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Post secondary education, entering the workforce, and reducing neighborhood violence, but as the program moves forward, the outcry for a similar initiative focused on the needs of girls and young women of color has grown louder. dr. paniel joseph of tufts university joins me now. professor joseph, thanks so much for coming on. recently, more than 200 black men, scholars, educators, civil rights advocates, including yourself, expressed your concerns about the need for a similar program dedicated ...

In february, president obama launched an initiative called "my brothers keeper" to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by young men of color. >> i firmly believe that every child deserves the same chances that i had, and thats why were here today. im going to pen this presidential memorandum to determine what we can do right now to improve the odds of young boys and men of color. were committed to what works, and we call it my brothers keeper. >> plight of young black males has been heavil...

Spacecraft that venture far beyond the earth. quite a sight there. federal officials bringing hundreds of children that crossed into the u.s. illegally into arizona and dumping them there to fend for themselves. weve been asking you, what should be done about this crisis? steve writes, they should be dropped off at the nearest mexican consulate or embassy. kj says, must remember, theyre people and we need to treat them like we treat ourselves, but mexico should be given a bill for housing. and...

>> i wasnt drafted. i volunteered and went in. of course when i went in only thing i was thinking about was the girl in every port. but i got a surprise. >> reporter: out at sea called lan der witnessed aftermath of early pearl harbor and battled on the beach on normandy. this american hero ran into a problem. born in canada to an american mother and scottish father, calder lacked proper documents to prove his citizenship for a u.s. as port. >> there was a law said you could only receive citizen...

Released. >> the release of the five detainees reignited opposition to president obamas goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans still being held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. heres abcs brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyle. >> im a prisoner of the taliban. my husband i...

Dire situation when he was released. >> the release of the five deneighbor kndena deneighbd detainees reignited opposition to president obamas goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. heres abcs brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two with videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyl...

Phenomena, something that is really different from the previous secession movements in the country. a movement that has really been exacerbated by an extreme brand of tea party rhetoric that has really exploited a real crisis in rural america. if you think about it. you heard on the video there. a lot of discussion about access to high caliber guns. what about providing high quality education. which would do much more for rural america and plight of rural america. didnt hear anything about that....

Loans, and health care for the poor. >> but those working on the front lines at tca like lawyer winfield done see these types of cuts as a path to prosperity. >> the nation needs to treat the plight of the poor like this is war. you need to attack this thing. >> why is it not? >> because people who are on the opposite side of the spectrum, who have all the resources and the wealth and the power and such, theyre not suffering. so -- and they dont have the sensitivity and the degree of compassion ...

Passed by the house. >> and the house program sponsored by senator ryan cut programs like food stamps, and programs for the poor. >> and it needs to attack the plight of the poor. this is war. >> and why it is not? >> because people on the opposite side of the spectrum have all of the resources and the wealth and the power and 1u6 such, they are not suffering and they dont have the sensitivity and the degree of compassion necessary to really command their attention in the way that perhaps we cou...

A celebration. ed lavandera has more. >> reporter: at 1:00 mountain time, the parents of bergdahl will be arriving here in boise, idaho, this coming on the day after president obama gave them the news that nearly five years in captivity, their son sergeant bowe bergdahl will be coming home. hes in germany getting medical treatment. its not exactly when he will be reunified with his parents but he will be transported to a medical center in san antonio, texas, and perhaps the reunification with hi...