Thank you very much, Emily Well rioters and looters wreaking havoc on the streets of Minneapolis about one hundred days ago, but the twin cities still reeling and picking up the pieces from the damage. Flora westbrooks spent more than three decades running her hair issalon in the heart of Minneapolis, which was torched in late May. She joined us in July to discuss the lack of support from local and state officials and state officials its just like im, all alone im wondering whether they care I need help to rebuild in my business here with update on the challenges she and other small business owners still face is Minneapolis Salon owner Flora West Brooks good Morning to you good morning. You know we thought with you immediately yesterday when we were showing the images of the President in Kenosha Wisconsin, where a nun of businesses also torched and damaged and destroyed,

and you know he wound up with a checkbook there, millions of dollars to help the small businessman- and here we are one hundred days after your place- was Tonksd and how much help have you gotten from your local and state officials? I havent got anything, not a penny and you are heart broken because you always figured if I had trouble and were were looking at the images your place was torched on May 29th. If I have trouble im going to pick up, the phone and the police department is going to help me or the fire department is going to help me when you needed them the most they werent there. No, they wasnt. No, they never showed up. I didnt see any police at all patrol my area, no. So to add insult to injury, and we are looking at the images of your place, which was destroyed and have you been out of business and you were already

struggling with covid. The city now has torn down your building because they said essentially, the building was severely damaged in the fire, and the front wall was at risk of collapsing onto the sidewalk. Because of that danger that posed the city. Had the wall knocked down to protected the public, they knocked it down to protected the public and floor remarks. They are sending you the bill, thats correct. How much is that going to cost? You its going to cost me that bill is going to be over two hundred thousand just for tearing things down and you know putting up a fence there, so its going to be lots of money that I cant afford that I dont have and we are not even talking about rebuilding. We are just talking about the cost of tearing it down. They are talking about more money than you make in a year to pay for the building that was destroyed because you were not protected.

Am I getting this story wrong? You are right on point Steve shortly after your business was torched and the riots and looting and all those things Amy Klobuchar showed up the governor Governor Walsh showed up and they had sad faces, but they didnt tell you they were going to help you did they? No, they did not Steve yeah. So when you saw the president of the United States in Kenosha a couple of days ago, how much do you wish that he had gone to Minneapolis? I mean its not too late. He could still go to try to help the people there who are not being helped by their state and local officials. I wish the president would come and bring his checkbook and stop by 921 West Broadway Minneapolis, please Steve yeah no kidding.

What would you tell the President? I would tell him I need help. I have been sitting here since May and I havent gotten any help at all. If he could please, Mr President, could you please just come and do something for our business and my community? Please, Sir Steve, we know your story, but there are one thousand five hundred other businesses that were either damaged or buildings destroyed in the same thing. So there are a lot of people in the same boat who are facing the same challenges you are, and it just seems like the state and local people who did not step up to the plate to do something about the violence. Doesnt look like they really care, thats right. Absolutely, I dont think they care. I just feel like im alone and im sure other you know and im sure other you know,

business owners feel the same. I know you do have a go fund me page for people who would like to open up their checkbook and try to help you flora. We will link, go to foxandfriends dot com for the folks who are watching, and we will give you the address of just that floor remarks. Good luck! Out of curiosity whats your plan right now. My plan is to rebuild my business. I built that business myself and I just want my business back. Sir thats. All I want Steve. I know to just get my life back. I want my life back Steve, I understand and once again for the president. What was that street address? Nine hundred and twenty one West Broadway Minneapolis, Minnesota Steve well lets see if he could just drive by and brings the checkbook Steve. Yes, Maam all right,

Flora, Westbrook Salon owner there in Minneapolis. Our thoughts and prayers are.