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College degree, doubled that, 7.6%. those who finish college also earn more than high school graduates. the san francisco corner back has taken on the mission of helping low income kids achieve the dream of higher education through a mentoring program. nnamdi joins us now again. good to see you. >> good to see you again. im glad to be a part of it. another year with you. >> yeah. we talked to you, i think this is the third year of youve been doing this great program where you stress to kids who ...

Of promise, a nonprofit organization in brooklyn, new york, that serves children of incarcerated parents. now in a lot of ways it functions just like an after-school program or a traditional summer camp. art classes, sports, academic support. but children of promise offers much more. it also offers a mentoring program, safe spaces for children to share their similar experiences. and as of a year ago, also a licensed mental health clinic. sharon describes her work in her own words. >> the real re...

>> hit romney and his newly announced running mate arent wasting time hitting the campaign trail. just a few hours after introducing wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his vice presidential pick, the presumptive republican ticket is making its case to voters in virginia. romney introduced paul ryan this morning as, quote, an intellecta you will leader of the republican party and a person who will help lead the country to, quote, widespread and shared prosperity and then ryan told his o...

twitter at sanjay gupta cnn. time now to get you a check of your top stories in the cnn newsroom. here in the cnn newsroom im debra feyerick in today for don lemon. lets get you up to speed on the stories making headlines this hour. there he is. the republican candidate for vice president of the united states. mitt romney announced today wisconsin congressman paul ryan running along side him for the white house. the two are making their next official stop as ticket mates right now in...

exploding definite silts and crushing debt and the disaster that awaits us if we dont change course. he combines a profound sense of responsibility for what we owe the next generation with an unbounded optimism in americas future and understanding of all the wonderful things the american people can do. >> i worked closely with republicans as well as democrats to advance an agenda of economic growth and job creation. im proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster j...

service in oak creek, wisconsin weve been following this morning. this is a memorial service for the six people killed at a sikh temple on sunday. three others were shot during the rampage. thousands attending todays service to honor the victims. they range in age from 39 to 40 years old five men one woman each visiting the temple that morning to pray in peace. now families are left trying to cope with the senseless loss. >> he was an amazing man. he left this world protecting the chur...

killing three soldiers in the countrys southern helmand province. >> cnns chris lawrence is live from the pentagon. what are your sources telling you about this attack this morning? >> well, john, they say they are still trying to figure out whether this was actually a true afghan police officer or someone just wearing the uniform. although the taliban is claiming that this was an actual afghan policeman who lured these three soldiers to his residence or to a party and had planned to k...

>> from now on, were going to look for a brighter fuehrer. were going to look for a united community, a prosperous community, and the negativity over the last two years will go away in no time. in afghanistan today, three american service members were killed by a gunman wearing an afghan military uniform. it happened here in the unstable helmand province. we heard a few details and about a couple of attacks on coalition forces this week alone. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris...

The area to do this? >> well, lets say i have the most longevity in this field. its a very long process. its a two-year mentoring program, and you have to do hundreds of cases and test both, you know, written tests and practical test and so forth. theres not many voice identification examiners certified in the world. >> tom, start to finish from getting access to the 911 tapes to coming to the conclusion, how long did that take? >> couple days. >> couple days of, what, you working full-time on t...

the newt machine gets lean. gingrich cuts a third of his staff and turns back his schedule. hes still in it to win it. nationwide outrage over a florida teenagers killing may not have been so fever pitched if local police had charged the shooter the night it happened. they wanted to do just that. why didnt they? the rocky mountain wildfire that wont let up. more lives, homes and property lost. hundreds of firefighters from across the country are coming in to help get that fire unde...