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>> well, i also would agree that its great that president obama is using himself as a role model and as an example to inspire the nation to pay attention to the plight of young black men. it is important, however, to point out that young black women are not doing much better. the gap between black girls dropout rate and the brdropout rate for black men is only a 10% difference. i think we have to continue to think about this in a comprehensive way, thinking about how we are addressing the needs ...

Who helped get him in the office and who stood by him the most and the people who will lose the most if he doesnt do that, if he doesnt help young, black men, they will lose the most because who knows when we will have someone like a president obama, another man of kol mcolo the white house who understands the plight of being black and in america. it was the most candid ive seen the president for a while, except for back in july when he spoke during the whole ordeal with trayvon martin and with ...

Morning to determine that. >> now ive seen reports of business leaders in your state very upset and afraid of what the damage could be to businesses in your state. super bowl is coming next year and obviously there are other potential problems. is that weighing on you? >> well, of course. i have a history of deliberating and having open dialogue on bills that are controversial to listen to both sides of those issues. i welcome the input and information that they can provide to me and certainly i...

Is that weighing on you? >> of course. i have a history of deliberating and having an open dialogue on bills that are controversial to listen to both sides of those issues and i welcome the input and information that they can provide to me and certainly, i am pro-business and that is what is turning our economy around. i appreciate their input as i appreciate the other side. >> i get as a governor, you have to deliberate. it is your job. but as a person and as a woman and as somebody who underst...

Senators being elected. is the glass half full or half empty? >> i think were still on a journey, evolutionary journey. weve come a long way. no dousht theres still a long ways to go. i do think we need to pay greater attention to the plight of young plaque men in this country, to offer them promise and possibility and to talk about self realization. im proud of that effort. i hope it is as successful as some other things he has embarked upon. were not where we need to go, where i want us to be....

The states two u.s. senators, john mccain and jeff fleck, they are both republicans, urging the republican governor to veto it. a lot of outrage. now, this. new concern that it could result in a nationwide boycott against arizona. there are serious business concerns now for the state that will host the super bowl next year. our dana bash asked the governor what she plans to do. >> as a person and as a woman and as somebody who sort of understands the plight of all kinds of people, where does you...

Success, the symbolism of the president united states, does you want have value? >> for better or worse, it means something. every time he says something and he clearly identifies himself as a black man and identifies with the struggles and continued plight of young black men especially its already a win. unfortunately is that enough for the community thats ailing in so many ways and that these young men are facing disproportionate impacts with zero tolerance policies in school. these prisons ar...

Enterprise im not the president of black america. is this stuff he can do now that he couldnt do or maybe even wanted to do his first term? >> company have done it the first term. yes. would he have taken the shrinks and are a gross the right? yes. now its a rare opportunity to course correct. now its time to shape the legacy where his supporters were saying especially when were still dealing with a downed economy look at these double digit unemployment rates. president do something for us. but ...

>> the whole thing is over within five seconds and apart from the broken rib he suffers when he first falls off viking, michael is somehow uninjured. >> you are playing with fire. if you get thrown, you get burned but it is something i love doing and my family knows if anything does happen im at least doing something i like rather than sort of something like that. >> michael is still riding bulls and holds no ill-will toward viking. he says it is all part of the sport. >> i think he sort of inte...

This trial on the heels of the zimmerman trial raises questions over the plight of young african-american men. something an initiative by president obama hopes to address. i want to bring in joseph lieberman bruster and michelle stevens and here, as well -- i thank you all for being here with me today for an important conversation. dr. brewster, you are a psychiatrist and written about a lot of challenges of raising young men. a day after a verdict like this, what are we to tell young black men?...