[music] Hello, I'm Juan Devis, Chief Creative and we're partnering with the newsroom of Today we want to better understand the issues Let's start with you Leon.

-It's a pleasure to be with you.

I was going over a poll about the issues that and it's striking.

Homelessness, jobs, housing, like most voters in the United States, but pressing immediate concerns, the pandemic and right?

I mean for Latino voters, the and not surprisingly given how severely the Voters in California also consider climate change look at the devastation the state continues both emergencies, I think, add a clear sense of -And Libby, you've been covering the election what are you hearing from voters?

motivated to take to the streets and protest much of the conversation in local elections Of course, Los Angeles county is weighing whether attorney in office, and that race has drawn big challenger George Gascon is seen as an extension cities across the country, but other local races In the Los Angeles City Council District and Nithya Ramen.

Ryu has accused the more the police.

She says that that is a distortion of mental health and other alternative programs.

criminal justice issues and our racial reckoning and Philip, you cover the LGBTQ community.

What -You know, the LGBTQ community is coveted by a lot gauge what issues are important to the community aren't asking us what's important to us.

A lot social justice groups within the LGBTQ community intersectional and they reflect a lot of what has housing, affordability; immigration is a big with the DA's race, that's a hyper important because law enforcement impacts the LGBTQ relationship, if you will, and the Black Lives who identify as lesbian or queer, so there's an people asking us what's important, it's difficult, ask the LGBTQ community, hey, what's and we've been burned many times in the past gonna do things when they get into office, and -And finally today, we have Tierra Reed with us.

students were asked about the issues driving them families about this election, and I wonder Tiara -Yes.

I feel that this current situation we are voting under very unfamiliar times.

I've and we were just talking about, you know, because social media has been a huge driving information, especially in my generation at this that we are doing our own research as far as the directly affect those of us who live and reside -We'd love to know what's driving you to vote this -Thank you Adrian, and thank you all from very diverse newsrooms across southern California, [music]