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Computer coding class determined to make a better life for herself. >> im going to be an office worker again. im not going to be here doing this. im moving out of this situation. >> reporter: making a nights rest enabled by a safe parking space all the more important. dan simon, cnn, los angeles. >> that is really interesting how that move can actually help lift people out of their situation. >> it can help people in a tough time during the christmas season. >> we want to thank our international...

The second chance act. c the goal is to get businesses to train inmates behind bars so when they get out, guess what, they have a job. everybody wins. but one man has already made it his mission to make sure prisoners do have a second chance. i found s out about this sometie ago. wanted to bring this story to you for a while now. this is called the last mile program. it teams up tech leaders with convicts. it teaches them computer coding. this week "the ingraham angle" got exclusive access to th...

The second chance act. the goal is to get businesses to train inmates behind bars so when they get out, they have a job. everybody wins. but one man has already made it his mission to make sure prisoners have a second chance. i found out about this sometime ago. i wanted to bring this story to you for a while now. this is called the last mile program. it teams up tech leaders with con60s. it teaches them computer coding. this week "the ingraham angle" got exclusive access to the first-class to g...

They represented an epic battle of the nerds. >> being cool is very attractive and is very addictive. even the nerds want to be cool. you want to be a cool nerd. >> bill gates founded microsoft in 1975. steve jobs thought of apple a year later. the rivalry was already decades in the making. >> bill gates versus steve jobs. bill gates was the computer kid. he grew up in seattle, washington, in a fairly privileged house hole. he was kind of checked out and removed socially from what was going on. ...

Joining us is the 8th most pop lash governor on this list with 59% approval. arkansas governor asa hutchinson. congratulations. does this mean anything to you? >> it does. it confirms the people like what we are doing. governors and republican governors are solving problems, addressing needs. in arkansas case we have lowered taxes. the biggest income tax cut in arkansas history. we have created 60,000 jobs since i have been governor. we have reduced regulation. and we have moved people from medi...

You for joining us. president trump touted a new coal mine but in other parts of the country, coal miners are seeking training in new careers that have more potential for job growth. i traveled to eastern kentucky to see how one man is looking to transform the region and perceptions of it with computer coding. take a look. >> have you been laid off from a job in the mining industry? >> reporter: rusty and his business partner created a company they call bit source and put up a help wanted ad o...

Federal money in apprenticeship has a $27 return. thats real money. i was in coal country, kentucky, not far from where you were and we were looking at an investment we made. its a company called bit source, it was a startup, they do computer coding and there were about a dozen displaced coal miners and my feeling about that is anybody who is working hard were going to fight to make sure they have the skills to compete. they lost their jobs, they werent coming back and rather than making a promi...

Ah, i dont even know what it means myself. >> this is very interesting because youre taking those -- youre taking survivors of domestic violence, survivors of human trafficking, and you are teaching them one of these most elite skills in america right now. thats computer coding. it just doesnt seem to fit together compared to what other ngos and cbos are doing across the country. >> thats very much on purpose, richard. we think everyone else is underestimating these human beings. we want to give...

Trains survivors of human trafficking and violence against women and they teach them the skill of computer coding. jessica, thanks for being with us. we talked about economic empowerment of women. what does your organization do to try to even the playing field? what does any candidate do? >> well, its breaking the cycle of victimization. we are partnering with shelters and service providers that refer survivors to us who are bright and capable and asking those whats next questions, looking to re...

Poverty and the republican ideas to move people up the economic lad ladder. thats a message thats important in arkansas. >> governor, inside the state of arkansas you all have done something fascinating which is mandate computer science in your classrooms and youve seen incredible numbers of students go up in coding, especially with women, especially with minorities. why dual think that was so important? >> my grand daughter inspired me to do it. she was 11 years old and built a mobile campaign ...