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Say something positive said steadman bailey. this was not about the police. the police didnt like it very much, greta, they are there at the games protecting people and they didnt much like it at all. the implicit message i dont care what they said after the fact is that police officers get up in the morning, if he theyre white, they could just get up and want to shoot someone who happens to be black for the heck of it. i dont like that message. >> let me repeat that i think they had a right to ...

Say something positive said steadman bailey. this was not about the police. the police didnt like it very much, greta, they are there at the games protecting people and they didnt much like it at all. the implicit message i dont care what they said after the fact is that police officers get up in the morning, if he theyre white, they could just get up and want to shoot someone who happens to be black for the heck of it. i dont like that message. >> let me repeat that i think they had a right to ...

Theres a new mentoring program over in brooklyn. its unorthodox to say the least. it brings together teenagers, adults and tattoos. the teens you see they sketch out designs that their new mentors, some of whom they have known for just hours, then get inked on their body. and they dont eeb get to choose the design but it promises to make them better people. our panel is here with me. scott, let me start with you. how does this idea pop into your head? how was this born? >> it started out free ar...

Banking. >> they tell me while they pursue their career they plan to pay it forward by helping othering otherings. she wants to launch a mentoring program. >> i went to new orleans public schools. currently, i see many of the people who i graduated with, theyre either in jail or theyre selling drugs and theres so many opportunities that ive been really fortunate to get. and they just havent. im very concerned about the state of education and where theyre at and where they actually should be. >> ...

>> personally i think thats just a product of the whole crack generation and these kids thats coming up, the fathers are gone, dad in jail or just not in their lives no more, so there was a need. >> reporter: the mentoring program is part of the young mens initiative in new york city, a $127 million effort to get minority youth off the streets. linda gibbs is the programs director. >> when you look at these data, the black and latino boys lag behind their white peers, they lag behind the girls o...

Like we are hurting. we want to connect with them, we want to empower them. we want to help them motivate themselves and encourage themselves so that they can move on and have productive lives, because this takes a lot of out of. >> you must feel connected to so many others who have lost their children. >> yes, we do, we do. and through the foundation also, changing the laws, we want to have a mentoring program. were going to have different pastors come on the line, on a conference call, and pra...

We want to connect with them and empower them and help them motivate themselves and encourage themselves and so that they can move on and have protective lives because this takes a lot out of you. >> you must feel connected to so many others who have lost their children. >> yes, we do. we do. and through the foundation, also, through change in the laws, we want to have a mentoring program. we going to have different pastors like come on the line, on a conference call and pray for these families ...

Families hurting like we are. we want to connect with them and empower them and help them motivate themselves and encourage themselves and so that they can move on and have protective lives because this takes a lot out of you. >> you must feel connected to so many others who have lost their children. >> yes, we do. we do. and through the foundation, also, through change in the laws, we want to have a mentoring program. we going to have different pastors like come on the line, on a conference cal...

>> is this about the basketball coach that was fired? >> i have no idea. go ahead. >> it also happens at work, though, you see this trash talking. dana, what you said to the intern in the hallway about her dress, she literally crumbled to tears, you said -- she said shes got to learn sometime. then you laughed and threw your hot scalding coffee on her back. >> you dont like my mentoring program. >> how are they going to enforce this? >> thats what i said. >> tom ford for men, a line of male targ...

>> is this about the basketball coach that was fired? >> i have no idea. go ahead. >> it also happens at work, though, you see this trash talking. dana, what you said to the intern in the hallway about her dress, she literally crumbled to tears, you said -- she said shes got to learn sometime. then you laughed and threw your hot scalding coffee on her back. >> you dont like my mentoring program. >> how are they going to enforce this? >> thats what i said. >> tom ford for men, a line of male targ...