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Up in the criminal justice system. and i think that -- and we also, i think, have to be careful about putting out the numbers that are attached to children who have parents in prison. because they already deal with the stigma because of their fathers incarceration. but spending time with their dads helps them to know they havent been abandoned. that theyre loved. that their dads care about them. and our kids do better in school after that. kids in our reading program, for instance, are 90% more ...

For the families theyve left hip. the california department of corrections just announced it will start holding similar camps and begin a father/child reading program in all 33 state prisons. camp hope is just one innovative outreach effort created by our next guest. with us is the founder and executive director, carol. thank you for being with us. i want to play devils advocate here. at the beginning, why should we want fathers who are convicted criminals to be spending time with their children...

Baltimore. >> staff sergeants mission at this moment is all about fatherhood. at the airport about to deploy for the first time to a war zone he happened on this "united through reading program." when he finds the perfect book, he volunteers a videotape and sends the book and dvd to the family. >> for me it is a blessing to be able to have a program like this to send to my children. >> staff sergeant is next. >> i will be there to read a story. >> he says he is thankful for the story time and sa...

Event in a small classroom to a crowd of a gym about education. >> welcome aboard. its fox and friends, who minutes after 8, two after 5 out west. >> it was a regular, regular day. i started my day at bryant park at a fashion shoot. >> she has a little extra. >> it talks about... >> encouraging a reading program. california grand jury decided against investigating gary condit. >> it is our bet of the day. we are taking a time-out, plus a preview of the very latest fall tv show. you are watching ...

Taking part in a media event to promote the reading program. their participation comes with a substantial benefit. they will get to hug their children. >> give me a kiss, papi. [ laughter ] >> many visits in maricopa only take place over video monitors. others occur in person, but the inmates are handcuffed to a table and not permitted to touch their loved ones. but today, lacy will be handcuff-free. >> my baby, huh. my baby. let me see you. are you getting green lights? are you getting green li...

>> how about 40-something plus 20? shes 62. >> wow, veras in her 60s. >> shes not a cougar. shes a granny cougar. the next level. she looks amazing. >> she looks good. but again, weve learned by now to be skeptical with these kind of things. how much photoshop is going on, how much makeup, what was the lighting? those magazines can be kind of tricky. >> a little too thin for my blood. >> you think she needs a mcdonalds? >> she needs to biggie sigh -- size something. >> get some fries, vera. but ...

Well see you in iowa in a couple of days. coming up next, the nfl pro bowl rosters are out. i know you dont care about that, but its interesting because tim tebows name is in the frconversation. were pleased to recognize another of our innovators in the classroom. heres a fifth grade teacher who started an independent reading program that in just three weeks has boosted test scores. >> my name is erin cottman, and im a fifth grade reading teacher in atlanta, georgia. >> give them to me -- >>...

he will let you pay a flat 20% or stick with the current tax system. the centers for disease control is recommending boys ages 11 and 12 get vaccinated for the human pap loma virus or hpv. currently girls are vaccinated to cut the risk of their cervical cancer. the cdc says vaccinating boys will help slow hpv, which is spread by sexual contact. libyas new rulers say moammar gadhafi was buried in an unmarked grave today in the desert. his body was on display in a cold storage unit f...

morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. >> good morning, alina. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "american morning." it is tuesday october 25th. im alina cho along with carol costello. ali and christine are off today. >> up first this morning, presidential politics as texas governor rick perry trying to one-up herman cains 9-9-9 plan and get back the good graces of gop voters. this morning perry will unveil his economic growth plan that includes a flat tax...

perry, the texas governor who is running for the gop nomination. not in the newspaper hard copy, a lot of americans get, but in the online edition. he talked about the president and his birth certificate and he said he believes the president was born in the united states, but a little less confident on that birth certificate. of course, released earlier this year by hawaii after a request from the president. he went on in that interview to say i had dinner with donald trump and he does...