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>> here, though, one man stands alone. jaime figura, a poet, sculptor, painter, musician, now perhaps his own greatest artistic creation. hes chosen to hide his face from view and to stand in opposition, an eyesore, a rebuke, a defiant, gwar-like embarrassment to the occupiers. >> as he dresses now, this is for protection but as i understand also protest. >> [ speaking foreign language ]

Pelourinho became the locus of a vast infrastructure of plantations and the slave trade that powered them. making this city in northeastern brazil the most opulent in the new world. pelourinho, its worth pointing out, gets its name from the whipping post. 100 years after slavery was outlawed in brazil, pelourinho had been forgotten but of course, the neighborhood had its charms. if you were an artist, a musician, a writer, you could afford to live here. cheap rent for long-time locals or shiny n...

Second round of gas and continues demanding that he cuff up. meanwhile, camera operator mike elwell begins to feel the effects of the pepper spray himself. >> i was standing next to the correctional officer, he had the full face mask, gas mask. and all kinds of protection. and im standing next to him, just painters dust mask that i put on. which needless to say didnt work. and after the pepper spray went off i was crying like a baby, coughing, and you know, im surprised it didnt show up on the v...

And why i quit psychiatry. >> and so in 1978. krauthammer took a government job in washington. and it was not what he really wanted, but it put him in the right neighborhood e. >> once i am in washington isnt that where they do politics. >> and his folks word about their son tossing away a doctors livelihood but didnt discourage him. his wife robin left her career in law and became a painter urged him to it follow his dream. >> she encouraged me to follow my heart and with her wit and humor and ...

One of the great things about this show is it lets us explore our passions and talk to amazing people. you may remember my visit to the studio of the great chuck -- for our second series went to visit the studio of a very success. suckful successful painter. >> part of what people respond to about your work is the details. you will give something that clearly represents something from the 14th or 15th century and then theres a pager or a north phase jacket those

Thats probably why i quit psychiatry. >> so, in 1978, he took a government job in washington at what would become the national institute of mental health. it wasnt what he really wanted, but put him in the right neighborhood. >> i thought once im in washington, isnt that where they do politics? one thing would lead to another. >> his folks talked about their son tossing away a doctors livelihood, but didnt -- his wife became a painter and sculptor urged him to follow his dream. >> she encouraged...

Thats probably why i quit psychiatry. >> so, in 1978, he took a government job in washington at what would become the national institute of mental health. it wasnt what he really wanted, but put him in the right neighborhood. >> i thought once im in washington, isnt that where they do politics? one thing would lead to another. >> his folks talked about their son tossing away a doctors livelihood, but didnt -- his wife became a painter and sculptor urged him to follow his dream. >> she encouraged...

Congressman peter king joins me. and, he walks two worlds now, shaping history, defining his own future. more of our conversation with george w. bush on the cia, his fathers legacy, and the new family business. >> mother called and said i hear youre a painter. she said, "paint my dogs." >> this is "state of the union." good morning from washington. im candy crowley. $1 trillion spending bill is on its way to president obamas desk after clearing the senate late last night. in addition to keepin...

Congressman peter king joins me. and, he walks two worlds now, shaping history, defining his own future. more of our conversation with george w. bush on the cia, his fathers legacy, and the new family business. >> mother called and said i hear youre a painter. she said, "paint my dogs." >> this is "state of the union." good morning from washington. im candy crowley. $1 trillion spending bill is on its way to president obamas desk after clearing the senate late last night. in addition to keepin...

Man earlier. and i think we actually have a picture of him. he was a painter an he had a very clear message. he said he actually picked up a paint brush in three years, but he was so inspired by all the emotion and how charged it was to actually paint that it took him 45 minutes and he painted a picture about a broken system. to zo obviously the emotions are pretty high. but here right now, it is peaceful. again, things have really started to calm down here, brooke. >> thank you so much. it is i...