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Think you deserve some justice in this world, dont you think? >> anthony: yeah. how did this thing start? >> tom: i guess i started it. i bought a lawn tractor when the city announced they were closing 72 parks. >> anthony: whats the difference between open and closed? theyre just going to stop maintaining it? >> tom: thats it! >> anthony: or do they actually physically shut it up? >> tom: no, no, they dont physically shut it up because theres no money in here, you know. >> anthony: just physica...

Fewer buses, fewer cops, fewer firefighters. answer -- they turn to each other for help, or figure out how to do it for themselves. detroit has a reputation as a tough town, but that toughness is about resilience, too. the insistence on sticking with it no matter what, on not giving up in the face of the utter failure of leadership year after year. if the city abandons its parks and leaves them to become overgrown, eaten, like so much of the city by tall grass and weeds, then somebody has got to...

Who are you guys and what are you doing here? >> tom: we are the detroit mower gang, and we clean up the abandoned parks and playgrounds in this town. >> anthony: why would you do that? >> tom: my kids need a place to play, i dont care who you are. if youre under ten years old, i think you deserve some justice in this world, dont you think? >> anthony: yeah. how did this thing start? >> tom: i guess i started it. i bought a lawn tractor when the city announced they were closing 72 parks. >> anth...

Money, its about keeping the tradition alive. >> what happens when a city goes bankrupt? when its at the point that its actually considering selling whats left of itself in chunks? in detroit, city services are reduced, or cut out completely. fewer buses, fewer cops, fewer firefighters. answer -- they turn to each other for help, or figure out how to do it for themselves. detroit has a reputation as a tough town, but that toughness is about resilience, too. the insistence on sticking with it no ...

Is about resilience, too. the insistence on sticking with it no matter what, on not giving up in the face of the utter failure of leadership year after year. if the city abandons its parks and leaves them to become overgrown, eaten, like so much of the city by tall grass and weeds, then somebody has got to do something, right? meet the mower gang, started by this guy, tom nardone, with the simple mission of doing what they can to keep detroits abandoned parks maintained. who are you guys and wha...

>> anthony: or do they actually physically shut it up? >> tom: no, no, they dont physically shut it up because theres no money in here, you know. >> anthony: just physically shut it up. >> tom: yeah, they just take the trash barrels away and stop mowing. >> anthony: crazy. >> tom: its a strange place, detroit. when were done here, it will not look like a nice park. >> anthony: but still, a playable park. >> tom: yeah, and a visible park, so if you had kids, you could see what theyre doing in thi...

In detroit, city services are reduced or cut out completely. fewer buses, fewer cops, fewer firefighters. answer, they turn to each other for help or figure out how to do it for themselves. detroit has a reputation as a tough town. but that toughness is about resilience, too. the insistence on sticking with it no matter what. on not giving up in the face of the utter failure of leadership year after year. if the city abandons its parks and leaves them to be overgrown by tall grass and weeds, the...

position or thats not the governors position. >> among our guests this morning, reince priebus. also former senator ted kaufman. he once served as bidens chief of staff. and hes been prepping the vice president for tonights debate. and there is new poll data out this morning. mitt romney now leads president obama by 48% to 47% in virginia. and in florida, obama leads 48% to 47% among likely voters. and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obamas pre-debate lead. the pre...

good evening. we begin tonight with american jobs. and a number we have not seen in nearly four years. unemployment, now 7.8%. a surprising dip, dropping after 43 months above 8%. 114,000 new jobs added last month. and with it, 32 days now until the election. and your voice, your vote. abcs david muir is here with us, right now. david? >> reporter: great to see you in person, diane. not only were the jobs numbers a welcome sign for the americans lucky enough to get those jobs, they wer...

ng pcaptioned by the national captioning instituteing institute, inc. this morning, the white house says president obama wont be satisfied until every american who wants the swine flu vaccine gets it. but the death toll is mounting. the remedy is still in short supply. and now, scammers are filling the void. a key obama aide releases a new book, revealing new details about the historic run for the white house. a look behind the curtain shows just how unprepared they were. thousan...