Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Local Anti-Violence Advocates To Attend State Of The Union Address

ESCOBAR WILL DELIVER THE

SPANISH LANGUAGE RESPONSE.

DEBORAH, CBS NEWS, CAPITOL

HILL.

EARLIER AT 4:00 WE TOLD

BUT A PHILADELPHIA SINGLE MOM

AND HER FOURTH GRADE DAUGHTER

WILL BE AMONG THE PRESIDENT

SPECIAL GUEST AT STATE OF THE

UNION.

NOW WE ARE INTRODUCING YOU TO

A ANTI VIOLENCE ADVOCATE

WILL BE THERE TONIGHT.

"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER

MATT PETRILLO JOINS US FROM

OUR SATELLITE CENTER.

REPORTER: ANTI VIOLENCE

ADVOCATES INCLUDE A 14

YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM SOUTH

PHILADELPHIA AND CENTER CITY

BASED ATTORNEY.

BOTH EXPERIENCED GUN VIOLENCE?

PHILADELPHIA IN DIFFERENT WAYS

BUT BOTH WERE INVITED TO THE

STATE OF THE UNION TO

COMMEMORATE NATIONAL GUN

SURVIVORS'S WEEK.

I TOOK A BULL TOTE MY

SHOULDER, MY CHEST, MY HAND,

MY CALF MUSCLE.

REPORTER: KEVIN HARDY WAS

SELLING DRUGS BACK IN 2006

WHEN HE WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES

BUT THE SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA

NATIVE TURN HIS LIFE AROUND.

HE IS NOW A CENTER CITY

PERSONAL INJURY TURN AND GUN

SAFETY ADVOCATE.

ON MONDAY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

MARRY GAY SCANLEN INVITED

HARDY TO THE STATE OF THE

UNION IN WASHINGTON TO SHARE

HIS STORY.

I'M SOMEONE MOST PEOPLE

WOULDN'T EXPECT TO BE IN THE

HALLS OF THE POWER.

REPORTER: DEMOCRATIC U.S.

SENATOR BOB CASEY'S GUEST IS

14 YEAR-OLD MEKHI A MARTIN OF

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA WHO

WITNESSED GUN VIOLENCE EARL

ANY HER LIFE AFTER HER COUSIN

WAS GUNNED DOWN TWO YEARS AGO.

IT IS JUST A MATTER THAT

CAN GET AWAY IT HAD BE TO

DEALT WITH.

REPORTER: THERE ARE MANY

ISSUES OTHERS ARE HOPING TO

HIGHLIGHT LIKE EMPLOYMENT,

HEALTH CARE.

MY BAGGIES PACK.

REPORTER: SISTER MARY

SKULLION OF THE FILL BASED

PROJECT HOME IS ALSO TRAVELING

TO CAPITOL HILL SHE WAS

INVITED TO THE STATE OF THE

UNION BY DWIGHT EVANS.

SHE HOPES TO ADVOCATE FOR

PEOPLE, WHO ARE HOMELESS.

NONE OF US ARE HOME UNTIL

ALL OF US ARE HOME.

REPORTER: REPUBLICAN

REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN

FITZPATRICK OF BUCKS COUNTY

INVITED TWO PEOPLE FROM

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP.

THEY LOST THEIR HOME IN AN

EXPLOSION AND FIRE, CAUSED BY

A PROPANE LEAK LAST MOVEMENT

LIVE FROM THE SAT CENTER, MATT

PETRILLO FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS

NEWS".

THE PRESIDENT WILL DELIVER