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Level test and i scored a 98%. im very intelligent. and they would not give me a job because i was a convicted felon. i told the lady, i said youre telling me youd rather pay higher taxes than give me a job? youd rather pay higher taxes and build more prisons and more jails than offer me a job and you know im qualified for it? and she told me, sorry, those are the rules. so the system is kind of messed up. i think thats why a lot of people keep coming back. >> though frustrated by the system, co...

>> for ricky beauchamp, its time to make a very different transition. his release date is rapidly approaching and the facility wants to make sure hes ready. >> this is the re-entry pre-release class. well give you lessons on reentering the community. things have changed a lot since youve been here. so we need to make sure we understand the laws and everything concerning sexual harassment. >> male and female? >> yes, absolutely. >> it goes both ways? >> it applies to both. >> its not a double sta...

The facility wants to make sure hes ready. >> this is the re-entry pre-release class. well give you lessons on reentering the community. things have changed a lot since youve been here. so we need to make sure we understand the laws and everything concerning sexual harassment. >> male and female? >> yes, absolutely. >> it goes both ways? >> it applies to both. >> its not a double standard now? >> no. >> im going to ask you some questions and you give me the answer, true or false. if a woman dres...

Blesses babies and fools, i think that god has a sense of humor because income a womans detention center is not all he has in store me. thats how i began to write poetry. it saved me from arguments and headaches. >> and like i like it because i feel that i can express. i can teach. i can motivate others. i feel good when im up there. >> when im on stage and recite im on the mike, i feel free. there is no boundaries. living a life of crime is nothing but misery. i had nice cars and living like a ...

Hey, jake! come on over here for a sec. why you wanna touch my dart so bad? ♪ [ high-pitched ] whys he wanna touch it? ♪ who said i wanted to touch it? ♪ jake, you know theyve got affordable leasing programs ♪ yeah, i know. i was just... ♪ just think, jake, you could get your own ♪ ♪ and you could touch it whenever you wanted ♪ ♪ you could touch it all the time ♪ ♪ all the time i dont want to touch your dart. ♪ i know youre mad, jake, but youve got to get your own ♪ im ...

Deep in some of these deepest canyons. and then bumps like this, mountainous areas, significantly more topography, than what we were looking at earlier in the search. not that the search is going to get any easier. but this seems to make it harder. christi, victor, back to you. >> everything seems to make it harder. >> you just think of that. my goodness. we so appreciate it. thank you. comedian joan rivers is recovering in a hospital this morning. she stopped breathing on thursday. were going...

Its scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, weve got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. its some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. its quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really? ♪ [ kevin ] really? 3d white brilliancele with the toothpaste and boost.m crest: after brushing, our exc...

After she stopped breathing while undergoing a medical procedure at a manhattan clinic. nbcs katy tur is outside the hospital for us tonight. katy. >> reporter: hey there, lester. this happened around 9:40 this morning. the 81-year-old comedian was reportedly having a minor endoscopic treatment at a facility a few blocks from here. the 81-year-old woman was transported to mt. sinai in cardiac arrest. meanwhile daughter melissa and grandson, cooper, got on a plane from los angeles. we are told th...

That looks a bit dangerous there. but you know how the kids are. they enjoy this kind of weather. and it is that time of year. >> well, kids make the best of it. >> making the best of it. a little bit close. hopefully the parents scooped them up shortly thereafter. see you next hour. >> thanks, ivan. comedian joan rivers is in a new york city hospital after apparently suffering cardiac arrest. her daughter says she is with her family and is now resting comfortably. a law enforcement official t...

Lure youth overseas are very aware they have a pool of potential travelers here in minneapolis. >> reporter: still no indication then that mccain, who studied arabic at san diego city college, was involved inning in if nefarious. he seemed to radicalize gradually from converting from christianity to islam. >> he grew to have really strong muslim beliefs. i know his religion was very important to him. but those people, the isis people, they dont represent what my cousins beliefs are. >> reporter:...