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Military program so that is why the obama administration wants tighter controls on that and the president is drafting an executive order. the president is aippointing wht he's calling a task force on 21st century police chiefing. charles ramsey, who is the police chief in philadelphia and lori robinson, they will be co-chairing this task force on that. and then one final part of this, $263 million investment package being announced by the white house is going to be going towards the use and increased use of body-worn cameras. wolf, as you know, there's been a lot of calls for more police agenc...

Neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops? >> i like what he's saying, i think it's important. you have to have the courage to have a voice to come forward to tell the truth. especially because he knows about these communities, if you've had experience in amer a america. >> he speaks his mind and he's coming from right here and he means it. can i go back to the reverend al sharpton. talk about a flames thrower, there were 70 witnesses and hours of testimony, and al sharpton is still staying that justice wasn't served in ferguson. he's inciting more racial tension. the weekend started we...

2$263 million. national endowment for the arts this year saw a $30 million from its high of $176 million in 1992. with continued cuts, how will the arts survive? i'm back with misty copyla ooy d joining us is kelly hall-tom n hall-tompkins. i was going off about the new broadway of "a streetcar named desire," with an all african-american cast. i was so lucky to see it on opening night. kelly, you're a violinist. we need to talk about our participation in the fine arts. i think there is a sense of how african-americans participate in the popular arts, but in the fine arts. what difference does ...

For more, 12 years and prevailed. their argument? development takes an average of 12 years and a billion plus dollars. >> if we want people to invest in new cures for cancer and diabetes and aids and all of that, then you have to make sure that they're going have some chance to get their return on their investment. >> reporter: and keeping them honest, brand name biologics had major reinforcements to make their case. last year, pharmaceutical manufacturers spent more than $263 million in lobbying. do the math, more than $721,000 a day. in 2008, they gave $30 million in campaign contributions, ...

Bring the costs of the drugs down. to do that, the president wanted to give brand biologics exclusive rights for seven years before cheaper generics could enter the market. but the pharmaceutical industry lobbied for more, 12 years, and prevailed. their argument -- development takes an average of 12 years and $1 billion plus. >> if we want people to invest in new cures for cancer and for diabetes and for aids and all of that, then you have to make sure that they're going to have some chance to get their return on their investment. >> reporter: and keeping them honest, brand name biologics had ...