BANDS, I GUESS, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, IT IS JUST TO CALL IT THAT, IT IS JUST THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS, THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS, REALLY THAT'S KIND OF WRAPPING REALLY THAT'S KIND OF WRAPPING UP AND IT WILL DRIVE SOUTH FOR UP AND IT WILL DRIVE SOUTH FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE NEXT 48 HOURS. INTO THE WEEKEND. INTO THE WEEKEND. YOU SEE THE TIMESTAMPS THERE YOU SEE THE TIMESTAMPS THERE BY SUNDAY MAKING IT TO WESTERN BY SUNDAY MAKING IT TO WESTERN CUBA. CUBA. AND YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DOES AND YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT FLORIDA? THAT IMPACT FLORIDA? WELL, THE IMPACTS WILL BE THAT WELL, THE IMPACTS WILL BE THAT FAR OUTSIDE OF THE CONE OF FAR OUTSIDE OF THE CONE OF WHERE THEY ANTICIPATE WHERE THEY ANTICIPATE THE CENTER TO GO. THE CENTER TO GO. AND THAT'S WHY THREE TO AND THAT'S WHY THREE TO FIVE INCHES WITH FLOOD WATCHES FIVE INCHES WITH FLOOD WATCHES FROM MIAMI TO WEST PALM FROM MIAMI TO WEST PALM AND FORT LAUDERDALE, THOSE ALL AND FORT LAUDERDALE, THOSE ALL GO THROUGH TONIGHT. GO THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN, TAMPA DOWN TO FORT BUT AGAIN, TAMPA DOWN TO FORT MYERS AND NAPLES WILL STILL MYERS AND NAPLES WILL STILL PICK UP TWO TO THREE INCHES. PICK UP TWO TO THREE INCHES. SO THAT'S A LOOK AT SO THAT'S A LOOK AT THE RAINFALL. THE RAINFALL. YOU COULD EVEN SEE YOU COULD EVEN SEE SOME BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. SOME BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. BUT OVERALL, NOT A BAD START BUT OVERALL, NOT A BAD START TO HURRICANE SEASON DIANE . TO HURRICANE SEASON DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. GINGER ZEE THANK YOU . GINGER ZEE THANK YOU . COMING UP, A MEDICAL COMING UP, A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. SURVIVORS. WHY RESEARCHERS SAY A DRUG WHY RESEARCHERS SAY A DRUG ALREADY ON THE MARKET COULD ALREADY ON THE MARKET COULD DRAMATICALLY CUT RISK OF DRAMATICALLY CUT RISK OF RECURRENCE. RECURRENCE. ALSO AHEAD, THE QUEST FOR ALSO AHEAD, THE QUEST FOR EQUITY WHEN IT COMES TO LEGAL EQUITY WHEN IT COMES TO LEGAL CANNABIS SALES. CANNABIS SALES. WE'LL LOOK AT THE PROGRAM WE'LL LOOK AT THE PROGRAM OFFERING DOZENS OF LICENSES OFFERING DOZENS OF LICENSES TO BLACK AND BROWN TO BLACK AND BROWN ENTREPRENEURS WHEN WE COME ENTREPRENEURS WHEN WE COME BACK . BACK . , ONLY 2023 TONIGHT ON ABC , ONLY 2023 TONIGHT ON ABC . . >> WELCOME BACK. >> WELCOME BACK. NEW RESEARCH IS BRINGING NEW RESEARCH IS BRINGING NEW HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER NEW HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. PATIENTS. DATA INDICATES A DRUG THAT'S DATA 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. RECURRENCE. >> 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. BREATHE AND RELAX. BREATHE AND RELAX. >> NEW RESEARCH REVEALS >> NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE DRUG RIBEAU CYCLISTE, THE DRUG RIBEAU CYCLISTE, MARKETED UNDER THE NAME MARKETED UNDER THE NAME CHRIS CONNELLY, CAN LOWER CHRIS CONNELLY, CAN LOWER THE CHANCES OF RECURRENCE FOR THE CHANCES OF RECURRENCE FOR MANY OF THOSE DIAGNOSED AT MANY OF THOSE DIAGNOSED AT EARLIER STAGES OF THE DISEASE. EARLIER STAGES OF 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. AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY. BUT THE STUDY SHOWS ADDING THIS BUT 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 EVEN 20 TO CAN HAVE RECURRENCES EVEN 20 TO 25 YEARS AFTER THEIR INITIAL 25 YEARS AFTER THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS. DIAGNOSIS. WE FOUND THAT ADDING THIS DRUG WE 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 >> THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR PATIENTS LIKE 45 YEAR OLD MOM PATIENTS LIKE 45 YEAR OLD MOM SUZANNE GARDNER, DIAGNOSED SUZANNE GARDNER, DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE TWO FIVE YEARS AGO. WITH STAGE TWO FIVE YEARS AGO. DOCTORS TREATED HER WITH CHEMO DOCTORS TREATED HER WITH CHEMO AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY. AND ENDOCRINE THERAPY. >> I DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. >> I DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. 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 HER TO REDUCE MY RISK OF HER CURRENT SO I CAN BE HER MOM FOR CURRENT SO I CAN BE HER MOM FOR AS LONG AS SHE NEEDS ME. AS LONG AS SHE NEEDS ME. >> EVA PILGRIM. >> EVA PILGRIM. THANK YOU , CHRIS CONNELLY THANK YOU , CHRIS CONNELLY ALREADY FDA APPROVED FOR THOSE ALREADY FDA APPROVED FOR THOSE WITH MORE ADVANCED DISEASE. WITH MORE ADVANCED DISEASE. THIS NEW DATA MEANS IT COULD THIS NEW DATA MEANS IT COULD BE USED IN MORE PATIENTS BE USED IN MORE PATIENTS AND THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS AND THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IS GROWING AS MORE IS GROWING AS MORE STATES LEGALIZE STATES LEGALIZE THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE RECREATIONAL USE OF CANNABIS. 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 TO GIVE NOW THE STATE IS TRYING TO GIVE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES MARGINALIZED BY THE WAR MARGINALIZED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS A CHANCE TO PUT ON DRUGS A CHANCE TO PUT THEMSELVES AT THE HELM OF THIS THEMSELVES AT THE HELM OF THIS BUDDING INDUSTRY. BUDDING INDUSTRY. MONA KOSAR ABDI MET MONA KOSAR ABDI MET WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS AND TRAILBLAZERS TO LEARN AND TRAILBLAZERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POT EQUITY MORE ABOUT THE POT EQUITY MOVEMENT. MOVEMENT. >> TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THIS. >> TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THIS. FORMER DUANE READE IS A FIRST FORMER DUANE READE IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR NEW YORK CITY, OF 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, SMACK VILLAGE OPENED STREET, SMACK VILLAGE OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY OWNED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY OWNED BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND HAUNER. BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND HAUNER. >> 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 THERE OH, ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXPECTATION TO SUCCEED IS AN EXPECTATION TO SUCCEED AND THERE'S ANOTHER EXPECTATION AND THERE'S ANOTHER EXPECTATION TO FAIL. 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 OF ROLAND IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS SANCTIONED INDUSTRY 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 DISPENSARY ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARY LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. BUT THIS IS NOT ROLANDS FIRST BUT THIS IS NOT ROLANDS FIRST FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS BUSINESS AS A TEEN IN THE 90S. BUSINESS AS A TEEN IN THE 90S. ROLAND IS IN PRISON FOR ROLAND IS IN PRISON FOR A CANNABIS CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT A CANNABIS CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS. OF THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS. THAT NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST THAT NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST PERSON WITH A PREVIOUS LEGAL PERSON 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 PAST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S YOUR PAST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NEGATIVE, RIGHT? NEGATIVE, RIGHT? AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IN AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IN YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNT YOU . YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNT YOU . YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, DO YOUR TIME. DO YOUR TIME. >> AND STILL, IT'S A STIGMA. >> AND STILL, IT'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 AND JUST ONE YEAR ESTABLISHED AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, IN THE SPRING OF 2020 LATER, IN THE SPRING OF 2020 TWO , MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCED TWO , MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCED NEW YORK CITY'S GOALS FOR AN NEW YORK CITY'S GOALS FOR AN EQUITABLE MARKET AND CREATED EQUITABLE MARKET AND CREATED THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM. THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM. THOSE WHO APPLY FOR A CARD MUST THOSE WHO APPLY FOR A CARD MUST HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS BE INVOLVED. BE INVOLVED. JUSTICE, HAVE QUALIFIED JUSTICE, HAVE QUALIFIED BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OR HAVE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WAR BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS. ON DRUGS. >> HARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS >> HARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED SO THEIR JUSTICE IMPACTED SO THEIR JUSTICE INVOLVED A PREVIOUS CANNABIS INVOLVED A PREVIOUS CANNABIS ARREST AND CONVICTION AND IF ARREST AND CONVICTION AND IF NOT THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR NOT THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR A PARENT OR CHILD. A PARENT OR CHILD. >> EAST BROOKLYN NATIVE AL >> EAST BROOKLYN NATIVE AL QAEDA. QAEDA. DORSON EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND DORSON 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 TO FEAR >> WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO FEAR AND DEMONIZE CANNABIS, AND IT'S AND DEMONIZE CANNABIS, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO KIND OF EXPLAIN OUR JOB TO KIND OF 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 CORNER AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE CORNER AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE HUSTLERS, BECAUSE WHEN HUSTLERS, BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK , IT COULD RUIN NEW YORK , IT COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE. YOUR LIFE. AND INSTEAD, YOU SAID IT WAS AND INSTEAD, YOU SAID IT WAS NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. HE OVERCAME THAT. HE OVERCAME THAT. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW CARD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW CARD IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. IS 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 APART BUT WHAT SETS NEW YORK APART IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE WITH PAST CONVICTION. WITH PAST CONVICTION. OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD IN THAT OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD IN 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 OF PEOPLE THAT WERE LEFT OUT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HARMED. PREVIOUSLY HARMED. THEY PURPOSELY LEFT OUT. THEY PURPOSELY 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. ON THE APPLICATION. AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT GROUP, WE ARE SETTING GROUP, WE ARE SETTING THE STANDARD NOT JUST IN THE STANDARD NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT 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 A CANNABIS CHARGE TO BECOMING A CANNABIS CHARGE TO BECOMING A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN THE FOLD A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN THE FOLD OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008. >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008. YOU I'VE BEEN AN ENTREPRENEUR YOU I'VE BEEN AN ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THEN. 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. >> SO POWERFUL. >> SO POWERFUL. THANKS TO MONA KOSAR ABDI D FOR THANKS TO MONA KOSAR ABDI D FOR THAT REPORT. THAT REPORT. COMING UP, NEED HELP COMING UP, NEED HELP DE CLUTTERING YOUR CLOSET. DE CLUTTERING YOUR CLOSET. SEE MY TIMESAVING. SEE MY TIMESAVING. HAVE TO GET IT DONE WITH NO HAVE TO GET IT DONE WITH NO DECISION FATIGUE. DECISION FATIGUE. MISATO METHOD'S IS NEXT MISATO METHOD'S IS NEXT YOU'RE STREAMING YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. TO TIME FOR MISATO METHOD'S, TO TIME FOR MISATO METHOD'S, WHERE I SHOW YOU SOME OF WHERE I SHOW YOU SOME OF MY FAVORITE HACKS TO MAKE LIFE MY FAVORITE HACKS TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. A LITTLE EASIER. TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TIP ON HOW TO DECLARE TIP ON HOW TO DECLARE YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING THROUGH A CLUTTERED CLOSET? THROUGH A CLUTTERED CLOSET? BUT FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN'T BUT FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN'T PAIR IT DOWN. PAIR IT DOWN. >> WELCOME TO THE CLUB. >> WELCOME TO THE CLUB. FOR YEARS, MY CLOSET HAS BEEN FOR YEARS, MY CLOSET HAS BEEN MY BIGGEST DE CLUTTERING HURDLE MY BIGGEST DE CLUTTERING HURDLE AND I HAVE TRIED EVERY TRICK IN AND I HAVE TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, LIKE HANGING ALL THE BOOK, LIKE HANGING ALL YOUR CLOTHES IN ONE DIRECTION, YOUR CLOTHES IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN FLIPPING AS YOU WEAR IT. THEN FLIPPING AS YOU WEAR IT. AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN FLIPPED. BEEN FLIPPED. >> EMPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . >> EMPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . OH, I LOVE THIS BLAZER. OH, I LOVE THIS BLAZER. >> I TRIED STORING CERTAIN >> I TRIED STORING CERTAIN ITEMS OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF ITEMS OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF I REALLY NEEDED THEM. I REALLY NEEDED THEM. BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY PUT BACK WHAT YOU WANT. PUT BACK WHAT YOU WANT. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. I'M JUST THE TICKET FOR THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME . . MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED FULL MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED FULL . . >> FINALLY, I FIGURED OUT. >> FINALLY, I FIGURED OUT. MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T FIT WELL. FIT WELL. I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION FATIGUE. FATIGUE. AFTER A WHILE. AFTER A WHILE. I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT SHOULD I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT SHOULD STAY OR GO . STAY OR GO . >> I NEEDED A WHOLE >> I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW APPROACH. NEW APPROACH. THE DONATION BASKET. THE DONATION BASKET. IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE BASKET IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE BASKET THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM 24/7. THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM 24/7. BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES WITH A RULE. WITH A RULE. >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF WHY DOES IT NOT FIT MYSELF WHY DOES IT NOT FIT WELL? WELL? GOES IN THE BASKET. GOES IN THE BASKET. DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. >> OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN >> OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN THE BASKET. THE BASKET. >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT. >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT. THAT MUCH GOES IN THE BASKET. THAT MUCH GOES IN THE BASKET. >> THIS HAS HELPED ME GET RID >> THIS HAS HELPED ME GET RID OF SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY OF SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY TIME OR EFFORT. TIME OR EFFORT. AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS GRADUALLY INSTEAD OF ALL AT GRADUALLY INSTEAD OF ALL AT ONCE, NO DECISION. ONCE, NO DECISION. THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING THE CLOTHES. THE CLOTHES. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. AND GUESS WHAT? AND GUESS WHAT? THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR CLOSETS. CLOSETS. >> I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN >> I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN MY KID'S ROOM. MY KID'S ROOM. >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING THE KIDS ABOUT BROON JUST THE KIDS ABOUT BROON JUST GO STRAIGHT, LYTVYN. GO STRAIGHT, LYTVYN. >> NO MORE NEED FOR A BIG >> NO MORE NEED FOR A BIG CLUTTERING DAY. CLUTTERING DAY. >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE THIS HACK RIGHT NOW THIS HACK RIGHT NOW ON THE "ABC NEWS LIVE" ON THE "ABC NEWS LIVE" INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE . AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE . MISATO METHOD'S THANKS FOR MISATO METHOD'S THANKS FOR STREAMING WITH US. STREAMING WITH US. I'M DIANE MACEDO. I'M DIANE MACEDO. "ABC NEWS LIVE" IS HERE FOR "ABC NEWS LIVE" IS HERE FOR YOU . YOU . 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