May Day protests across the state target Trump policies
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.520', 'text': 'Happening right now at 5:00 tonight,'}, {'start': '1.520', 'end': '5.920', 'text': 'protesters in New Haven are joining'}, {'start': '3.520', 'end': '7.440', 'text': 'people across the country rallying for'}, {'start': '5.920', 'end': '9.200', 'text': 'worker rights. Good evening and thanks'}, {'start': '7.440', 'end': '10.960', 'text': "for joining us. I'm Mark Zinny and hi"}, {'start': '9.200', 'end': '12.639', 'text': "everyone, I'm Aaron Connelly. Mayday"}, {'start': '10.960', 'end': '14.719', 'text': 'kicked off this morning in hundreds of'}, {'start': '12.639', 'end': '16.720', 'text': 'cities in America. Activists are'}, {'start': '14.719', 'end': '18.160', 'text': 'celebrating union workers while also'}, {'start': '16.720', 'end': '20.080', 'text': 'fighting against some of President'}, {'start': '18.160', 'end': '22.960', 'text': "Trump's policies. Tonight, your reporter"}, {'start': '20.080', 'end': '24.480', 'text': "Dylan Fear has been at two rallies. He's"}, {'start': '22.960', 'end': '27.279', 'text': 'live right now in New Haven with more.'}, {'start': '24.480', 'end': '28.800', 'text': 'Dylan.'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'Well, Mark, Erin, we are on the New'}, {'start': '28.800', 'end': '32.800', 'text': 'Haven Green right now. Things just'}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '34.399', 'text': "getting started. We're told all of these"}, {'start': '32.800', 'end': '36.160', 'text': 'people are going to start marching'}, {'start': '34.399', 'end': '38.960', 'text': 'around New Haven at least more than a'}, {'start': '36.160', 'end': '40.320', 'text': 'mile over the next hour or so. But um to'}, {'start': '38.960', 'end': '41.840', 'text': 'speak more about the rally and the'}, {'start': '40.320', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'messaging here, we want to bring in'}, {'start': '41.840', 'end': '46.079', 'text': 'Norma Martinez Hosang. She is the'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '47.840', 'text': 'director of the Connecticut Forall'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '49.600', 'text': 'Coalition. Norma, thank you very much'}, {'start': '47.840', 'end': '51.039', 'text': 'for the time. I think a lot of people'}, {'start': '49.600', 'end': '52.559', 'text': 'see this at home and see a lot of'}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '54.480', 'text': 'different groups, a lot of different'}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '56.640', 'text': 'messages and issues. How are they all'}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '58.879', 'text': 'connected? Well, today is International'}, {'start': '56.640', 'end': '61.280', 'text': "Workers Day and we're very proud of the"}, {'start': '58.879', 'end': '63.280', 'text': 'work that working people do in um in'}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '65.360', 'text': 'Connecticut and all across the country'}, {'start': '63.280', 'end': '69.040', 'text': "and we're connected because as workers"}, {'start': '65.360', 'end': '70.960', 'text': 'and as community we are asking for um to'}, {'start': '69.040', 'end': '73.520', 'text': "have what our communities need. Um we're"}, {'start': '70.960', 'end': '75.040', 'text': 'seeing a lot of attacks um federally and'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '77.920', 'text': "we're worried how that's going to affect"}, {'start': '75.040', 'end': '80.960', 'text': 'us um here locally. We have been for'}, {'start': '77.920', 'end': '83.320', 'text': 'years asking for fully fully funded'}, {'start': '80.960', 'end': '85.600', 'text': 'public schools, fully funded higher'}, {'start': '83.320', 'end': '87.200', 'text': 'education, healthcare workers to be paid'}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '90.000', 'text': 'what they deserve. And the reason that'}, {'start': '87.200', 'end': '91.840', 'text': 'we here that we see here today unions'}, {'start': '90.000', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'and community people united is because'}, {'start': '91.840', 'end': '96.640', 'text': 'we are one workers live union workers'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '98.640', 'text': 'live in communities um that need more'}, {'start': '96.640', 'end': '100.400', 'text': "support. And we're very worried about"}, {'start': '98.640', 'end': '102.880', 'text': "what's happening um federally but"}, {'start': '100.400', 'end': '106.000', 'text': 'locally too. Just this week, we heard'}, {'start': '102.880', 'end': '108.320', 'text': "that there's over $2 billion in surplus"}, {'start': '106.000', 'end': '109.840', 'text': 'that we again are not guaranteed to use'}, {'start': '108.320', 'end': '111.280', 'text': 'to fund what our communities need. And'}, {'start': '109.840', 'end': '113.840', 'text': "that's why we're here because we need"}, {'start': '111.280', 'end': '115.119', 'text': 'better living working conditions for all'}, {'start': '113.840', 'end': '116.960', 'text': 'the workers and all the people in our'}, {'start': '115.119', 'end': '118.479', 'text': 'communities. So, a lot of the message is'}, {'start': '116.960', 'end': '120.479', 'text': 'towards the federal government, but do'}, {'start': '118.479', 'end': '122.079', 'text': 'you find this is also towards Governor'}, {'start': '120.479', 'end': '124.159', 'text': "Lamont, the state legislature? What's"}, {'start': '122.079', 'end': '126.079', 'text': "your message to him? Yeah, we're in fact"}, {'start': '124.159', 'end': '128.959', 'text': "I'm sending the the governor emails"}, {'start': '126.079', 'end': '132.319', 'text': "today saying it's time to suspend the"}, {'start': '128.959', 'end': '134.720', 'text': 'fiscal roadblocks, raise revenue, and'}, {'start': '132.319', 'end': '136.480', 'text': "give us a people's budget. A budget that"}, {'start': '134.720', 'end': '138.560', 'text': 'works for people, that funds public'}, {'start': '136.480', 'end': '141.120', 'text': 'education, higher education, healthcare,'}, {'start': '138.560', 'end': '142.879', 'text': 'and that respects workers rights. Norma,'}, {'start': '141.120', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'thank you very much for the time. Things'}, {'start': '142.879', 'end': '145.840', 'text': "are starting to get loud here. We're"}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '147.760', 'text': 'told the speaking portion of the rally'}, {'start': '145.840', 'end': '149.040', 'text': 'starting pretty much right now, and then'}, {'start': '147.760', 'end': '151.599', 'text': "they're going to be marching around the"}, {'start': '149.040', 'end': '153.280', 'text': "city starting around 5:45, 6 o'clock."}, {'start': '151.599', 'end': '154.959', 'text': "That's when you'll see me next. Mark and"}, {'start': '153.280', 'end': '156.400', 'text': 'Aaron, we will send it back to you. All'}, {'start': '154.959', 'end': '158.640', 'text': 'right, Dylan Fear and thank you very'}, {'start': '156.400', 'end': '158.640', 'text': 'much.'}]