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And now for some good news. philadelphia teen richard jenkins spent part of his childhood homeless. he was living in a shelter, and he was known as an avid reader, so much so other kids nicknamed him harvard. maybe you can see where this is going. and heres how he did it. richard joined the mighty writers after school program. he got into gerard, for students who came from single parent families with limited resources. this month richard jenkins now graduates as valedictorian. and this fall he i...

Was always raising his hand and i read that those kids who were making fun of you for raising your hand called you harvard. >> yeah. thats true. >> who is laughing now, baby? >> yeah, that would be me. >> that would be them. can you just tell me a little bit more about mighty writers. >> so mighty writers is an after-school program for students. basically teaching them writing skills and analytical skills and compositional skills for a place to go to outside of the street because a lot of people...

>> anthony: the tumo center is an after school program for kids. you get to pick your course of study, be it art, technology, creative writing, whatever. there are no grades, no mandatory course requirements. and upwards of 13,000 kids are enrolled at four locations across armenia. its free, an entirely non-profit, privately-funded venture; an investment in the youth of a young country. >> marie lou: the main goal is to complement their formal education. the curriculum is not mandatory. you pick...

>> anthony: the tumo center is an after school program for kids. you get to pick your course of study, be it art, technology, creative writing, whatever. there are no grades, no mandatory course requirements. and upwards of 13,000 kids are enrolled at four locations across armenia. its free, an entirely non-profit, privately-funded venture; an investment in the youth of a young country. ♪ >> marie lou: the main goal is to complement their formal education. the curriculum is not mandatory. you ...

Of crjae crowder saying lie and "saturday night live" had an opposite take on that with donald trump doing his version -- i dont know if this is lying to the white american voters or lying to them. >> thank you for coming, sir. i guess i wanted to talk about my own child whos in the after school program. >> dont. >> its just that i work two jobs for minimum wage. >> minimum wage, gone. gone. >> okay. perfect. its just we cant afford a new house because my mortgage is under water. >> well, were g...

You have the after-school all star program. one of your youth is here. >> ever since i was in elementary school, i have relied on after-school programs. my parents with are working late. when my father died when i was in third grade, i began living in a single parent home. my mother could no longer afford to care for after school care. a middle school i found after school all star which is free. now i no longer have an after school program. i have to take the bus, the public bus and walk home ev...

Let the world know what direction it is, what we stand for. thats the key thing. >> you are famously passionate about after-school programs. you have the after-school all star program. one of your youth is here. >> ever since i was in elementary school, i have relied on after-school programs. my parents with are working late. when my father died when i was in third grade, i began living in a single parent home. my mother could no longer afford to pay for after school care. a middle school i foun...

With the accent. >> i try. >> thats funny. >> we have had a great day today. he knows, its a hard accent to mimic. we had a great day. we started out dealing with young people. you are so passionate about the young people. we have students here. we have people from your institute at usc, a bunch of students are here. we also have young people from your program, your after-school program, after school all stars. give a round of applause for the young people who he is helping every day. thank you ...

Other department, pushing some agencies budgets to their lowest level in decades. also some federal programs could be eliminated including an after-school program for about 2 million kids nationwide. gary tuchman has the story tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: for the students at the s.l. lewis elementary school in college park, georgia, the schoolday is done but the learning is not over. more than 130 of the students, most of whom live in low-income households, are part of an after-school prog...

Got him here. he is going to find that he is going to node to have people do the diplomacy for him. putin doesnt apologize. he sees putin in many ways as a role model. there are other tough leaders throughout history who have not apologized. good leaders. this is not a style that is only negative. it could get the country into trouble obviously. from his point of view, i think he sees it as a positive style >> and its certainly something which the people who voted him, came out to vote for him a...