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I cant give rhonda back to her family. but i can use every bit of my platform to get the squeaky wheel. >> do you believe the same argument with relation to media coverage applies, say, on the gun issue in chicago, for example? where all the time there are young black teenagers mainly in gangs getting shot dead, getting very little national attention whereas if you see a group of young white people getting killed perhaps they get more attention? i mean, that is i would think an undeniable fact. ...

Youve raised about this, i suppose the counter argument is look, there are tens of thousands of people killed in america every year of all types and descriptions and races and colors. and the vast majority dont get talked about in a national way because there are simply too many murders. and some would say this is one of those cases which wouldnt, if she was white, get any more attention. what would you say to that? >> one, i would disagree with them because whenever there is a mother who leaves...

Mouth, all aspects of the media has come out and been very, very supportive. the squeaky wheel really does get the grease. the louder you talk, the more you talk, the more consistent you are in saying that we cared about this person -- you have to put a real face to a tragedy. you have to also relate it to other women. there are a number of women out there who just like rhonda was not prepared for the unthinkable. thats why i created rhondas rules. thats why i decided let me put together a compr...

Other women. there are a number of women out there who just like rhonda was not prepared for the unthinkable. thats why i created rhondas rules. thats why i decided let me put together a comprehensive list of what women need to know. and i put them together on my website at napw.com. its free. you can go and look what kind of checklist do need? i need a will. i need a map of where all of my stuff is. i need to be able to tell people my passwords to awful my different websites and social media. i...

Latino vote is up for grabs and you better change your tune on how you talk to them. thats one of the reasons why rick perry, for as right as he was on so many issues, he really cultivated the latino community and really was a proponent of the dream act. >> right. >> because he recognized that was his potential base, too. >> indeed. of course, george w. bush was when he was in texas. then as president. now, these re-branding efforts, notwithstanding maria teresa, there is still, there is still a...

You no, you should call the police today, again, and next week because this is a lesson in the squeaky wheel. dont assume they are working in l.a. somewhere. dont assume they are passed away. assume they are somewhere that the police can get there in some time. clint, dont go away. well be back in a moment. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angies list for bringing us together. angies list -- reviews you can trust. thto fight chronic. osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pa...

To emergency preparedness and cyber security and spend more than obamas budget on grant programs for firefighters. citing the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in west texas. joining me now, darren, thank you for your time. >> reporter: thank you for having me. >> does this come as a huge surprise? we talk about who is still suffering after this plan came up to shift some of the money for the faa. the door is open, it would seem. >> reporter: it is kind of inevitable that congress would go in th...

Quiet might get results. the squeaky wheel gets greased? you are staying silent while people are dying left and right. >> we are being far from silent. >> the leaders of turkey cop out and say israel has engaged in acts of terrorism and you refuse to say you dont agree with it, or maybe you do agree with it, thatments being silent. >> we have made a decision that we need to engage in our diplomatic work diplomatically. we have been very, very clear about what we stand on this. >> you dont practi...

So women are much more concerned about social security being there for them. social security and medicare. theres a whole range of issues women have a more personal interest in than men and why in heck with a woman vote for romney and against those issues? >> i cannot imagine. i cannot understand this at all. i mean, i think that this election should be -- women should be to this election what the youth were in 2008. what i do not understand and im very fearful of is the fact that women are so u...

another 8 inches of rain today. tropical storm debby is forcing more evacuations, rescues and road closures. just last hour, officials in pasco county, florida, ordered the evacuation of 2,000 homes because of a fast rising river. 38 people were rescued from their homes overnight. >> i was kind of panicking because the water came up over the wall where i live. if youre looking to sell your home, you may get a little more for it than just a few months ago. home prices, they have now r...