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And we can do it in a gradual way so it doesnt have a huge impact. when you look at some of these deductions that certain folks are able to take advantage of, the average person cant take advantage of it. >> more news later. now back to "to catch a predator." theyre stalking the chat rooms, then knocking on the door. welcome back to our latest investigation into computer sex predators. tonight we return to ft. myers, florida, where weve rented a home and equipped it with 13 hidden cameras. ove...

Im act which encouraged. howard is right, demographics are changing politics and as they change on immigration, they will change on climate and a number of areas i think the american people will demand senators and congressman find common ground a lot more effectively. were beginning to see that in the first three weeks of this session. >> let me say also senator and governor dean, the demographics will also change the debt debate. as steve rattner said, were stealing from the next generation. i...

>> all right. >> how are things going today? >> same old, same old. >> i have some bad news for you, as far as i tried to contact mr. austin for you, and he indicated he wasnt going to be able to be of any assistance to you in helping you get out. >> pick me up? >> picking you up. were kind of on our own to try to find and establish a good place for you to live. you need to look into these halfway houses. some of the directors or supervisors of the halfway houses, they are ex-offenders themselve...

To be somewhat sad places. oftentimes, very often, the women have themselves been victims of domestic violence. theyve been abused. the incidents of mental illness and drug abuse tends to be statistically higher among the women. and so they present very unique problems. >> most of these women come from socioeconomic-deprived backgrounds, sometimes parentless, a lot of times victims of domestic abuse, child abuse. they a concern that a lot of times men dont have in the sense that they have childr...

Renewal of the assault weapons ban. he supports addressing or limiting the magazine capacity of ammunition -- the capacity of ammunition clips. the fact that theyre hard, some harder than others, doesnt mean we shouldnt move forward on them. >> is that the acknowledgment of what julian was just saying, that in a sense theyre going for everything, but if theyve got to get it through the house, theyre more likely to get some kind of rul on high capacity magazines than they are on assault weapons. ...

Office, we would have the arab spring and the nations in the various countries. i want to ask you a question that mr. sherman was asking, get your thoughts on what members of congress and how we might move forward with the nations of the arab spring so maybe that is a way we can prevent these kind of things from happening in the future. >> it is an excellent question, congressman, and deserves a very thoughtful answer longer than the time i have but let me make three quick points. first, we cann...

Im sure you did not when you took office that we would have the arab swing and the nation of what was going on in these countries. i want to ask you a question. what mr. sherman was asking. just to get the reports on what we might do as members of congress and how we might move forward with the nations so that maybe thats a way to prevent these things from happening. >> its an excellent question and deserves a very thoughtful answer longer than the time i have. we cannot retreat on new regimes. ...

>> im saying it was a very progressive speech. >> yeah. >> your thoughts. you believe it was? did you expect that? >> as the coach here of the progressive caucus, it is my considered opinion that this was a progressive speech. it was a speech that any progressive could say thats what im talking about. i found myself spontaneously cheering in the middle of the speech. it was the kind of speech that made me feel really good, because he combined our common humanity, combined our need for economiciv...

It was a speech that any progressive could say thats what im talking about. i found myself spontaneously cheering in the middle of the speech. it was the kind of speech that made me feel really good, because he combined our common humanity, combined our need for economic, combined the better days are coming if we will step up to them and meet them. >> the republicans are complaining, saying he didnt reach out enough. what is your reaction to that? >> who are they talking about? this was an incre...

Am saying any more than i think guns cause crime that race causes crime. the reason you have two separate problems. one are the mass shootings. thats a problem of schizophrenia and mental illness. then you have just general violence. it is true that m minorities coe from disadvantaged backgrounds, they tend to be poor. theyre often children of single mothers. all of those things lead to crime, and one other important factor that i think is worth mentioning is minorities live heavily in cities. c...