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Challenge inside folsom with officers outnumbered about 90 to 1. in this hour, youll see whats being done to maintain safety and how violence sometimes boils over anyway. folsom state prison is located in the rolling hills of northern california just east of sacramento. the original structures still stand as an imposing fortress of solid granite. up close, the first thing you notice is how old the prison looks. little has changed about these old steel doors. many of them hung 120 years ago whe...

Importance of communicating with inmates. shes only 1 of 11 female wardens in california, and with 20 years of service, she knows what to look for. >> one thing you develop when you work here is how to read the inmates. if you go on to an exercise yard, a lot of times they will have magazines inside of their jackets, and, of course, that is to stop any potential violence such as stab wounds or something. and if they appear nervous, then you know youd better bring some other officers over and kin...

School. in new york city, since michael bloomberg took office, homelessness increased nearly 80%. in the mid-2005, he decided to cut off all access to federal resources to house homeless families. and you can see, since he did that, the numbers have just skyrocketed. new york city is unique in that we have a right to shelter. but mike bloomberg cut off all housing options for homeless families. so families like dasanis and others are trapped sometimes for years on end in unbelievable situations....

And that took him to the place many call, the medical marijuana research capital, israel. it might surprise you, but actually research into cannabis and epilepsy started here in the 1970s with studies that showed it could reduce convulsions in rats. today shackleford is hoping to start clinical trials in humans there. >> we need to understand it well enough that they wont be reluctant to, at least, give it a thought. at least try it. >> and it is not just epilepsy. but researchers in israel are ...

Magnificent. >> no adult males -- >> reporter: no adult males which is good because theyre more aggressive? >> when an adult male doesnt charge but the females get the message to get going. we do, too. taking one more second to savor the takin up close. a beast been on earth longer than man and a sight worth every step it took to get here. for "nightline," abc news on the eastern tibetan plateau, china. >> never even knew that creature existed. >> i was just going to say that. its been around lo...

Capital. this is the u.s. capitol dome. the huge ornate cast iron dome that covers and some how constrains the uncontainable u.s. congress. the capitol dome has the not been renovated in 50 years. as a result it is rusting out. iron gets rusty. the capitol dome is rusty. they found 1,300 cracks they know about. in some cases letting water seep into the building. capital dome looks great. up close. it is cracking. today, they announced the work to make this right is about to begin. and in order t...

Billion looks like, its more than you and i make, the annual median household income, $52,000. so that means $24 billion could cover 461,000 annual household incomes. >> a lot. what were working for "around the world." thousands of federal worker heading back to the office but the futures very uncertain. hear from them, next. but not everything is suddenly open for business. guess what? a backlog of paperwork to get to. well tell you why you might want to check before you head to a national pa...

For thousands of federal employees, this shutdown is having a very real impact. this woman has seen the effects of the furlough up close. her husband is one of those affected. she joins me now from indianapolis. good morning. >> good morning. >> your husband was supposed to on with us. hes a government woke. but he decided it was best he not appear. can you tell us why? >> well, as you can imagine, he felt it was the responsible thing to do to check with his super vicar. and he was told that the...

Hope i never see him. >> what do you want people to remember about your daughter? >> she was fabulous, pretty, very pretty. the judge just made a mistake. im hoping it will get rectified. >> whats it like to be caught up in the legal system like this? i mean, when you see it on tv, its one thing. but to see what they call justice up close, what does it make you think? >> i havent seen justice jet. 30 days isnt justice. well see what happens and apparently with the courts, anything can happen. bu...

Running? i do. and she goes on to say, ill do whatever i can from whatever position i find myself in to advocate for the values and policies i think are right for the country. i will justin to weigh what the factors are that would influence me making decision one way or the other. she has a discussion with you about the many things she was involved in. the obama administration among them. the death of bin laden. and you talked about how, you know, sort of a perfect quote that cuts both ways for ...