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56 or almost 60% of all jobs will require a college degree. and yet there are people talking about fewer people going to college and why do so many people have to go to college. and even that image of the classic college student, a young person at a four-year college walking across campus and living there, thats only 15% of all students in higher ed now. 40% are in two-year colleges. another 35% are over the age of 25. so its a whole new universe out there. and our cover story by amanda ripley i...

>> is that a song? >> halperin knows all the lyrics. >> i hear this from people in the town. they call me fred flintstone. lets talk about "time." isnt that cool? >> thats so cool! i just followed her. >> follow her. she loves you. she hates me. shes right about the knife. i never even felt it. i was on the ground. >> better not to feel it, though. >> tell us about "time." >> lets talk about "time." >> this is a special issue. it will now become an annual special issue on higher ed and challenge...

morning is break nugs. defense secretary leon panetta arrives in afghanistan unannounced. brand new video of the defense secretarys arrival. he stopped in afghanistan for a real-timeup date from nato top commanders on how prepared allied troops and afghan security forces are to confront the taliban as they gear up for the summer fighting season. just yesterday, a twin suicide bombing in a market near kandahar killed 22 people. 50 other people were injured. nato is under scrutiny after ...

But believe in equality of opportunity. the poor kids have to get enough food so theyre not, like, starving. you know, in order to achieve whatever human potential. seems to me even the most kind of conservative visionç of providing equality of opportunity has to include some money for food stamps. >> and higher ed is another big component to this and i think that we have so much focus on how broken our health care sector is, how much inflation there is and that, because thats on the budget. i...

Versus a high school grad, $31,000 a year. theres a huge earnings gap, and we need to recognize in todays modern economy if youre not getting some sort of higher ed, whether its four year, two year or trade school, youre being left behind. >> im going on my own recollections because my mom is like youre going to college. im sending you to college because i want you to have a better education than me. its part of the american dream. you want your kids to prosper and do better than you. lets talk ...

running. >> republicans refuse to be drawn into this. >> it could give shock waves to the entire global system. >> we cannot go on scaring the american people. we need to be truthful. >> next, two men who have a lot to say about government, taxes and you. money expert dave ramsey and cory booker. america in the balance. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. if someone doesnt do something in 19 days and three hours, this country will technically run out of money simply put, the go...

thats not enough to keep the government running. what this argument could cost you. >> we must lift the debt ceiling. >> republicans refuse to be drawn into this legislative trap. >> its a notion it would become suddenly unreliable to throw shock waves through the entire financial system. >> we cannot go on scaring the american people. we need to be truthful. >> tonight, what will happen next. ill ask two men who have a lot to say about government, taxes and you. money expert dave rams...

money expert dave ramsey and cory booker. america in the balance. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. if someone doesnt do something in 19 days and three hours, this country will technically run out of money simply put, the government wont be able to borrow any more cash if congress and the white house cant figure out a way to raise the debt ceiling currently stands a mouth watering 14.3 $14.3 trillion. the situation is so dire, moodys, the bond rating service says its putting ...

Detention. this is a problem from kindergarten through higher ed. something parents have to be attentive to. we have to educate our own children. two give them the and -- >> sean: mo, you are the liberal on the panel. what do you think? >> i think when youre punishing a kid for wearing an american flag you have gone too far. we should be teaching our kids at a young age to love america and respect the eupbts of the presidency. thats -- respect the institution of the presidency. all important for...

Detention. this is a problem from kindergarten through higher ed. something parents have to be attentive to. we have to educate our own children. two give them the and -- >> sean: mo, you are the liberal on the panel. what do you think? >> i think when youre punishing a kid for wearing an american flag you have gone too far. we should be teaching our kids at a young age to love america and respect the eupbts of the presidency. thats -- respect the institution of the presidency. all important for...