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You would call a river rat. in 1998 he started the quapaw canoe company, a custom outfit that leads guided expeditions on the mississippi river and its tributaries. as a central part of his operations, he trains local kids from mississippi and across the river in neighboring arkansas under an apprentice program, teaching skills like hand carving canoes, outdoor survival and the ins and outs of guiding and the history of the river. most of these kids come from pretty distressed neighborhoods, and...

>> john ruskey: well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. and its furthest reach is three forks, montana. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river. but most people say lake itasca, minnesota. >> anthony: john ruskey is what i guess youd call a river rat. in 1998, he started the quapaw canoe company, a custom outfit that leads guided expeditions on the mississippi river and its tributaries. as a central part of his operations, he trains local kids from miss...

Apprentice program with a mission to develop careers inside the television news industry. the ails apprentice program created back in 2003, and this past week latest graduating class was honored right here in new york city. i had the honor of hosting part of that. its an amazing opportunity for four people each year to get on-the-job experience and mentoring that will help them in ways they probably cant even imagine yet. congratulations to the class of 2015, and we also met the incoming apprent...

Dennis, you are going patient. tanna, tell us how you came up with the idea to hold this stump for trump contest. >> well, before i was hired by mr. trump and the campaign, i had a successful -- i have a successful business. and i would do strategic marketing promotions like the apprentice challenges with businesses that would hire me to sort of put their business on steroids or on alert or to pump that business up. so ive done it many, many times in my city and in the state of iowa. and i know ...

Waters. whats the source of the mississippi? >> well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river, but most people will say lake tascam in minnesota. >> john rutski is i guess what you would call a river rat. in 1998 he started the quapaw canoe company, a custom outfit that leads guided expeditions on the mississippi river and its tributaries. as a central part of his operations, he trains local kids from mississippi and ac...

Youre using, the mississippi is somewhere between the tenth and the fourth largest river in the world. one thing for sure, its big. and its freaking strong. also, youve really got to put your back into it if youre crazy enough to want to paddle a canoe around in its fast-moving waters. whats the source of the mississippi? >> well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river, but most people will say lake tascam in minnesota...

Operations, he trains local kids from mississippi and across the river in neighboring arkansas under an apprentice program, teaching skills like hand carving canoes, outdoor survival and the ins and outs of guiding and the history of the river. most of these kids come from pretty distressed neighborhoods, and the hope, the intent, is that once trained up, theyll stay with the company. ♪ >> nice paddling, tony. you got the feather down. >> thank you. ill be feeling that tomorrow. buck island. m...

World. one thing for sure, its big. and its freaking strong. also, youve really got to put your back into it if youre crazy enough to want to paddle a canoe around in its fast-moving waters. whats the source of the mississippi? >> well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river, but most people will say lake tascam in minnesota. >> john rutski is i guess what you would call a river rat. in 1998 he started the quapaw canoe...

World. one thing for sure, its big. and its freaking strong. also, youve really got to put your back into it if youre crazy enough to want to paddle a canoe around in its fast-moving waters. whats the source of the mississippi? >> well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river, but most people will say lake tascam in minnesota. >> john rutski is i guess what you would call a river rat. in 1998 he started the quapaw canoe...

World. one thing for sure, its big. and its freaking strong. also, youve really got to put your back into it if youre crazy enough to want to paddle a canoe around in its fast-moving waters. whats the source of the mississippi? >> well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river, but most people will say lake tascam in minnesota. >> john rutski is i guess what you would call a river rat. in 1998 he started the quapaw canoe...