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In california recently released prisoners? >> thats true. i should point out that aside being the mayor, i am also a mental health professional, done this work, i have a doctorate in psychology, and i worked in an inner-city e.r., and i can tell you that most of the homeless people that i ran across are involved in drugs and alcohol, and a lot of the new laws have a lot to do with that. for example, proposition 47 reclassified as many of the felonies, and senate bill 180 it made it very difficul...

>> tucker: 10% of all homeless in california recently released prisoners? >> thats true. i should point out that aside being the mayor, i am also a mental health professional, done this work.ut for about 30 years. i have a doctorate inn psychology, and i worked in an inner-city e.r., and i can tell you that most of the homeless people that i ran across are involved in drugs and alcohol, and a lot of the new laws have a lot to do with that. for example, proposition 47 reclassifies many of the fel...

>> waiter: enjoy. >> anthony: janeys working some goat cheese thing with figs. for me, scottish oysters are an irresistible impulse. they are magnificent by the way. >> janey: what a lot of people abroad dont understand is the women are the backbone of many of the communities because the men were always drunk, um, and working in the shipyards and dying young. and that still exists, tony. the age expectancy is still fifty-five. in fallujah, iraq its sixty-five. >> anthony: wow, thats a pretty ext...

Rock musician. ♪ >> despite his huge success he was broke by the 1980s. he continued to sing, and write music, divorced three times and had alcohol problems after being arrested for dui and suffering from memory loss. for those growing up in the 70s, david cassidy will always be remembered for stealing the hearts of millions of teenagers. >> eric: well, remember -- >> sandra: he will be missed. >> eric: you begin to feel age not just at other peoples kids but when this happens and you remember...

They got rid of the problem completely in portugal and become a nonevent and everybody is useful members of society again. so, im part of something called the global drug commission and we are trying to get governments to treat drugs as a help problem, not a criminal problem, and work with people who have alcohol problems, who have drug problems. >> the president says he has a major announcement on that next week. we will wait to see what the plans are there. as poppy was saying you had the obam...

>> andy: not at all. what would make you think hes uptight? >> tom: he seems cool to me, i like him. >> andy: he looks like stock old guy. you said weve gotten too lenient with drug use, you are just smoking pot outside the building. thanks for doing it outside of the building this time. [laughter] >> trying to be respect for. >> andy: we appreciate that. you said the idea of a surgeon potentially operating on you on pot is frightening. what about drunk surgeons? should we ban boos to? >> i do t...

Goat cheese thing with figs. for me, scottish oysters are an irresistible impulse. they are magnificent by the way. >> janey: what a lot of people abroad dont understand is the women are the backbone of many of the communities because the men were always drunk, um, and working in the shipyards and dying young. and that still exists, tony. the age expectancy is still fifty-five. in fallujah, iraq its sixty-five. >> anthony: wow, thats a pretty extraordinary thing. >> janey: yeah, i know. theres s...

Drink every day a little too much or drinking heavily or saying and doings that i regret. i need to think about this. jenna: do either of you have alcoholism in the family that brought you to do project? >> everybody knows somebody. everybody knows somebody who has a problem and in the film, i think, they do a great job of showing how really nice, really lovely smart people have alcohol problems. jenna: i want to play a little more about your documentary. a woman named noel. >> noel is a sweet, ...

Its important to remember that many veterans still need our help. >> there are nearly 50,000 homeless veterans in america. homeless veterans. and the number of those who return home with drug and alcohol problems and unemployment are equally astounding. >> one agency is aiming to lower the numbers. theyre called soldier on and theyre a one stop shop for veterans. i went to the headquarters to learn a lot more. >> i had no home to go to. >> i gave up on myself. >> how do you serve my country and ...

John roberts is in chattanooga. john? >> greta, good evening to you. we are learning a lot more about the shooter mohammed abdulazeez. the fbi is looking at writings that they found in his home in nearby hixon tennessee. according to a family representative i spoke with some of those writings he expresses some anti--american sentiments though this family representative is quick to say that they are at least a year old, most of them, and they are not really that extensive. in another note there a...