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We saw a sign for fathers now, helps men turn around their lives teaching them how to get jobs and be good parents. >> this is jason. hes one of our best graduates. >> reporter: the program case manager can relate to his students. drugs, prison, the hope of redemption. is this about giving people another chance? is this about giving a first chance or is this about what that sign says, we want our men back? >> its basically that. its basically about family reunification and we want our men back. ...

To his students. drug, prison, the hope of redemption. is this about giving people another chance? is this about giving people a first chance? or about what the sign says, we want our men back? >> about family reunification and we want our men back. >> reporter: 90% of those in the program are ex-cons, not a rekwirmt, just a reality. out of the 110 guys who applied last semester, only 32 graduated. the majority quit even before classes started. a what point does a man decide enough, i want to st...

Kellogg recalling 28 million boxes of cereal. apple jacks, corn pops, fruit loops, because of a strange waxy smell and taste. look for the letters, kn next to the better if used by date. tropical storm alex just checked in. it is not so far headed for the gulf coast right now, according to the national hurricane center. the concern, of course, if the storm shifts past and heads towards the leaking bp oil well, it could delay containment and clean-up efforts for weeks. president obama beginning t...

One employer is looking past that, giving ex-cons a chance to clean up their act. their story is next. g 8

Its a hand-up, not a handout. and it starts with job training. there are dozens of courses. from what ive heard from all of you, this really has been a total second chance? >> absolutely. >> completing these classes is a way i see that -- with the green and the new movement thats coming up that i want to be a part of that. i dont want to go back to just being a maintenance worker. >> its like planning for our kids. what were learning now we can pass on to our kids to make it a better world. >> r...

>> this morning. >> reporter: what for? >> e-mail sent to me about -- it was a story about a marine who went to visit somebody in the hospital. >> reporter: the general has been the top commander here for 18 months. he spent another two years here as a division commander. the decisions hes made on critical strategies from the surge to the draw down will influence iraq for years to come. >> bret: ex-cons are getting a big break in california. well tell you why. what is it with the recent focus on...

It was a story about a marine who went to visit somebody in the hospital. >> reporter: the general has been the top commander here for 18 months. he spent another two years here as a division commander. the decisions hes made on critical strategies from the surge to the draw down will influence iraq for years to come. >> bret: ex-cons are getting a big break in california. well tell you why. what is it with the recent focus on tickling? president obama has details on a specific break. who raise ...

Also tonight, are congressional republicans about to go to war with big tech? house majority leader kevin mccarthy is going to join us later in the hour to break it all down. the looming fight over bias in silicon valley. plus, the reason we are here: violence continues to rock thisn amazing american city and violets political leaders might be asleep at the switch, we camt to get answers. foxs own gianno caldwell went to some of the most dangerous neighborhoods anywhere in this country to talk t...

Eliminates the grounds on which they can be pardoned. he pardoned 56 ex-cons on friday alone, prompting the president to tweet that governor moon beam brown are pardoning criminals. is that what california wants? well brown responded using the presidents own words on redemption quoting this month we celebrate those who have exited the prison system and successfully reentered society. we encourage expanded opportunities and emphasis our beliefs in second chances. governor brown has pardoned more ...

It was president trump who threatened to veto the big budget that congress passed because it did not have a cabbing ka deal in it. as what comes next, both sides are as dug in as ever. back to you. arthel: indeed. peter ducey, thanks. eric: the war of words between president trump aryp california governor jerry brown. hitting a boiling point after the democratic governor pa pardd five ex-convicts. this fueling the feud over the golden state over immigration. were live in los angeles with more de...