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>> are all going to give. >> similar programs. >> freely healthcare to illegal aliens. >> if they qualify. if they dont make enough money. >> most of them. >> most of them will qualify, im sure. now, as far as obamacare is concerned, because its got tears -- tiers and you can buy insurance at different levels. >> they cannot get that. they can buy state funded health care. california version of obamacare but not federal. they cant get welfare. they cant get food stamps. they cant get any of thos...

Medicaid. >> expand medicaid! expand medicaid! >> this this is really a small price to pay given the fact that there are a lot of people who are handcuffed to poverty and unable to get basic health care in the richest country in the world. and it isnt just the south. the faith-based protests have found voice further north in new york this month as part of moral march. see what they did there? on thursday 59 demonstrators were arrested for protesting legislation including tax cuts for the wealt...

The crop may be good this year but may be bad next year. we want to make sure theres some kind of safety net for these farmers and robust engines of american growth. i guess why are this two different attitudes in your mind towards farmers and working class? >> there isnt. both programs as you mentioned, safe net for farmers and unemployed workers, they both started in the 1930s and been part of the social fabric of america ever since. >> so you would agree that its important to have unemploymen...

Into the insurance system. is that happening? >> well, from the beginning, we have known that no matter how many people sign up for obama care, a substantial number have to be as you say, young and healthy. they have to put more money into the insurance pool than they take out, and the data we have so far suggests that part of the equation is not particularly going very well. we only have detailed information from five states right now but lets take a look. california, which has seen a big surge...

Frisked 12, 13, 14 times in a five-year period, young men who are in high school, young men who are in college doing nothing wrong, they and their families later come to distrust the police. theyre the same people who are going to sit on our juries. theyre the same people who we need to call the police to give information about real crime happening in their communities. and they become distrustful. it sets up a barrier between law enforcement and the communities, and that harms african-americans...

This case who have been stopped and fricked 1, 13, 14 times in a five-year period, young men in high school and college doing nothing wrong, they and their families later come to distrust the police. theyre the same people who are going to sit on juries, the same people we need to call the police to give information about, real crime happening in their communities. and they become distrustful. it sets up a barrier between law enforcement and the communities and that harms african-americans as we...

>> from what i see, most schools have the proper protocols and it was just an unfortunate... tragedy. >> short of locking them in, there is nothing you can do. >> the parents need to make sure they are taking care of their kids. if your kid is not doing well and they have psychological issues, you have to address it? i know, i mean, i dont know what else -- schools can do. >> reporter: no one appeared to want to blame the schools. parents very much saying, do you know whats going on with your ki...

Knowing that there will be federal cuts, give us some flexibility on our state programs. we believe that the states can be laboratories for democracy and for government reform. theres great practices out of states that we believe we can suggest to the president and congress that can be helpful in making tough decisions. >> governor, let me get you in on this. you met with the president and members of congress. is the overall message can you all get along? that sounds great on paper. great when s...

To go home with something. the state gets a dollar for every ticket thats been sold. they can use it to fund lottery programs or other state programs. the federal government also gets a cut. they get 25% of the winnings for taxes and even vendors, the vendor like 7-eleven where we are today, they get a percentage of the prize money up to $100,000. people are hoping they get something from the growing jackpot and if no winner tonight at the drawing, it keeps going and it could get bigger. this is...

To make that happen. secretary sebelius stressed that very requirement in a letter six days later. quote, if a governor proposes a plan that undercuts the work requirements established in welfare reform, that plan will be rejected. whats surprising is that governor romney isnt celebrating this move by the president. in 2005, he penned a letter along with 28 other republican governors supporting the very same idea. the letter read, increased waiver authority allowable work activities, availabilit...