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Libya, and the ivory coast. he also prayed for japan ravaged by the tsunami and earthquake last month. and president barack obama was recognizing christians holy day today. he and his wife and family attended a church founded by freed slaves in washington. congress gave a stand ovatioin when the first family arrived and the reverend gave them a welcome message. last year obama celebrated at a methodist church. easter eggs and ex-cons. they are all a part of mondays presidential springtime tr...

My faith. well turn back to easter now. the easter egg roll in particular. at the white house. it is an annual tradition. always fun to see those kids go at it. what you probably didnt know is those 6,000 eggs have another purpose. dozens of ex-cons get out of prison and into the kitchen to learn life-changing skills. well have that story for new a moment. also, senator john mccain made a surprise trip to libya. hes telling our candy crowley why he did it and what he thinks of moammar gadhaf...

9:00 a.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on cnn. you know the annual holiday tra significance at the white house. the kids come out to the white house for the easter egg roll. but coming up, theres a story behind those thousands of eggs involving ex-cons. well explain in a couple of minutes.

It is we are look at 2019 to get back to the rate where we were before the great recession and i dont think families can wait that long. >>neil: do you think the answer is more government jobs? >>guest: this gives them a job immediately, whether rebuilding bridges. >>neil: but the earmarks ... a lot of pensions go back including stimulus checks that go to ex-cons or dead people, so there are a lot of cracks. >>guest: we have a can-do spirit in this country. we can put people back to work. people...

Historical moment. if there are no police forces out there on the street, that is solely the responsibility of the mubarak regime. if anybodys hurt, egyptian or foreign, that is the responsibility of the mubarak regime. these are peaceful -- this is a peaceful uprising that wants freedom and dignity for egyptians and it does not target any country. wants freedom for egyptian. this is an internal egyptian issue. >> who are these thugs ransacking shopping centers and going through the cairo museum...

Responsibility for this chaos lies squarely at the feet of the hosni mubarak regime. theyve been in control of egypt for the past 30 years. what weve seen, at first he unleashed his security forces to brutally crack down upon a popular upsizing that -- egyptians of all backgrounds were rising against him. when he saw they were not going to give in, he pulled back the security forces. thats the reason for the looting. i know from family and friends in cairo specifically, they have had neighborhoo...

Yeah. im able to dream again. >> reporter: it was one of those moments fate play as hand. he saw a sign for fathers now, a nonprofit group in new jersey teaching men how to get jobs and be good parents. >> this is jason murphy, one of our best graduates. >> reporter: john lesley can relate to his students. drugs, prison, the hope of redemption. this is about getting people another chance? is this about giving people a first chance or about what that sign says, we want our men back? >> basically ...

It sounds like what needs to happen. >> i got you both on the record. hilary, mark, both of you gentlemen, glad i could have you both on. ive spent time with both of you, no matter what anybody might think of these issues, you two are decent guys who can have this conversation. i appreciate it. we look forward to the two groups working together down the road. >> thank you. rebuilding the lives of ex-cons by making every day fathers day. its a way to build up america. and that is next.

Going to really be effective at all. we have to go. up next, building up america. well take you inside a special program to help ex-cons turn their lives around. get one of these every six months you go without an accident. [ judy ] what are you waiting for? call or click today for a free quote or to find an allstate agent.

$38,000, thats roughly what the state of new jersey pays each year to keep a man in prison. but one program helps ex-cons rebuild their families and make amends for a life of crime and in turn, helps build up america. >> reporter: dawood ward is the first to admit he wasted 30 years of his life on drugs and in jail. >> had nowhere to go, nowhere to turn to. >> reporter: two years ago, he hit bottom. at that moment, if somebody had come to you and leaned over and said, youre going to be a teacher...